Anyone with insight into why track pole vault coach Scott Slover is outta here? Did he leave on his own, or was he forced out? Replaced by a Harvard man:

http://www.calbears.com/sports/c-otrack/spec-rel/071910aab.html

Scott attended Leland HS and holds the all-time CCS PV record. He coached CCS state champs for both boys (Los Gatos HS) & girls (Castilleja HS) immediately before jumping to Cal. The pole vault has disappeared from a CCS event of expertise. Saint Francis also producted some good vaulters under Slover's guidance. GO BEARS!

Oops sorry didn't see you posted something too. Just wonder with UC money trouble..having a coach for a single event was too costly. That why I am wondering of ed miller status too, since there has been another assistance coaches that were let go due to the budget ie Gymastics.

Schroeder71;350374 said:

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Scott attended Leland HS and holds the all-time CCS PV record. He coached CCS state champs for both boys (Los Gatos HS) & girls (Castilleja HS) immediately before jumping to Cal. The pole vault has disappeared from a CCS event of expertise. Saint Francis also producted some good vaulters under Slover's guidance. GO BEARS!

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He didn't ask for your bio of Scott Slover; he asked for the reason of his departure. The reason you have 17,000 posts is because you feel the need to comment on everything. You might want to ask yourself;do I have a problem?:beer:

I can not remember anything that you've contributed where i've learned a fact.
Maybe someone like me balances things out for guys like you that have contributed nothing factual. I only read your posts when you follow me around. Otherwise, I wouldn't waste my time. If that's how you feel about me, then my suggestion is that you buzz off. Are you the cyberbear security guard or exactly what function do you provide? GO BEARS!

barabbas;350978 said:

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He didn't ask for your bio of Scott Slover; he asked for the reason of his departure. The reason you have 17,000 posts is because you feel the need to comment on everything. You might want to ask yourself;do I have a problem?:beer:

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WantARoseBowlB4IDie;350224 said:

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Anyone with insight into why track pole vault coach Scott Slover is outta here? Did he leave on his own, or was he forced out? Replaced by a Harvard man:

http://www.calbears.com/sports/c-otrack/spec-rel/071910aab.html

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Coach Slover is a highly regarded pole vault coach.
He is widely respected by head coaches across the country.
Unfortunately, he was not very well treated while at Cal.

He single-handedly developed and built a vault program at Cal where none had existed before. For the first time in the history of the program, potential recruits were actually "calling" Cal wanting to schedule recruiting visits, soley because of Coach Slover and his tremendous reputatation as a coach and pole vault purist. There is no doubt that such vaulters as Allison Stokke, Teresa Raub, Justin Miller, and recent Cal-Poly transfer Connor Landry (who went to NCAA's in his first season at Cal under Coach Slover and increased his PR by a full foot, from 16-05 to 17-05 ) would have ever come to Cal had it not been for Coach Slover. They would have simply headed to UCLA instead.

There is also no doubt that 2008 NCAA Champion, Katie Morgan of Cal would have been able to come back from double knee surgeries and achieve what she did under anyone other than Coach Slover.

Slover brought a tremendous amount of knowledge and credibility to the Cal Track & Field program. There is no question about that. He was not only well liked by the group of vaulters that he coached, but he was widely liked by many Cal track athletes. In terms of performance, Coach Slover also produced 38 points in Pac-10 Championship competitions over the last 3 years and consistently qualified large numbers of vaulters to the NCAA Regionals. Not bad for a "part-time" coach that held down a full-time job and is married with two children.

Given that Cal did not have a single male athlete qualify for the Pac-10 Finals in the 100, 200, 400, 800, and both hurdles races ... his point production will be sorely missed.

It appears that the 3 seniors on the team ( Stokke, Raub, and Landry ) will be coming back next season without their coach in what is without a doubt, the most technical event in all of track and field. It also would appear that the Cal program has failed these three individuals ( among other recruits ) who made a commitment to Cal and Coach Slover . . . One can certainly make the case that the University has "pulled the rug" out from under these fine, young, athletes with this highly questionable decision.

