POLES at Nationals
PVE coaches will not be taking poles “alone”. For those planning on traveling to Nationals, if you fly on the same flight as a coach (likely Collin), that coach can transport poles from PVE to Indy Airport or the Indy Airport to PVE (again, must be on the same flight with the coach). If we are on the same flight, coaches would be more than happy to help strap poles on to the rental.
One caveat is that will not have the primary responsibility of getting poles from point A to point B. If there are flight delays, cancelations and/or it is necessary to rebook a different flight or even different airline, the athlete’s parent/guardian will be responsible for getting the poles to and from Pole Vault Elite. The only “pole” fee Pole Vault Elite charges are the fees charge to us by the airline (at the time of this post: $75 each way). We charge this fee to every athlete if their poles fly. It is critical to note that in order to fly with poles you MUST fly Southwest. No other airlines from Indy to these destinations will accept poles on their fleet. There may be situations where multiple athletes have poles in the same bag and families can split responsibility of poles if they’d like. Family A can fly poles there and Family B can bring them home. We can help coordinate these scenarios.
There is another option we can consider is shipping poles via southwest cargo. This is new to me, but I’ve been chatting with other clubs that have done this and it may be a better option, however we’ve never done this.
Qualifying + Competition Info
You do NOT need a waiver for this competition.
Pole Vault Elite will do the entries for New Balance once you have registered with us.
New Balance Outdoor Nationals 🔗 (Collin plans to attend)
June 13-16th  (Grades 9-12 only – Philadelphia, PA| Franklin Field)
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Deadlines and Definitions
Deadlines (these are NBON deadlines, we need things done the day before they are listed below)
- May 20 – Last day to register a provisional mark
- May 21 – Provisional marks evaluation
- May 23 – deadline to register and be included on the meet shirt,
- May 24 – Deadline to register and receive personalized bib
- Jun 5 – Early registration ends
- Jun 8 – Late registration ends
Definitions
Automatic vs. Provisional Entry
In order to create the highest caliber experience for all athletes, coaches, and spectators, we have adopted a new qualification system for 2024. While there will no longer be a rising stars division, we have increased the capacity in the championship division. If you achieve the automatic qualifier in the middle school, freshman, and championship divisions and register correctly, you will be accepted into the meet (the lone exception is the decathlon and the heptathlon which will cap at the first 16 athletes to enter and pay). There are no capacity limits for automatic qualifiers. If you achieve the provisional standard, you will be kept on a waiting list and we will alert all athletes three weeks prior to the event of their acceptances. If you hit the automatic standard from the provisional list, you will also be accepted into the meet. Provisional list acceptances will be entirely dependent on the number of automatic qualifiers in each event.
Click for NBON Schedule, Qualifying Marks and Sign Up Info
Qualifying heights are listed as (Automatic / Provisional). Automatic mark is just that, Automatic. Provisional entries must be submitted to NBON by 5/20 and will be evaluated for acceptance on 5/21. They may not get accepted (See definitions above).
June 13th – 16th
- Friday, June 14th
- 9:00am – Freshman Girls (10’0″ / 9’8″)
- 12:30pm – Decathlon Boys
- 4:30pm – Freshman Boys
- Saturday, June 15th
- 10:00am – Championship Girls (12’3″ / 12’0″)
- 2:00pm – Championship Boys (15’6″ / 15’2″)
Click here for coaches NBON Flight Info
- Collin’s Flights
- Thursday June 13th
- IND (7:24am) -> PHL (9:19am) via American Airlines | AA2802
- Saturday June 15th
- PHL (8:52pm) -> IND (10:53pm) via American Airlines | AA2857
Adidas: — PVE currently not planning on attending
June 13th-16th (Grades 7-12 – Greensboro, NC | North Carolina A&T)
