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This Day in Observe & Subject—March 31
1962–He had already turn out to be the primary man to vault 16’ (4.89m) indoors earlier within the yr, so it was solely becoming that John Uelses would additionally turn out to be the primary to do it outside, clearing 16-3/4 (4.90m) in Santa Barbara, CA.
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Video: http://www.britishpathe.com/video/world-record-pole-vault-by-uelses
WR Development: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Males’s_pole_vault_world_record_progression
Sports activities Illustrated Vault: http://www.si.com/vault/1962/02/26/591327/he-could-do-it-on-bamboo
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Wiki Bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Uelses
2018—In one of many best Pole Vault competitions in historical past, France’s Renaud Lavillenie, the World File holder within the occasion (on the time), beat Canada’s Shawn Barber and H.S. senior Mondo Duplantis on the Texas Relays. All three cleared 19-5 (5.92). All three missed their three makes an attempt at 19-9 (6.02).
Lavillenie had no misses by way of the profitable top, whereas Barber missed as soon as at 19-1 (5.82) and Duplantis cleared 19-5 on his third try to boost his U.S. and World Junior (and H.S.) File from 19-4 ¼ (5.90), his profitable top on the 2017 Texas Relays.
2023—Texas received the Dash Medley on their residence observe on the Texas Relays in 3:36.10, destroying the earlier Collegiate File of three:38.93 set by Texas A&M on the 2022 Relays.
The occasion isn’t contested a lot (if in any respect) outdoors the U.S., however solely 3 Nationwide groups from Jamaica have ever run quicker! (3:34.56/2009, 3:34.64/2011, 3:35.37/2011—all on the Penn Relays).
The Longhorns received robust efforts from all 4 runners, with Julien Alfred, the 2023 NCAA Indoor Champion (and Collegiate File holder) within the 60-meters, and Rhasidat Adeleke, who briefly held the CR within the 400 earlier this yr, dealing with the 200 legs. Kennedy Simon break up near 50 seconds flat on the 400 legs, and Valery Tobias completed issues off by operating 2:01.3 on the anchor 800 legs!
Arkansas, operating with out its #1 runner, Britton Wilson, completed a distant 2nd in 3:41.51, however nonetheless grew to become the 4th-fastest college in NCAA historical past!
Dash Medley All-Time High-10 School (From T&F Information)
(#-mixed nationalities)
3:36.10 Texas # 3/31/23
3:38.93 Texas A&M # 3/25/22
3:38.95 ______Texas # 3/25/22
3:39:04 ————Texas A&M # 4/28/17
3:39.05 Oregon 4/28/17
3:41.51 Arkansas # 3/31/23
3:41.59 Stanford # 4/27/18
3:41.78 Tennessee # 4/23/04
3:41.97 ————Texas 4/29/88
3:42.10 ————Texas A&M # 3/31/17
High 10 Faculties
3:36.10 Texas # 3/31/23
3:38.93 Texas A&M # 3/25/22
3:39.05 Oregon 4/28/17
3:41.51 Arkansas # 3/31/23
3:41.59 Stanford # 4/27/18
3:41.78 Tennessee # 4/23/04
3:42.11 Baylor 4/27/18
3:42.88 Arizona State # 4/28/95
3:43.11 Florida 4/26/91
3:43.17 LSU 4/28/17
