Nettleton, Junior High School
Jonesboro, AR
February 27, 2008

Black History

TO DREAM, TO DO , TO TRUST
Don’t live your life limited by the the content of your skin, but run the race of life through the content of your character.

Speaking to Nettleton JHS 7th graders

Nettleton JHS Student
they know they can be what they want to be it the work hard at it

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A special thank you to Mr. Davis for joining in and supporting the dream. I know that my passion for the pole vault and my will to succeed has touched your hearts and this will be an exciting journey together. Thank you for believing in me.

Kedrek Davis
~ Bronze Medalist Sponsor ~

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City Youth Ministries
Jonesboro, AR
February 26, 2008

Black History

The Dream

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us…

Ephesians 3:20 NIV

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A special thank you to Ms. Jones for joining in and supporting the dream. I know that my passion for the pole vault and my will to succeed has touched your hearts and this will be an exciting journey together. Thank you for believing in me.

Anisa Jones (Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.)
~ Bronze Medalist Sponsor ~

A special thank you to Mr. Harrison for joining in and supporting the dream. I know that my passion for the pole vault and my will to succeed has touched your hearts and this will be an exciting journey together. Thank you for believing in me.

Shelton Harrison
~ Silver Medalist Sponsor ~

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Results
provided by LYNX

Women Pole Vault
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Bar Progression: 4.00/4.15/4.25/4.35/4.40/4.45/4.50/4.55/4.60
World: W 4.95m  2/16/2008   Yelena Isinbayeva, RUS
American: A 4.81m  3/6/2004    Stacy Dragila, Nike
Meet: M 4.78m  3/2/2003    Stacy Dragila, Nike
Name                    Year Team                    Finals
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Finals
1 Jennifer Stuczynski          adidas                   4.70m   15-05.00
4.00 4.15 4.25 4.35 4.40 4.45 4.50 4.55 4.60 4.65 4.70 4.75 4.80 4.82
PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP  PPP    O  PPP    O  PPP   XO  PPP  PPP  XXX
2 Jillian Schwartz             Nike                     4.50m   14-09.00
4.00 4.15 4.25 4.35 4.40 4.45 4.50 4.55 4.60
PPP  PPP  PPP    O  PPP  PPP   XO  PPP  XXX
3 Chelsea Johnson              Nike                     4.50m   14-09.00
4.00 4.15 4.25 4.35 4.40 4.45 4.50 4.55 4.60
PPP  PPP    O  PPP    O  PPP  XXO  PPP  XXX
4 Lacy Janson                  Nike                     4.45m   14-07.25
4.00 4.15 4.25 4.35 4.40 4.45 4.50 4.55
PPP  PPP  PPP    O  PPP    O  PPP  XXX
5 April Steiner                adidas                   4.45m   14-07.25
4.00 4.15 4.25 4.35 4.40 4.45 4.50
PPP  PPP    O    O   XO   XO  XXX
6 Becky Holliday               New Balance              4.40m   14-05.25
4.00 4.15 4.25 4.35 4.40 4.45
PPP  PPP    O   XO   XO  XXX
7 Erin Asay                    unattached               4.35m   14-03.25
4.00 4.15 4.25 4.35 4.40
PPP   XO   XO    O  XXX
8 Mary Vincent                 Asics                    4.35m   14-03.25
4.00 4.15 4.25 4.35 4.40 4.45
PPP  PPP   XO   XO  PPP  XXX
9 Andree Pickens               unattached               4.25m   13-11.25
4.00 4.15 4.25 4.35
O    O   XO  XXX
10 Nikole McEwen                Nike                     4.25m   13-11.25
4.00 4.15 4.25 4.35
PPP   XO   XO  XXX
11 Melinda Owen                 unattached               4.15m   13-07.25
4.00 4.15 4.25
O   XO  XXX
12 Jennie Sewell                Club Northwest           4.00m   13-01.50
4.00 4.15
XXO  XXX
– Kate Conwell                 Club Northwest              NH
4.00
XXX
– Kathryn Schauerhamer         unattached                  NH
4.00
XXX
– Kira Sims                    U.S. Elite Intl.            NH
4.00
XXX
– Jacqueline Nguyen            unattached                 DNS
4.00
DNS
– Leslie Sergent               Bell Athletics             DNS
4.00
DNS

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Snow causes a mad dash to the races

Friday’s snowstorm not only delayed flights into Logan Airport, it also delayed yesterday’s start of the USA Track & Field Indoor Championships at the Reggie Lewis Track and Field Center. Organizers pushed back the start by two hours and scratched preliminary rounds in the men’s and women’s 60 hurdles and men’s and women’s 60-meter dash. But that did not cure all the headaches for some athletes, who found themselves stuck in various airports and unable to fly into Boston.

Stranded in Detroit, a group of athletes including Millrose Games women’s pole vault champion Jillian Schwartz & Andree’ Pickens decided to rent a car and drive to Boston. Since the well-traveled athletes had their passports with them, they traveled through Canada to avoid most of the inclement weather. The group started Friday night, and as of late yesterday afternoon USA Track & Field officials did not know whether they had arrived.

“We haven’t lost anybody,” said USATF spokeswoman Jill Geer as the scheduled events got under way. “Everyone who planned to be here is either here or en route.”

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This weekends event takes place at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR.

Results

Press Release from www.tysoninvitational.com

Springdale, AR (February 4, 2008) – The Tyson Invitational has become one of the premier indoor track & field competitions in the nation and the 8:00 p.m. event on Friday, February 15 at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Ark., is poised to crush its previous attendance record.

Tickets for the Tyson Invitational are currently on sale and may be purchased by calling 1-800-766-4626.  Reserved seats located near the finish line are $20 while general admission tickets are $10 per person with children 12 and under receiving a free general admission ticket.

“We’re pleased to again be the title sponsor of this great event,” said John Tyson, Tyson Foods, Inc.  “As a sponsor of the 2008 and 2010 U.S. Olympic Teams, we’re particularly excited about the caliber of the athletes scheduled to compete-many of whom we’ll likely see at the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. We encourage everyone to come out and see them in person while you have the opportunity.”

Since Tyson Foods began sponsoring the Tyson Invitational in 2000 attendance at the event has regularly exceeded 3,000 fans.  In 2007, more than 4,400 were counted in the arena, nearly exceeding the capacity of the building, and were treated by a near world record in the women’s 300 meters and numerous world best times.

Since 2006 the Tyson Invitational has seen one world record broken, another exceeded and a pair of world marks nearly fall.  The 2008 installment should see action at or above those levels as the world’s best sprinters, throwers and pole vaulters make their way to Fayetteville in an attempt to make their mark on the sport prior to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.  Some of the extraordinary talent scheduled to compete include former Razorbacks Wallace Spearmon, Jr. and Allistair Cragg, former Lady Razorbacks April Steiner and Christin Wurth-Thomas, shot put sensations Adam Nelson and Christian Cantwell as well as American pole vault record holder Jenn Stuczynski.

The Tyson Invitational is scheduled to be televised on ESPN on Sunday, February 17 at 5:00 p.m. EST.  For more information regarding the Tyson Invitational and Tyson Foods please visit www.tysoninvitational.org or www.tyson.com.

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The person who takes a chance, who walks the line between the known and the unknown, who is unafraid of failure, will succeed.

Gordan Parks

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