Andree Pickens

Archive for April, 2007

Kansas Relays

April 21, 2007 6:25 pm

Kansas Relays in Lawrence, Kansas

My competiton performance:

3.90m o
4.15m xxo
4.25m o
4.35m xxx

o denotes cleared attemp
x denotes missed attemp

Bell Athletics Series / Jump Session

6:24 pm

On Wednesday, April 18, 2007, I competed in the Bell Athletics Series, setting my second highest mark for the outdoor season. I follwed up that clearance with attemps at a new perosnal best of 14-6. No clearance, but it is only a matter of time.

My Competition Performance:
12-9 o
13-3 o
13-9 o
14-3 xo
14-6 xxx

o denotes clearance
x denotes miss

Mt. Sac Relays - post meet

6:02 pm

In a field of international, elite, and collegiate competitions, I finished second to the Chinese record holder Shu Ying Gao.
Competition Results:

1 Gao, Shu Ying                  4.55m   14-11.00

2 Pickens, Andree              4.30m   14-01.25

3 Diles, Tamara                   4.15m   13-07.25

4 Asay, Erin                         4.15m   13-07.25

5 Gallaher, Jessie               4.00m   13-01.50   

My Competition Performance
4.00m o
4.15m o
4.30m o
4.45m xxx

o denotes cleared attemps
x denotes missed attemps

Mt. Sac Relays

April 14, 2007 6:07 pm

In sunny California this weekend at Mt. Sac Relays.  The Women’s Pole Vault Invitational will get under way Sunday, April 15 at 1:25pm.

Bell Ahtletics Meet / Jump Session

6:01 pm

A good competition and practice today to help gear up for the outdoor season. I cleared 13′8″ in the competiton and then cleared 14′2″ post competition. I was able to jump on one pole bigger than I have every used. An Essx 4.30/19.6 and I just received an Essx 4.30/19.1 that is ready to help me jump sky high.
Competition:
13′2″ xxo
13′8″ xo
14′2″ xxx
I took three additional practice jumps after the completition of the competition.
14′2″ xo
14′6″ x

Competition at Bell Athletics

April 10, 2007 8:41 am

When: Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Time: 1:00pm women, men to follow
Bell Athletics will host a pole vault competition for the women and men pole vault.  There is an open invitation for any and all to come out and watch the competition as Bell Athletics athletes gear up for the outdoor season.

Thought for the Week - April 9, 2007

8:36 am

We can’t do much about the length of our lives, but we can do plenty about its width and depth.

~Evan Esar

Thought for the Week - April 2, 2007

8:35 am

Real integrity stays in place whether the test is adversity or prosperity.

~Charles Swindoll

Thought for the Week - March 26, 2007

8:33 am

There is somebody smarter than any of us, and that is all of us.

~Michael Nolan

Thought for the Week - March 19, 2007

8:32 am

A man never describes his own character so clearly as when he describes another.

~Jean Paul Richter