2009 USATF: wPV Jenn Stuczynski 15-03.00/4.65m

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1. Jenn Stuczynski (adidas) 1
2. Chelsea Johnson (Nike) 5
3. Stacy Dragila (Nike) 9
4. Lacy Janson (Nike) 6
5. April Steiner-Bennett (adidas) 2
6. Jillian Schwartz (unattached) 3
7. Becky Holliday (New Balance) 8
8. Melinda Owen (unattached) nr
9. Kylie Hutson (Indiana State)
10. Alicia Rue (Minnesota)

[polevaultpower]

I predict Jenn wins by a foot while Stacy, April, Lacy, and Chelsea fight it out for the remaining spots on the team. I predict a college girl or two like Hutson, Stripling, or Rue sneaks in there and places higher than veterans like Jillian Schwartz, Becky Holliday, and Melinda Owen.

[Marlow]

Re: 2009 USATF: wPV

3. Stacy Dragila (Nike)

To all the nay-sayers who wrote her off years ago, the very fact that she's favored to make the team this year is vindication enough for us True-Believers! You go girl! (uh . . . woman . . . lady . . . DARLING! :wink: 8-) )

[Moura]

My pick:

Stuczynski
Janson
Johnson

[Marlow]

My pick:
Stuczynski
Janson
Johnson

Ahem . . . try again!!

[polevaultpower]

Re: 2009 USATF: wPV

3. Stacy Dragila (Nike)

To all the nay-sayers who wrote her off years ago, the very fact that she's favored to make the team this year is vindication enough for us True-Believers! You go girl! (uh . . . woman . . . lady . . . DARLING! :wink: 8-) )

I think it says more about how, with the exception of Jenn Stuczynski, the rest of the US women have not been able to step up to the level that the rest of the world is now at.

Jenn should medal at Worlds if she jumps well, the rest will be lucky to make finals.

Not trying to take away from Stacy, it's awesome that she has been able to overcome several years of injury and mental difficulty to once again be competitive, but she's not quite reached the heights that were in her past, and those heights are no longer guarantees of being top 3 in the World.

[Cooter Brown]

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I think it says more about how, with the exception of Jenn Stuczynski, the rest of the US women have not been able to step up to the level that the rest of the world is now at.

THIS.

[Jnathletics]

Re: 2009 USATF: wPV

Stuczynski
Dragila
Johnson

Same top three as TFN but I'll take Dragila's experience over Johnson.

[Jack Slocombe]

Sunday 6/28/2009 - 11:30 AM
Bar Progressions: 4.20/4.35/4.45/4.50 +5 cm
Five alive until 12 left
World: 5.05m 8/18/2008 Yelena Isinbayeva, RUS
American: 4.92m 7/6/2008 Jenn Stuczynski, adidas
Hayward: 4.92m 2008 Jennifer Stuczynski, USA
Name Year Team Seed Mark
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Flight 1 Finals
1 208 Stacy Dragila Nike 4.61m
2 291 Lacy Janson Nike 4.50m
3 457 Brysun Stately U S C 4.25m
4 433 Alicia Rue Minnesota 4.37m
5 373 Katherine Morgan California 4.26m
6 417 Katelin Rains unattached 4.40m
7 495 Katherine Viuf unattached 4.30m
8 304 Carrie Kayes Akron 4.30m
9 452 Jenny Soceka Wisconsin 4.25m
10 468 Katie Stripling Arkansas 4.40m
11 461 April Steiner Bennett unattached 4.60m
12 297 Chelsea Johnson Nike 4.55m
13 434 Mary Saxer unattached 4.30m
14 282 Kylie Hutson Indiana St 4.40m
15 469 Jennifer Stuczynski adidas 4.92m
16 233 Melissa Gergel Oregon 4.32m
17 273 Becky Holliday unattached 4.50m
18 436 Jillian Schwartz Nike 4.50m
19 511 Natalie Willer Nebraska 4.38m
20 392 Melinda Owen unattached 4.40m
21 382 Vera Neuenswander Indiana 4.31m
22 383 Brianna Neumann unattached 4.25m

[Marlow]

Re: 2009 USATF: wPV

Stuczynski
Dragila
Johnson
Same top three as TFN but I'll take Dragila's experience over Johnson.

Much as I LOOOOVE Stacy, I'll have to go with Johnson's relative youth, and I'll be fine with SD just making the team. I hope Jennski can put some pressure on Isi by going 16' (mainly because it will incite Isi to break her WR - she HATES to share the spotlight!)

[polevaultpower]

Live updates here: http://www.polevaultpower.com/forum/vie ... =2&t=18093

They are starting now!

[polevaultpower]

Marlow, wish you were here to see Stacy jumping. She looks awesome! Best she has competed in a major championships in YEARS.

[Marlow]

Marlow, wish you were here to see Stacy jumping. She looks awesome!

[polevaultpower]

Doug Logan, who uses his Twitter sparingly, updated it to say that Stacy made the team.

[Marlow]

Re: 2009 USATF: wPV

Much as I LOOOOVE Stacy, I'll have to go with Johnson's relative youth, and I'll be fine with SD just making the team.

Congrats to Jenn, Chelsea and especially the always awesome, Stacy!!