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Gill Athletics 6th Annual Pole Vault!

The sixth annual Gill Factory Vault! pole vault competition was held at Gill Athletics Factory in Champaign, Illinois on July 2, 2011. 86 athletes competed in the open vault and 31 attended the symposium. Among the athletes were Olympians, Derek Miles (2004 & 2008) and Erica Bartolina (2008), and Olympic trainee, Becky Holliday. Gill Athletics is the largest producer of track and field equipment in the world and has been for more than 90 years. They are headquartered, here, in Champaign, Illinois.