Sunday, February 25, 2018

Awe...some Mondays

Saturday I headed out to Fayetteville to watch the high school indoor track and field state championships. Our youngest granddaughter competes in the high jump as a sophomore. It was a long but exciting day at the track. The highlight of the day was this young man.

This competitor won the pole vault by being the only one to clear 15'-6". The bar was moved to 16'-0" and he cleared that height as well. Again the bar was raised and set at 16'-6"! This photo is the successful vault at the height of 16'-6". The state record for pole vault is 17'-1", so the bar was raised to 17'-2". After several hours of competition, there just wasn't enough left in the tank to clear the record setting height. Still, it was an Awe...some day at the track.

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  1. Wow! If they'd tried to get him to do the record setter earlier in the day, he might have made it. Great shot, and kudos to these kids for training so hard!

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  2. I wonder if he had gone for the record on the second attempt if he would have made it. I'm thinking maybe.

    Have a awesome day. ☺

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    1. Unfortunately, he failed on all three attempts to break the record. On this day, it was just not meant to be.

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  3. Gymnastics are always amazing to me ~neat action shot!

    Happy Week to you,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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    1. I am a big fan of all of our local high school sports teams.

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  4. That is one awesome shot! I bet his mom would love to have a copy of the file! I'm always amazed at the capabilities of the human body.

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    1. I have given parents images in the past. Unfortunately I don't know this athlete or his parents.

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  5. It sure looks like the young man knows what he is doing. Great shot.

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    1. I am sure he will get to continue his career in college.

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