Drake Relays vault conditions were ‘fantastic,’ Sparks says
Doug “Bubba” Sparks writes of the Drake Relays masters vault: “The meet conditions were fantastic with a nice day and warm tailwind – 75 (degrees) at jump time. Sometimes when conditions are really good it throws your timing off just a little. I struggled with that too. And at our age, ‘a little’ can affect you by a foot in height.” Despite their no-heights, the four vaulters who opened high “actually did vault well,” Bubba says, “just had little room for error at a higher starting height in the good conditions. Lesson learned. The facilities and the officiating staff were beyond outstanding. It was an honor to participate.”
Drake Relays masters vault field introduced with Olympian Jeff Hartwig (left)
From left to right are Hartwig, Bubba Sparks and Gary Hunter.
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Age-graded results from Joe Johnston:
Drake Relays Thursday, April 23, 2009
1. Gary Hunter 53 4.46 96.00%
2. John Altendorf 63 3.71 94.07%
3. Bubba Sparks 55 3.86 85.67%
4 Trevor Richards 42 4.46 82.31%
5. David Lindenberg 31 4.77 78.28%
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