Zip_ME87 Posted January 16, 2016 Report Posted January 16, 2016 Shawn Barber Clears 6.00m at Pole Vault Summit 2016 in Reno, NV. I believe he broke his own Canadian indoor record.youtu.be/fjVhKtkHS7c Quote
Zip_ME87 Posted January 17, 2016 Author Report Posted January 17, 2016 Shawn Barber joins 6-metre club, sets Canadian pole vault record...World pole vault champion Shawn Barber literally reached new heights on Friday, breaking his own Canadian record with a clearance of six metres at the Pole Vault Summit in Reno, Nevada. ... Canada’s Shawn Barber joins pole vaulting’s six-metre club...Shawn Barber set two goals for himself this season: clear six metres and win an Olympic medal.The Canadian pole vaulter has knocked off one goal already. ,,,Like Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse, Barber opted to turn pro this season and forgo his final year of NCAA eligibility with the University of Akron. He said Friday night’s result was validation he made the right decision.“Absolutely, I was worried that I wouldn’t perform this year,” he said. “Everybody has that fear of going pro, and then not performing, and so this kind of solidified my decision to go pro.”Barber is the youngest jumper to ever clear 6.00 indoors. ... Quote
ZZZips Posted January 18, 2016 Report Posted January 18, 2016 Beautiful effort by Shawn. Watching Coach Mitchell's reaction on the YouTube video is precious. Quote
Z.I.P. Posted January 22, 2016 Report Posted January 22, 2016 That's 19'8 1/4". I may be in Portland for the World Indoor Championships next month. Hope I can meet Shawn! Quote
ZippyRulz Posted August 8, 2016 Report Posted August 8, 2016 Olympics pole vault schedule https://www.google.com/search?q=olympic+pole+vault&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 1 Quote
MDZip Posted August 14, 2016 Report Posted August 14, 2016 Barber advanced to the finals Monday night. Would be cool to get a couple medals that night between him and Murphy 1 Quote
LZIp Posted August 15, 2016 Report Posted August 15, 2016 Looks like the final is in the pouring rain. Wonder how many times these guys have done that. Quote
LZIp Posted August 16, 2016 Report Posted August 16, 2016 Sort of a disappointing performance for Barber, but he is sure to be back. Thanks for making us proud! 1 Quote
zippyfan34 Posted August 16, 2016 Report Posted August 16, 2016 Failed to make 5.65M but congrats Shawn for making us proud. Hope it fares better in 4 years. Akron did get a reference on NBC after his second miss at 5.65M. Quote
UAZippers Posted August 16, 2016 Report Posted August 16, 2016 Shawn didn't look like himself all night. Now there is only 4 more years until his gold medal! Quote
MDZip Posted August 16, 2016 Report Posted August 16, 2016 Still amazing to see two Akron athletes together like that. Really wanted him to medal too but that's still amazing. Hopefully it makes him even hungrier for Tokyo. Quote
LosAngelesZipFan Posted August 16, 2016 Report Posted August 16, 2016 Really cool to hear the Akron reference and Clayton's run followed up with focus on Shawn. That's gotta help Coach Mitchell's recruiting! Quote
LZIp Posted October 6, 2016 Report Posted October 6, 2016 Shawn seems to be having some fun in his post UA days http://deadspin.com/world-champion-pole-vaulters-explanation-for-positive-c-1787490640?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow Quote
skip-zip Posted October 6, 2016 Report Posted October 6, 2016 I saw that earlier. He might be having some fun, but it must be pretty embarrassing that the incident ended up getting publicized. Quote
MDZip Posted October 6, 2016 Report Posted October 6, 2016 Wow. Think I might just pull back on my letting people know he attended Akron. How disappointing. 1 Quote
skip-zip Posted October 7, 2016 Report Posted October 7, 2016 4 hours ago, MDZip said: Wow. Think I might just pull back on my letting people know he attended Akron. How disappointing. I'm kind of thinking the same thing. Although, until the next Olympic Games comes around, nobody you mention his name to would ever have any clue about this story. Quote
zippyfan34 Posted October 7, 2016 Report Posted October 7, 2016 There was also an article on WKYC in my Facebook feed this morning. Quote
skip-zip Posted October 7, 2016 Report Posted October 7, 2016 22 minutes ago, zippyfan34 said: There was also an article on WKYC in my Facebook feed this morning. Oh no. I was thinking maybe this story wouldn't have any legs, since it happened so far away. As a longtime Zips fan, doesn't this illustrate our constant frustration that we can't seem to ever get enough press, but a negative story like this always seems to find it's way into plenty of media. Quote
ZippyRulz Posted October 7, 2016 Report Posted October 7, 2016 (edited) "Uh, Mom, I was kind of stressed out, you see, so I...." #toughsplainin Edited October 7, 2016 by ZippyRulz 1 Quote
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