As has so often been the case in the recent history of the Modesto Relays, the Pole Vault took centre stage, as Olympians Toby Stevenson and Jillian Schwartz put on dazzling displays for the capacity crowd in the cozy stadium at Modesto Junior College at the 64th edition of the meet. For Stevenson, the silver medallist at the Athens Games, yesterday was a return to the site of his memorable six-metre jump last year, an achievement which gave him a self-confidence boost and put the helmeted vaulter onto a roll which lasted through the long summer.
Stevenson then called for 6. You saw that today. I was already taking shots at it in May. Also jumping 5. Approaching his 38th birthday at the end of the summer, Hartwig deserves special notice for continuing to successfully attack world-class heights far past an age when most vaulters would have retired. Leonard Scott was impressive with a m clocking of Behind Scott were Jason Smoots The former Tennessee sprinter credited new coach John Smith with remoulding him after his return from a short fling with professional football.
But surrounded by American sportswriters, Scott found the subject gravitating once again toward American football. Both hurdle races were outstanding. Michelle Perry opened her outdoor hurdling season with a brilliant It was not far from her career best of One of the most remarkable races of the day was the Passing the metres in Frank Little and American record holder Johnny Gray, Robinson broke the year-old meeting record of If the amount of pre-meet publicity were any indication, the biggest marquee athlete in attendance was Olympic mtres champion Jeremy Wariner.
The lean sprinter zipped around the stadium in It was also his first win of the year, after being bested twice by his former Baylor teammate Darold Williamson.
I go the competitions with the same mentality of trying to win every race. The three-time World champion had to survive a final-round Reigning World Indoor champion Christian Cantwell But that wasn't the event's main interest for the spectators. Resting in an undistinguished eleventh and last place was Ciarra Brewer with 5. Ordinarily this would be an item easy to forget, except for the fact Ciarra is only eleven years old. The young athlete from nearby Union City had jumped nearly 5.