Life's never fair, but one would have thought that the adult in charge of this decision would have honored the 3 seniors with one more year with their trusted coach - - - especially given the fact that Stokke and Landry had both been to the NCAA's before under Coach Slover and were on the verge of having "break-out" type seasons. In fact, Landry came in 11th place in a rainy, rain-delayed NCAA Championnships in Eugene this season and was one clearance with one attempt left (after the 45-minute delay) from tying for 3rd place overall.

On another life-changing note, Cal Senior vaulter Teresa Raub went as far as applying to Grad School at Cal in order to take advantage of her final year of athletic eligibility instead of joining the ranks of the employed in the real world. She got accepted to the Graduate School of Education. Unfortunately, her coach is gone.

Even though the Cal T&F program is under budget, it's been rumored that current head coach Tony Sandoval is not much of a fan of the pole vault. It is thought of as a "fickle" event with kids that look like they came out of central casting and more suited for playing on the beach, than actual athletic competition. That doesn't seem to make much sense given that the event has produced so many points since Coach Slover came aboard the Cal program. In fact, from 2008-2010 the pole vault has generated just 3 points shy of what the Men's and Women's 800/1500 events have produced COMBINED during Pac-10 Conference Championship competition.

Incoming coach Will Thomas will have some awfully large shoes to fill.
Let's wish him and these fine young athletes the best of luck.

Signed,

A Former Cal Vaulter

Very sad to hear about Slover.

For the good news cal grad Alyssa Johnson ran the fastest 800 in the world today.

TrackLife;351484 said:

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Coach Slover is a highly regarded pole vault coach.
He is widely respected by head coaches across the country.
Unfortunately, he was not very well treated while at Cal.

He single-handedly developed and built a vault program at Cal where none had existed before. For the first time in the history of the program, potential recruits were actually "calling" Cal wanting to schedule recruiting visits, soley because of Coach Slover and his tremendous reputatation as a coach and pole vault purist. There is no doubt that such vaulters as Allison Stokke, Teresa Raub, Justin Miller, and recent Cal-Poly transfer Connor Landry (who went to NCAA's in his first season at Cal under Coach Slover and increased his PR by a full foot, from 16-05 to 17-05 ) would have ever come to Cal had it not been for Coach Slover. They would have simply headed to UCLA instead.

There is also no doubt that 2008 NCAA Champion, Katie Morgan of Cal would have been able to come back from double knee surgeries and achieve what she did under anyone other than Coach Slover.

Slover brought a tremendous amount of knowledge and credibility to the Cal Track & Field program. There is no question about that. He was not only well liked by the group of vaulters that he coached, but he was widely liked by many Cal track athletes. In terms of performance, Coach Slover also produced 38 points in Pac-10 Championship competitions over the last 3 years and consistently qualified large numbers of vaulters to the NCAA Regionals. Not bad for a "part-time" coach that held down a full-time job and is married with two children.

Given that Cal did not have a single male athlete qualify for the Pac-10 Finals in the 100, 200, 400, 800, and both hurdles races ... his point production will be sorely missed.

It appears that the 3 seniors on the team ( Stokke, Raub, and Landry ) will be coming back next season without their coach in what is without a doubt, the most technical event in all of track and field. It also would appear that the Cal program has failed these three individuals ( among other recruits ) who made a commitment to Cal and Coach Slover . . . One can certainly make the case that the University has "pulled the rug" out from under these fine, young, athletes with this highly questionable decision.

Life's never fair, but one would have thought that the adult in charge of this decision would have honored the 3 seniors with one more year with their trusted coach - - - especially given the fact that Stokke and Landry had both been to the NCAA's before under Coach Slover and were on the verge of having "break-out" type seasons. In fact, Landry came in 11th place in a rainy, rain-delayed NCAA Championnships in Eugene this season and was one clearance with one attempt left (after the 45-minute delay) from tying for 3rd place overall.

