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2009 Annual North American Pole Vault Championships
in Old
Town Clovis, CA
Story and Photos by JoAnne Green
August 10, 2009
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On Friday night,
August 7, 2009, the North American Pole Vault
Championships competition was held in Old Town Clovis
at the corner of 4th St. and Pollasky Avenue. It was
the 15th annual championships event to be held at the Friday
night Farmer's Market.
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Old Town Clovis
Farmer's Market has hosted the North
American Pole Vaulting Association Championships since
1994. The
Business Organization of Old Town Clovis has joined the
North American Pole Vault Association, Mount San Antonio
College Track & Field Program, Fresno State Track &
Field Club and the USA Track & Field Pole Vault
Development in supporting the athletes and the USA Track
& Field programs. The
North American Pole Vaulting Championships is one of the most exciting
events in track and field.
Most of the
fans of pole vaulting arrived at the Farmer's Market early
and staked out the best spots along the sidewalks of 4th Street
and Pollasky Avenue. While waiting for the competitions
to get started, many of them enjoyed munching on fresh
fruits such as grapes, berries, and peaches from the farm
stands nearby. Many of these fans also enjoyed their favorite
fair goodies from the farmer's market like ice cream,
shaved ice, tacos, pizza, tri-tip sandwiches, nachos,
hot dogs, popcorn, and many other ready-to-eat foods
there. They then settled in to watch world class athletes from across the country warm up and
then compete for the top spots at the
North American Pole Vault Championships.
It is easy
to see that many pole vaulters at this championships
event possessed the perfect combination of the accurate speed,
strength, and agility to put them in advantage
ahead of their competitors in each judged category.
Every
year the number of fans gathering on the streets of Old
Town Clovis to watch this fun and exciting sport event
during Friday night Farmer's Market gets bigger and
bigger. According the official website of the North
American Pole Vaulting Association, there were over
10,000 fans at this year's event, cheering and having fun interacting with
their favorite pole vaulters.
It was a splendid world class annual pole vaulting
competition, as usual!
Source:
www.ExperienceClovis.com
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Awesome Day & Experience
in
Clovis and Central California!
Clovis is what every
small town aspires to be
when it grows up! SM
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