Today they posted who jumps on what pit - http://www.flashresults.com/2011_Meets/outdoor/07-06-wma/
I was pleased that they put the higher vaulters, including me, together on Pit #1. Our hope is that pit will start higher so we wait a shorter time to jump. The only surprise is that the best jumper in the meet, Gary Hunter, is on Pit #2 because he did not enter a qualifying mark.
Long story short, you are supposed to put your best mark within six months and that is how they decide who jumps with who. Gary has the highest vault in the world, but WCs sees him as one of the weakest vaulters because he entered no mark. If you do not submit a mark they put you in the low group.
Gary never puts a mark because we all jump in one group at Nationals no matter how large field. In a meet this big they can't jump 28 guys on one pit so we use two. I'm sure Gary will do great but the bottom line is that on that pit when he starts he will be jumping alone, and every jump thereafter he will be alone. In our group, even at the higher heights, we have other people jumping with us providing a bit of additional rest. Gary will win but this is not optimal for him. Bubba
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