4/17 - Mt Sac Relays, Long beach Invite, Pomona-Pitzer

Coach K's Comments

Pooh collects pb at 5.05m during second day of decathlon at Azusa Pacific, while the remaining polevaulters come back with sun burns - average performances.

Pooh got on a roll during the vault in the deca and pushed is outdoor pr to 5.05m then moved the bar to 5.25m. Had two good attempts at it.

The other vaulters fell short of the billings with subpar jumps of 15'7 for Jeff and Scott, 11'6 1/2" performances for Ebby and Katie R., and two 12' 1" performances by Amy.

Got to figure out the problems soon, or the Big Ten meet will not be much fun.

As of last notice - Amy was still tied for 8th on the NCAA list at 3.90m.

4/10 - Purdue Invitational, Eastern Illlinois

 1 Spellmeyer, Amy	Purdue              	3.68m	12'00.75
 2 Rorem, Katie		Purdue              	3.34m   	10'11.50
 3 Hinds, Jillian		Central Michigan    3.04m   	9'11.75
 4 Curran, Biz      		Penn State          	3.04m   	9'11.75
 5 Fisher, Anna               	Michigan            	3.04m   	9'11.75
 6 Smith, Melissa             	Ball State          	3.04m   	9'11.75
 7 Pepe, Marta                	Penn State          	3.04m   	9'11.75
 8 Mullings, Candice          	Michigan            	2.89m   	9'05.75
 9 Shaughnessy, Megan         	Central Michigan   	2.89m   	9'05.75
10 VanBevern, Jessica         	Central Michigan    2.74m   	8'11.75
- Meyer, Katie               	Purdue                 	NH
- Maj, Marianne              	Purdue                 	NH
- Wolbrink, Jenn             	Central Michigan  	NH
- Sylvertooth, Tiffany       	Michigan               	NH
- Hay, Angie                 	Ball State             	NH
- Kovacic, Simona            	Purdue                 	NH
- Schulte, Kelly             	Purdue                 	NH

Men

1 Don Stenger	ISU	5.00m
2 Jeff Gilbert 	PU	4.85m
3 Scott Koschka	PU	4.55m

Full Results not available	

4/3 - ISU Invite, Southern Illinois Invite

1  Amy Spellmeyer             Purdue Univ.        3.90m  12'09.50     
2  Megan Bowers               Indiana State       3.60m  11'09.75     
3  Katie Rorem                Purdue Univ.        3.60m  11'09.75     
4  Ebbie Metzinger            Purdue Univ.        3.60m  11'09.75     
5  Katie Meyer                Purdue Univ.        3.30m  10'10.00     
6  Laura Twohig               Indiana State       3.15m  10'04.00     
7  Angie Hay                  Ball State          3.15m  10'04.00       
8  Pam Hyde                   Indiana State       2.85m   9'04.25        
9  Melissa Smith              Ball State          2.70m   8'10.25        
10 Megan Kosman               Marquette U.        2.55m   8'04.25        
11 Sandy Hussey               Eastern Illinois    2.25m   7'04.50        
12 Jennifer Cowan             Eastern Illinois    2.25m   7'04.50        
-  Alicia Bryenton            Unattached             NH 

Men

1 Mischke, Ben               Northern Iowa       5.01m   16'05.25  
2 Williams, Pooh             Purdue              4.86m   15'11.25     
3 Koschka, Scott             Purdue              4.56m   14'11.50     
4 McDaniel, derek            Purdue              4.41m   14'05.50     
5 Geopert, Travis            Northern Iowa       3.96m   12'11.75     
- Harris, Chad               Southern Illinois     NH                  
- Pauli, Jacob               Northern Iowa         NH                  
- Kirchoff, Tim              Northern Iowa         NH                  
- Edwards, Kenney            Northern Iowa         NH                  
- Gilbert, Jeff              Purdue                NH                  
- Magee, Brian               Vanderbilt            NH

3/27 - Purdue Open

1  Spellmeyer, Amy         PURDUE           3.85m P 12'07.50
2  Meyer, Katie            PURDUE           3.75m @ 12'03.50
3  Metzinger, Ebby         PURDUE           3.75m @ 12'03.50               
4  Rorem, Katie            PURDUE           3.60m   11'09.75 
5  Maj, Marianne           PURDUE           3.45m   11'03.75
6  Hallett, Natalie        Notre Dame       3.30m   10'10.00
7  Kovacic, Simona         PURDUE           3.30m   10'10.00
8  Repay, Jaclyn           Indiana          3.30m   10'10.00
9  Wilson, Bethany         Notre Dame       2.85m   9'04.25
10 Banton, Melissa         Indiana          2.85m   9'04.25
11 Kosman, Megan           Marquette        2.85m   9'04.25
12 Bray, Stacey            Grand Valley     2.70m   8'10.25
13 Dempsey, Jessica        Valparaiso       2.70m   8'10.25

Men

1  Curry, Ian              Indiana          5.05m   16'06.75
2  Efthimiou, Dino         Indiana          5.05m   16'06.75                   
3  Garriotte, Brian        Indiana          4.90m   16'00.75       
3  Williams, Pooh          PURDUE           4.90m   16'00.75                   
5  Gilbert, Jeff           PURDUE           4.75m   15'07.00                   
6  Blue, Ryan              W. Michigan      4.60m   15'01.00                   
6  Hirdes, Ben             Grand Valley     4.60m   15'01.00                   
8  McDaniel, Derek         PURDUE           4.60m   15'01.00                   
8  Koschka, Scott          PURDUE           4.60m   15'01.00                   
8  Cahill, Nathan          Notre Dame       4.60m   15'01.00                  
11 Smith, Kenny            Grand Valley     4.45m   14'07.25
12 Heck, Josh              Notre Dame       4.45m   14'07.25 
13 Yanof, Joe              Notre Dame       4.30m   14'01.25
14 Davis, Marshall         Wabash           4.15m   13'07.25
15 Crumpacker, John        Wabash           4.15m   13'07.25

Coach K's Comments

After a week off of training due to spring break, and some down time taken just getting healthy after the NCAA meet, all the vaulters looked, for a lack of better terms - terrible. Techincally we just didn't look sharp. Pooh Williams lead the way with fine jump of 16' 1", and Jeff looked alright, but we have got a long way to go in the next several weeks.

On the women's side, don't let the p.r's of Katie Meyer and Marianne Maj fool you. Again, we jumped on a day that was vaulter's heaven. It was 65-70 degress with a huge tail wind. Big poles where the flavor of the day but we all know that if we continue to jump the way we did on Saturday, we will be watching the NCAA meet on TV.

Look for better stuff down the road from all the Boilers. Certainly, the best is yet to come. The outdoor season in underway - so its time for us to answer the wakeup call.

Run Fast and Grip High- Coach K

3/22 - New Addition to the Squad

This morning at 5:00 am, the newest Boiler arrived in West Lafaytte, IN. Amanda Kaiser delivered a 9lb 4oz. baby girl at Home Hospital in Lafayette. Her name is Kathryn (Katie) Anne, and was welcomed into the world by her father, David, and her big sister, Suzannah.

The baby and mom are both doing very well.