On another life-changing note, Cal Senior vaulter Teresa Raub went as far as applying to Grad School at Cal in order to take advantage of her final year of athletic eligibility instead of joining the ranks of the employed in the real world. She got accepted to the Graduate School of Education. Unfortunately, her coach is gone.

Even though the Cal T&F program is under budget, it's been rumored that current head coach Tony Sandoval is not much of a fan of the pole vault. It is thought of as a "fickle" event with kids that look like they came out of central casting and more suited for playing on the beach, than actual athletic competition. That doesn't seem to make much sense given that the event has produced so many points since Coach Slover came aboard the Cal program. In fact, from 2008-2010 the pole vault has generated just 3 points shy of what the Men's and Women's 800/1500 events have produced COMBINED during Pac-10 Conference Championship competition.

Incoming coach Will Thomas will have some awfully large shoes to fill.
Let's wish him and these fine young athletes the best of luck.

Signed,

A Former Cal Vaulter

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Thanks for updating us on what happened to coach Slover and i wish him the best. As a track fan and knowing how much he has meant to the program it sudden to see it played out this way -especially after witnessing the success he has brought to our Polevaulting program. You probably have better insider knowledge than me on the coaching situation but it seems all sports programs with the exception of football and basketball are being review for cost saving due the financial crisis of the UC system. How much of a factor was related to this though looking at this it was a replacement rather than a cut. Do you know if there will be other changes to the track program?

bobbk;351627 said:

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For the good news cal grad Alyssa Johnson ran the fastest 800 in the world today.

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Wow 1:57.34!! Was this shown on TV or will it be? I know occassionally I run across these summer international meets on TV but don't remember seeing anything this year. Also David Torrence was 7th in the 800 and Shannon Rowbury 3rd in the 3000.

Thanks for the update.

She should have a shot at the next Olympic team...GO BEARS!


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OBear073akaSMFan;351751 said:

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Wow 1:57.34!! Was this shown on TV or will it be? I know occassionally I run across these summer international meets on TV but don't remember seeing anything this year. Also David Torrence was 7th in the 800 and Shannon Rowbury 3rd in the 3000.

Thanks for the update.

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Schroeder71;351871 said:

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She should have a shot at the next Olympic team...GO BEARS!


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I would be disappointed if she doesn't make it. BTW the replay of this meet looks like it will be on comcast 187 at 8-930pm tonight. The TV prgm shows it in Monaco which is where the meet took place. I am assuming this is not a 2-day meet though.:gobears:

That's the meet. This site has videos on line not long after each race and it's their channel that broadcasts the meets on TV.

http://www.universalsports.com/track-and-field/index.html

Word has it that Justin Miller, who was a redshirt freshman in 2009 from San Ramon, California and who placed 7th at Pac-10's this year earning 2 points for the Cal Men has decided not to come back to Cal due to the recent coaching change and has instead, chosen to sit out a year and head down South to a school that respects pole vaulters. His PR this past outdoor season was 16-10.75 with a best of 17-00 indoors.

Getting rid of coach Slover, who was responsible for bringing respectiability to the PoleVault program. For the last 3 years, no event has scored more Pac-10 points than our PV squad! There is still 3 scorers returning from last yr's pac-10 meet, Conner Landry, Allison Stokke, and Theresa Raub. Since they are seniors my guess it would be difficult for them to leave at this time (hopefully).

TrackLife;366619 said:

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Word has it that Justin Miller, who was a redshirt freshman in 2009 from San Ramon, California and who placed 7th at Pac-10's this year earning 2 points for the Cal Men has decided not to come back to Cal due to the recent coaching change and has instead, chosen to sit out a year and head down South to a school that respects pole vaulters. His PR this past outdoor season was 16-10.75 with a best of 17-00 indoors.

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