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Olympic Trials Set for Los Angeles Pole Vault Showdown
Bob Seagren Jon Vaughn and Dick Railsback lead the U S Olympic trials pole vault field at the Los Angeles Coliseum with 15 qualifiers while world record holder Paul Wilson bypasses the meet and Lake Tahoe awaits the final squad. Two hundred eighty athletes compete across Saturday and Sunday with finals in the 100 meters 5000 meters and 3000 meter steeplechase as Texas representatives are listed for the trials.
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United States
Seagren
Railsback
Vaughn
Paul Wilson
Ralph Boston
Lake Tahoe
Texas
Los Angeles
Randy Matson
Houston Striders
Roger Orrell
Houston
Jim Hines
Clyde Giesson
Trinity
Andrew Hopkins
Stephen F. Austin
Dave Morton
University of Texas
George Hunt
Dan Toque
University of Texas At el Paso
Felix Johnson
Prairie View Arm
George Carty
Odessa
Bob Beamon
Freddie Fox
McMurry
Bill Miller
Abliene
Stan Curry
Gerry Garcia
New Mexico
James Hardwick
Hobart
Okla
University of Oklahoma