{"id":860,"date":"2013-01-29T13:27:47","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T13:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/nz\/?p=860"},"modified":"2013-01-31T13:40:35","modified_gmt":"2013-01-31T13:40:35","slug":"summer-vaults-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/nz\/news\/summer-vaults-meeting","title":{"rendered":"Summer Vaults Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vault Meeting<\/p><\/div>\n

Summer Vaults Meeting, Mission Bay \u2013 26 January 2013
\nAthletics came to the beach in the form of a summer of pole vaulting with international competitors at the Mecca Stonehouse Caf\u00e9 Mission Bay on Saturday.<\/p>\n

For the second year the crowds were entertained with some spectacular vaulting, Australian Blake Lucas winning with a height of 5.01m. The world university games finalist has a best of 5.55m and promised, if invited, to return next year to top this height.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is incredible we have a couple of similar competitions in Australia but not quite like this. The atmosphere is great,\u201d said Lucas.<\/p>\n

National champion and youth record holder Nicholas Southgate was second reaching 4.86m, with Russian Maxim Mischchenko claiming third on a count back ahead of Scott McLaren and event organiser Brent Newdick who all cleared 4.71m.<\/p>\n

Southgate, who set a New Zealand under 19 record of 5.10m in Hastings last week, said it was an awesome concept.\u00a0 \u201cWith top international vaulters, everyone\u2019s getting along and enjoying it and it\u2019s just a good atmosphere. I would have liked to have jumped a bit higher, but it\u2019s always tough adjusting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

American Megan Jamerson won the women\u2019s competition with 4.11m. Jamerson with a best of 4.36m went close to clearing 4.30m. Eliza McCartney national under 17 record holder with 4.01m in Wanganui last Tuesday was second at 3.86m and Australian Paris McCathrion third with 3.86m.
\nJamerson was taken in by the event saying that they had nothing like it in the States.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an amazing atmosphere, the crowd was fantastic and everyone got me pumped up to really jump high,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Newdick said that putting on the event was hard work.\u00a0 \u201cI learnt a few things from last year and I\u2019ve still got a few more things to learn. But it\u2019s good getting international athletes here, and more exposure showing people what we train hard for all the time allowing them to enjoy themselves and have a good time experiencing sport right in their own backyard,\u201d said Newdick.<\/p>\n

The group travel to Christchurch this week for a further competition at the ReStart Container Mall on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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