Hartwig takes care of business, ends Jessee reign of error
Larry Jessee’s M40 outdoor world vault record is no more. Jeff Hartwig, 40, officially erased Jessee’s supposed 5.50 (18-0 1/2) M40 world record Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa. Jeff wrote me: “Took care of it this weekend up at Drake. We had terrible conditions with cold and really strong swirling winds, but I jumped 5.51, enough for 2nd behind Derek Miles’ 5.61. I will move back to my long run and next is Modesto in two weeks.” It was inevitable that Larry’s much-doubted mark would fall to Jeff, since the Arkansan had jumped 5.70 (18-8 1/4) indoors last February in Germany. Now it’s on to Modesto and Eugene. Go Jeff!
Official results from Drake:
Event 170 Men Pole Vault Special
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Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Derek Miles Nike 5.61m 18-04.75
2 Jeff Hartwig Nike 5.51m 18-01.00
3 Mark Hollis Unattached 5.36m 17-07.00
4 Sam Pribyl Unattached 5.21m 17-01.00
— Jacob Pauli Nike NH
— Darren Niedermeyer Unattached NH
— Jeremy Scott Unattached NH
— Mark Zilch Unattached NH
2 Responses
Congratulations to Jeff and good luck in the coming competitions.
FR: David E. Ortman (M55) Seattle, WA
First, congratulations to Mr. Hartwig on a tremendous vault.
But, I will have to raise a quibble with the lead-in to this blog entry: “Jeff Hartwig, 40, officially erased Jessee’s supposed 5.50 (18-0 1/2) M40 world record Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa.”
Mr. Hartwig may have bettered the supposed world record, but nothing is official in masters land until the paperwork has been filed, reviewed, and ratified. Unfortunately, too many masters believe if they better a listed record it is automatically “Official.” If the intent of the post was to note that Mr. Hartwig amazing vault occurred at an official sanctioned meet, fine. But let’s not be announcing new “official” American or World Records until they hit the books.
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