Report From Modesto (AR attempt)

[Cooter Brown]

He is going to need to toughen up if he is going to live up to his promise.

It may have passed him by already. He's only improved 5cm since his freshman year and he's more likely to NH or jump 5.40 than 5.70+.

[Dave]

He is going to need to toughen up if he is going to live up to his promise.

It may have passed him by already. He's only improved 5cm since his freshman year and he's more likely to NH or jump 5.40 than 5.70+.

That would be a shame given his natural talent. Of course, didn't Hooker take a while to live up to his potential?

[AS]

That would be a shame given his natural talent. Of course, didn't Hooker take a while to live up to his potential?

Not sure the evidence stacks up for your claim. Here's Hooker's career progression (season bests - he was born July 16, 1982)):

2008 6.00 Perth 27/01/2008 (3rd WIC)
2007 5.91 Perth 07/01/2007 (9th WC, 3rd WAF)
2006 5.96 Berlin 03/09/2006 (1st World Cup, 1st Comm Games, 4th WAF)
2005 5.87 Melbourne 12/03/2005 (dnq @ WC)
2004 5.65 Perth 22/02/2004 (dnq @ OG)
2003 5.10 Daegu 28/08/2003
2002 5.35 Melbourne 26/10/2002
2001 5.30 Brisbane 25/03/2001
2000 5.20 Santiago de Chile 22/10/2000 (4th WJ)

http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographie ... index.html

[Dave]

That would be a shame given his natural talent. Of course, didn't Hooker take a while to live up to his potential?

Not sure the evidence stacks up for your claim. Here's Hooker's career progression (season bests - he was born July 16, 1982)):

2008 6.00 Perth 27/01/2008 (3rd WIC)
2007 5.91 Perth 07/01/2007 (9th WC, 3rd WAF)
2006 5.96 Berlin 03/09/2006 (1st World Cup, 1st Comm Games, 4th WAF)
2005 5.87 Melbourne 12/03/2005 (dnq @ WC)
2004 5.65 Perth 22/02/2004 (dnq @ OG)
2003 5.10 Daegu 28/08/2003
2002 5.35 Melbourne 26/10/2002
2001 5.30 Brisbane 25/03/2001
2000 5.20 Santiago de Chile 22/10/2000 (4th WJ)

http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographie ... index.html

apparently, I missremembered.. Thanks for the correction.

[Dave]

That would be a shame given his natural talent. Of course, didn't Hooker take a while to live up to his potential?

Not sure the evidence stacks up for your claim. Here's Hooker's career progression (season bests - he was born July 16, 1982)):

2008 6.00 Perth 27/01/2008 (3rd WIC)
2007 5.91 Perth 07/01/2007 (9th WC, 3rd WAF)
2006 5.96 Berlin 03/09/2006 (1st World Cup, 1st Comm Games, 4th WAF)
2005 5.87 Melbourne 12/03/2005 (dnq @ WC)
2004 5.65 Perth 22/02/2004 (dnq @ OG)
2003 5.10 Daegu 28/08/2003
2002 5.35 Melbourne 26/10/2002
2001 5.30 Brisbane 25/03/2001
2000 5.20 Santiago de Chile 22/10/2000 (4th WJ)

http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographie ... index.html

apparently, I missremembered.. Thanks for the correction.

Paul Burgess is probably closer to what I was thinking. he seemed to have stalled at 5.70 for breaking through

Progression - Outdoor
Season Performance Wind Place Date
Pole Vault 2007 5.91 Perth 07/01/2007
2006 5.92 Mannheim 08/07/2006
2005 6.00 Perth 25/02/2005
2004 5.77 Perth 17/07/2004
2003 5.70 Perth 20/12/2003
2002 5.75 Perth 10/03/2002
2001 5.71 Perth 20/01/2001
2000 5.60 Melbourne 02/03/2000
1999 5.50 Perth 16/01/1999
1998 5.60 Perth 07/02/1998
1997 5.40 Melbourne 20/02/1997

[AS]

Paul Burgess is probably closer to what I was thinking. he seemed to have stalled at 5.70 for breaking through

Progression - Outdoor
Season Performance Wind Place Date
Pole Vault 2007 5.91 Perth 07/01/2007
2006 5.92 Mannheim 08/07/2006
2005 6.00 Perth 25/02/2005
2004 5.77 Perth 17/07/2004
2003 5.70 Perth 20/12/2003
2002 5.75 Perth 10/03/2002
2001 5.71 Perth 20/01/2001
2000 5.60 Melbourne 02/03/2000
1999 5.50 Perth 16/01/1999
1998 5.60 Perth 07/02/1998
1997 5.40 Melbourne 20/02/1997

That analogy with Skipper does work a whole lot better... particularly as Burgess jumped that 5.40 as a 17 year old and only improved 35 cm in the next 6 years...

Skipper went 5.75 as a 19 yo (and 5.37at 17) but has only added 5cm since (he's now 23.5)

[Stephen]

11.39 for Gaines in the 100m...

[Speedster]

Any ideas on how serious the injury to Perry is? Reports say its her left leg which isn't her lead leg when hurdling. I assume that's a better scenario? Any hurdlers out there have an opinion?

Cherry is smoking early this season with 12.47.

[Jaack]

11.39 for Gaines in the 100m...

Tumbleweed.........

[26mi235]

Any ideas on how serious the injury to Perry is? Reports say its her left leg which isn't her lead leg when hurdling. I assume that's a better scenario? Any hurdlers out there have an opinion?

Cherry is smoking early this season with 12.47.

A LetsRun Thread had a link to pictures and she did not just pull up from feeling a twinge, but did a bit of the 'jump in the air' thing (although not as bad as some that I have seen). Still, it is a little hard to tell from a sequence of still shots.

[twinpeeks]

She walked off which was a good sign. Her camp says she's is ok with some hammy pain but will be back shortly. She was out fast and obviously fit.

Any ideas on how serious the injury to Perry is? Reports say its her left leg which isn't her lead leg when hurdling. I assume that's a better scenario? Any hurdlers out there have an opinion?

Cherry is smoking early this season with 12.47.

[26mi235]

She walked off which was a good sign. Her camp says she's is ok with some hammy pain but will be back shortly. She was out fast and obviously fit.

Fabulous, I was a bit concerned.

[fieldguy]

Where was Toby Stevenson? Didn't he jump 6 meters at this meet in 2004? The rivalry between him and Tim Mack in Greece didn't have legs, did it? Mack has been hurt a lot. How about Toby?

[Cooter Brown]

Where was Toby Stevenson? Didn't he jump 6 meters at this meet in 2004? The rivalry between him and Tim Mack in Greece didn't have legs, did it? Mack has been hurt a lot. How about Toby?

pulled out with a sore Achilles I believe.