Vault Manchester 2012 Report.
Vault Manchester, the annual meeting of UK Pole Vaulters took place on Saturday 14thJanuary 2012 in Manchester. This is a very popular event , supported by UKA and Manchester City Council and is an opportunity for young vaulters to mix and compete with many of the UK’s elite pole vaulters and this year was no exception with last year’s UK indoor champion Max Eaves topping the bill.
This year, however, it was Sally Peake who starred, winning the Elite women’s competition by vaulting to a new Welsh indoor record whilst jumping 4m 33. She then moved the bar up to the Olympic “B” standard of 4m 40 but was unable to clear this height despite three valiant attempts.
Another record was set by Scot Jax Thoirs who jumped 5m 03 for a new Scottish junior Indoor record.
Many of the athletes, some of whom were competing for the very first time, jumped to new personal bests and many more will be encouraged that their winter training is paying off as they jumped close to their personal bests in their first competition of the year.
Taking place over the same weekend and continuing England Athletics' Coaching Masterclass Series, coaches, many supported through England Athletics’ Coach Development Programmes at national and regional level, attended the Masterclass which saw Herbert Czingon, former National Pole Vault Coach for Germany and currently Head Coach for Field Events. The day looked into preparation for major championships and exercise progression along the way and how this may change as the year progresses. He took both a long term (year) view and a short term (final six weeks) look at how to prepare.
Alan Richardson, UKA’s National Event Coach for Pole Vault said:
"Once again Vault Manchester produced a great environment for vaulters of all levels. the music and fantastic atmosphere provided a great place for the elite vaulters to begin their competition seasons. It was great to see two national records, as a number of athletes work towards the Olympics and World junior Championships. The many personal bests seen in the junior age groups show a bright future ahead for the event as does the great coaches that we have in the UK. Herbert's presentation at the Master class gave coaches an insight into true world class coaching as we all work together to keep performances improving as the UK aims to move into the world elite in the pole vault"
Here are the full set of results from Vault Manchester 2012.
VaultManchester Results Sat 14 Jan 2012
The Elite Results from Vault Manchester 2012