Air Time Athletics

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Outdoors at Air Time in Natick - Runway and Mats

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Gymcraftics has always been part of Air Time Athletics

Andrea Melton, Becca Gould, Jeff Robbins - Old City Falls, Vermont.

{1993}

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                                                    Abby Robbins, Jenna Poggi, Jane Farrell,                                Jeff Robbins, Danielle Depalo

                                                            Hannah Raila, Danielle Depalo                {2006}

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Where did we go?

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Jeff Robbins, Robbie Gardner, Andrea Melton, Matt Johnson,

Shannon Walker, Tim Gardner, Melissa Feinstein and Jon Monz

{1994}

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Alissa White at the First US Indoor Track & Field Championships

with Women's pole vault at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

Alissa was the first person to clear a height - vaulting 9' 2.25" 2.80m,

a personal best at that time

{1995}

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Can you name the meet?

Karina Elstrom, Melissa Feinstein, Melissa Price, Serina Miller

[1995}

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Pam Reynolds, from Oregon, was one of the first USATF Coordinators

for Women's Pole Vault. She participated  in the Air Time Summer Program in

{1995}

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This is the first group of Women to vault ever at the Penn Relays.

L to R: Sally Crisp-VA, Pam Brinker-VA, Shannon Walker-MA, Lesley Henley-TN,

Alicia Warlick-TX, Samantha Shepard-MA, Kim Wallace-OH; Kellie Suttle-ARK,

Melissa Feinstein-MA; Phil Raschker-GA

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The Youngest: Samantha Shepard                                   The Oldest: Phil Raschker

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We conducted clinics and vaulted in a Mall. Where?

Shannon Walker, Melissa Feinstein, Roman Pachernakov

Lawrence Johnson, Alissa White and Samantha Shepard

{1996}

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The first day of pole vaulting ever for:

Molly Lederman, Jenny Baumwoll, Jenny Horowitz [Natick]

{1996}

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At the USATF NE Association Junior Olympics Meet - in Massachusetts

Melissa Purswell, Samantha Shepard, Aron Baumwoll, Erika Sagrans

1997

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At the Eastern Pole Vault Summit in New Jersey

Jeff Robbins & Jessie Graff           Ashley Nolet & an area vaulter

{2001}

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At the Boston University Summer Track and Field Institute

Madeline Lazaris & Julia Riordan       and       Sarah Wilson & Hannah Raila

{2003}

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Sometimes vaulters are successful at accomplishing practice challenges and the reward can be interesting.

Michelle DuBois and Sophia Romeri - banana splits.

{2003}

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Jeff, Hannah and Sarah - preparing Baked Alaska

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2003 & beyond / descriptions to follow

Chris Westfield at Harvard        Conrad Rapp at ISL NE Meet at GDA            Justin Alden-Dunn at Reggie Lewis Ctr

                    Jacob  Lerner - Original Air Time Website Designer                 Thomas Simmons & Jane Farrell balancing at Wheaton

John Lingos Webb practicing at Wheaton                Keelan Maguire at Thayer                  Andrea Stuermer at BU

LeeAnne Smith at ISNE                            Kristen Bakanowski continuum             Kelly Riggle at Wheaton Practice

Abby Robbins & Kyle Judkins at Wheaton

Noelle Battista handstand on Ashley Nolet      /        Noelle at Dartmouth Relays       /     Erin Cowles aerial with Jeff Robbins

Laura Golitko's Senior Pole Vault / Gymcraftics Project Presentation - Hopkinton HS, MA 2002

  Louise Lundin & Jeff Robbins Balancing     &     Louise Lundin vaulting at Helsingborg, Sweden Meet  2003

Molly Lederman at Brown HS Invitational 2002

Becca Gould & Gymcraftics at Watson House 2001         Fiona & Sophia Romeri at Tito Gaona's Flying Trapeze

Ashley Nolet & Laura Golitko Pond Vaulting in Vermont 2002               Mike Shaw - UMass Lowell

Hannah Practicing at Wheaton                         Samantha over 12' 6" at Millrose                                Hannah's Model

Samantha Shepard & Hannah Raila next to Hannah's

Sophomore History Project Model of Samantha

BU Camp 2003 Quads         Justin Alden-Dunn & Taylor Robinson 2003

Andrea Melton & Jeff Robbins at BU Camp 2003

Sophia Romeri                    2003                             Fiona Romeri

Ben Vik at Dartmouth 2002         Erika Graham at All-States  2004     Ashley Nolet at Bay State Games 2002

 Development Meet at Brandeis - 2004

Michelle DuBois at Vault Garden      Hannah Raila at District Meet     Sarah Wilson at District Meet  2004   

 Development Meet 2005 - Shannon Walker Lightbody & her two kids on right

Jessalyn Gale 2005 Meet at Belmont Hill School

 May 5, 2006 ~ Structure on Mats after Domino Pole Vault

 Kristen Bakanowski making wooden bowl on lathe - 2004

Project: Metaphor for Pole Vaulting / Making a Wooden Bowl.