Hartwig nearly snags 19-footer in Reno vault at age 39
Jeff Hartwig, who turns 40 in late September, beat all the elite kidlets at the Pole Vault Summit last night in Reno, opening at 5.50 and making the first three heights on the second try, ending with a big clearance of 5.70 (18-8 1/4) in the ballroom of the Grand Sierra Resort (formerly the Reno Hilton). He had at least one close miss at 5.80 (19-0 1/4)! Now the other masters go tonight.
Longtime summit-goers (and world record holders) Nadine O’Connor and Bud Held are there.
Ed Oleata of San Diego, entering the M70 ranks, hopes to get a WR soon. He says he went 10-6 last year and vaulted only three times in competition.
Ed says he drove up with his friend Bernie Miller, a national champion at M45 two years ago. Mike Hogan and Charlie Brown, both national champs in the past, are going also.
