Pole vaulters are becoming the movie stars of masters track. About the same time that John Altendorf’s M60 WR video went up, so did this endless loop of a near-record 3.85 (12-7 1/2) by M60 Matti Kilpelainen of Canton, Michigan. The video shows a third-try clearance at last Saturday’s EMU Classic at Eastern Michigan University (although the results strangely list him as an NH). Matt also reportedly tried for 4.00 (13-1 1/2). Four years ago (at this same meet), Matti, then 57, set the M55 world indoor record with a jump of 4.10 (13-5 1/4). Both are expected to compete getting prednisone at the Boston masters indoor nationals in late March.
