Men's Pole Vault - 1987 USA Indoor Championships

A year ago, here at Madison Square Garden, the centerpiece event of this competition was the great performance of Soviet

pole

vault

er Sergei Bubka, which is no surprise in almost all

indoor

track and field competitions. It seems that a time has come when

pole

vault

ing took center stage last winter. the

indoor

pole vault was great, there were world records in almost every three-man competition, Billie Olsen, Sergei Bubka and Joe Dyle, 9 world records in 9 weeks and here at Madison Square Garden, last year's controversy in Melrose's hands with me and Buchan was jumping too. There were so many photographers around the cobalt runway that when I was passing by, you know, I leaned over and took a photo and you know, the flash slapped me in the face, right, a lot of different jumps, so the results in one hookah said: "I'm gone, he didn't come back this year, the Senate said the garden is much better, all the pole vault areas were moved to the other side of the arena, the surface has been expanded three meters and has a rubber top, the bar is raised. automatically there is a new pimp deeper there girls Bell running likes last year at this meet Luca sets his fourth and final world record of the outdoor season last summer at the games of goodwill before the locals in Moscow a world record outdoors this winner bubka has broken his indoor record again Olson has been having problems with his sinus things so exhausted you know it shouldn't be the beginning I feel like it happened for a war, the battle of loss oh, now they feel better Earl Belle He's doing great, you know, I'm doing even better than I expected on the inside.

Historically, I'm in danger over the weekend and Jeff 19 came out three times inside tonight, the battle resumed his gay Buchta Billy Olson and Earl with bell and pole vault around the world. and American records are listed there 19 feet, six and a half inches by Sergey Boca American record holder Billy Olsen 19 feet, five and a half inches from last year's indoor season on the pole vault track for his first attempt at 8,000 feet and an inch and a quarter old Earl Bell of American Boulder, the only American Jenner to abduct nineteen feet in the indoor season, fell nicely on his first attempt.

He has been very successful. The very soft running plant was a little below the state back with the tied on the right. put a lot of confidence a lot of experience Earl Belle on his first attempt eighteen one and a quarter for his third and final attempt at his initial height of 18 feet and a quarter inches 11 time indoor world record holder Old Billy is struggling a lot in his first attempt at this point, he must make this jump to stay in contention for the American team. It's about time he can't even reach the bar. His career was so bad.

The plant is so bad. He's so out of position. Feeding him looks good, but he's moving back on the floor, as you can see, and he's going to be so far down that there's no chance of getting a position to get that far, so Billy Olson along with Joe mark in 81 and a quarter. mile attempt at 18 1 and a quarter another caller was having a hard time negotiating this height he was ranked number two in the world last year outdoor rodeo reach a low height competition for him 18 an inch and a quarter let's see what happened the track looks great but a lot of other jumpers are having trouble determining exactly where the boxes are causing them to wake up near the end of the track they are just out of position they have the height but they don't have the position and he It's off the track. competition at very low altitude.

I'm down with Billy Olsen, who simply has no height at 18, a quarter and billing. I know you felt good coming to this competition and a lot of people don't look very good. Something's wrong with this facility tonight, oh you know, I don't know Wyatt. He was really struggling with it. He was talking to some of the other guys and they're fighting. I don't know if it's just a maze and everyone was a little bit. Too excited or something, but it just didn't sink in. He couldn't get far enough toward the hole to make a bar and that seems to be what everyone does, even if they get up on the bar, they're coming down.

So you know, I have no explanation. I felt good and that's what makes it really hard right now, because you know, if he was suffering or something, then you know he might have an excuse, but I don't have one. In the slow motion replays it looked like everyone was about a foot to a foot and a half under and I know I can affect that a lot, but it looks like the adjustment could be made. You know, I don't know my steps well. I've been about two feet here since last week and I was actually having trouble getting to the pit so I was always having to take longer strides from closer, so I don't know if you know if that means the track is a little bit longer. slow it should be or what I really have no excuses but something wasn't working obviously okay well maybe I'll have better luck outdoors Billy for what and now I'm finally ready for his first try at eighteen nine and a quarter of the world indoor and outdoor record holder from the Soviet Union Sergei Bubka, as you may recall, set the world indoor record at this meet last year and it was not a very auspicious start for mr.

Bubka, but if you remember, also on his first attempt at eighteen and eight in the quarter last year he also failed badly and set the Goodspeed world record, but he just wasn't in the right position, a lot of height in front of the bar, that's a jump very scary for a pole vaulter, he's looking down on the blocks on a jump like that, but this guy has no fear in this event on the track for his first attempt at eighteen nine and a quarter and he misses his first attempt. They had good height, at this point he is the leading American in this competition and is already qualified for the World Indoor Championships team, but how sweet it is to meet Sergei Books at our national

championships

, he just turned a little and dropped the legs. early to do this hike second attempt eighteen nine and a quarter bad news all Boulder is having terrible adjustment problems here at Madison Square Garden with a pole vault track on the opposite side of the arena than it has been in previous years look, he looks pretty good with his speed, but you can tell he's going backwards, but normally he's so strong and so good at making those adaptations that he has in abundance: from the bar, but he's not able to penetrate the hole, those are Dangerous failures for both. missing her head why the kind of vince you can easily get injured now it's time for earl bell's last attempt at 18 and a quarter no matter if he makes her miss, wins the competition and no, he loves to jump high instead of gain.

Because the other athletes couldn't jump well, Earl Belle, 31, dominated this indoor season, United States, very strong, solid, ran a kitchen floor, returned very well to the pole swing and had a lot of space ample. He loved it. Earl Bell, national champion. He would be really good for next week's World Indoor Championships. He has to feel good about beating all those foreigners here in the United States when they completely dominated the pole vault last year, when they came ready now.