January
12,
2008
Stuczynski Ups Season Mark in Preperation for Big Meets
Jenn Stuczynski jumped today at the Syracuse welcome back meet clearing a height of 4.62m bettering her jump from last week. Stuczynski is looking good for early competition, and we are looking for some great performances from her with larger meets and faster surfaces approaching.
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January
4,
2008
First meet of a new year
Stuczynski competed in her first meet of the indoor season today at Cornell University. On the path back from an injury filled outdoor season, Stuczynski cleared 4.61m for her highest opening height of an indoor season to date. Though early, Stuczynski cleared this bar with plenty of room to spare. We are looking for some big things out of Stuczynski this year.
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November
17,
2007
Stuczynski Stats 2007: Bitter/Sweet
The Sweet:
- Held the highest outdoor jump in the world for 2 1/2 months (2007)
- 2 American Records: 15' 10" 1/2 and 16'.
- Became the #2 All-Time highest vaulter ever in the world
- Outside of Isinbayeva, Stuczynski had the 2 highest jumps in the world: 4.84 and 4.88
- First American to clear the milestone of 16'.
- Fastest women ever to jump 16' in the world: 3yrs 2 months
- Won her 3rd and 4th U.S. Titles.
- Finished just 3 cm behind Isinbayeva in outdoor, closest anyone has finished to the Russian since 2003.
- Had the 3rd best Average Ranking height in the world in 2007 of 4.75m (15' 7").
The Bitter:
- Injured back, ankle and achilles.
- Unable to finish 6 out of 7 meets in Europe due to injury.
- Never jumped in a single Golden League meet against Isinbayeva (a much anticipated rivalry)
We are remaining optimistic that Stuczynski will be recovered and ready for the 2008 Olympic Trials.
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October
1,
2007
Fritz moves to coach D1
Coach Fritz has just accepted an assistant coaching position with division I, College of William & Mary. Fritz has been coaching with Suhr Sports since 2002, and has added considerably to the program. Fritz will be working with vaulters, sprinters, and hurdlers. Though good to see our coaches moving on to great things, Fritz will be greatly missed.
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August
28,
2007
Injury Gets the Best of Stuczynski at Worlds
Despite the confidence to continue jumping at the worlds after Stuczynski's nagging ankle and achilles injuries questioned if she would compete earlier this week, the injuries were just too much. Stuczynski opened her Worlds performance at 4.50m and clearing on her second attempt. Knowing she had few jumps left, she elected to pass to 4.65m where world record holder, Yelena Isinbaeva, would be entering the competition. However, after he second attempt, Jenn put her poles away and called it a day.
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