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Rory Quiller

Unread postby teneventer » Sun Jan 31, 2010 12:35 pm

How did Quiller get to vault at Millrose? His best jump in 09 was 5.50m in Reno! The guys that were all at Millrose had PB's of 5.70m! I think that is kind of BS for a 5.50 guy to jump in such a great meet like Millrose! At this point it shouldn't be who you know to get into the best meets, it should be the best get into the best!

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Re: Rory Quiller

Unread postby kev44000 » Sun Jan 31, 2010 1:17 pm

Do not fault the vaulter and put him down. He is a good vaulter. Fault the Millrose officials or who ever invited the vaulter.

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Re: Rory Quiller

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Sun Jan 31, 2010 1:42 pm

Who gets invited to big meets has a lot more to do with who has the best agent than who most deserves to be there. Meet directors also like to fill their fields with athletes who they think will best meet the needs of the meet (which doesn't always mean having the best possible field from place 1 through 8).

Rory lives in New York, so he probably didn't cost them anything to get into the meet, and local athletes get more butts in the stands. He is also a very talented athlete who has performed well at the elite level in the past and I think will get back up there soon.

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Re: Rory Quiller

Unread postby joebro391 » Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:47 pm

teneventer wrote:How did Quiller get to vault at Millrose? His best jump in 09 was 5.50m in Reno! The guys that were all at Millrose had PB's of 5.70m! I think that is kind of BS for a 5.50 guy to jump in such a great meet like Millrose! At this point it shouldn't be who you know to get into the best meets, it should be the best get into the best!

He took second at the 2008 Indoor USA nationals, beating Stevenson and Miles. Walker jumped 6.04 but NH's at the olympics in 2008. PR is not everything. -6P
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Re: Rory Quiller

Unread postby VTechVaulter » Sun Jan 31, 2010 7:04 pm

yeah rory has a pr of 5.65, he was signed with asics, has a great manager, and is a local kid having gone to school in New York. On top of that hes a great personable guy and fun to watch compete. I was psyched to see him get in!
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Re: Rory Quiller

Unread postby vault3rb0y » Sun Jan 31, 2010 11:00 pm

He also has a very unique jump, which tends to get attention. Even if you aren't an AR holder, if your jump looks cool enough, you'll get more viewers. And it's not like hes a low 17' vaulter.... he has jumped 18"6". Hes no slouch.
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Re: Rory Quiller

Unread postby VaultLove » Mon Feb 01, 2010 12:53 am

Purely logistics. No expense to the meet. No airfare, local drive. No hotel. And to think, No prize money. He simply was just a local body.

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Re: Rory Quiller

Unread postby VaultLove » Mon Feb 01, 2010 12:59 am

He unfortunately was not very cool looking at 2010 Millrose


vault3rb0y wrote:He also has a very unique jump, which tends to get attention. Even if you aren't an AR holder, if your jump looks cool enough, you'll get more viewers. And it's not like hes a low 17' vaulter.... he has jumped 18"6". Hes no slouch.

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Re: Rory Quiller

Unread postby joebro391 » Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:33 am

Brian: yea, he's a great guy

VaultLove wrote:He unfortunately was not very cool looking at 2010 Millrose

Very unfortunate, but everyone has bad days. I for instance am having a slew of them :crying: -6P
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Re: Rory Quiller

Unread postby Jplatel5000 » Mon Feb 01, 2010 6:42 pm

LOL who is rory quiller?

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Re: Rory Quiller

Unread postby vaultmd » Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:06 pm

Jplatel5000 wrote:LOL who is rory quiller?


Said like a freshman.

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Re: Rory Quiller

Unread postby VTechVaulter » Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:23 pm

long and short of it

pr 18'6.5
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USA Runner up 08 Indoors
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