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Text Box: Personal information Personal Best: 19'2 1/2" /  5.85 Height:  6'3"    Weight:  195lbs Born:  Sacramento, California. 1972 Wife: Tori Miles Training location: Jonesboro Arkansas / Vermillion South Dakota Coaches:  Earl Bell / Lucky Huber Agent:  Karen Locke Club:  Nike Additional Sponsors: Pacer carbon poles College:  University of South Dakota High School:  Bella Vista High School Text Box:                            Quick Facts Career Achievements:         2007 - Did not compete indoor (6 months rehab).  3rd at Modesto Relays, (5.50m/ 18-0.25).  6th Reebok Grand Prix (5.40m/ 17-8.50) .  1st Jonesboro (5.65m/ 18-6.50). 1st at US Olympic Training Center (5.70m/ 18-8.25). 1st at USTC meet 2 (5.75m/ 18-10.25). 1st at Pueblo Street Meet (5.69m/ 18-8). 4th US Outdoor Championships (5.60m/18-4.50)         2006 - Injured with stress fracture to middle right tibia / surgery (intramedullary rod) in December.         2005 - Did not compete at USA Indoor or Outdoor Champs...3rd in pole vault at Nike Pre-fontaine Classic (5.80m/19-00.25)...2nd at Payton Jordan U.S. Open (5.65m/18-06.50)...runner-up at Rieti (5.81m/19-0.75)...ranked #5 in world ( #2 U.S. ) by T&FN...best of 5.85m/19-2.25.           2004 - 3rd at Olympic Trials in the pole vault (5.80m/19-0.25)…7th at Olympic Games (5.75m/18-10.25)…8th at USA Indoors (5.60m/18-4.50)…1st at Jonesboro (5.81m/19-0.75)…1st at Reno (5.80m/19-0.25)…5th at Nike Prefontaine Classic (5.70m/18-8.25)… best of 5.81m/19-0.75.  Ranked #4 in world ( #3 U.S. ) by T&FN.           2003 - USA Indoor champion (5.75m/18-10.50)…5th at World Indoor Championships (5.70m/18-8.25)…2nd at USA Outdoors (5.70m/18-8.25)…tied for 6th (5.70m/18-8.50) at the World Outdoor Champs…1st at Verizon Millrose Games (5.70m/18-18-8.25)…1st at Jonesboro (5.81/19-0.75, U.S. Leader)… 1st at Gaz de France (5.76m/18-10.75)…best of 5.81m/19-0.75…ranked #5 in the world (#1 U.S.) by T&FN.           2002 - 3rd at USA Indoors (5.62/18-5.25) …5th at USA Outdoors (5.74m/18-10) 1st at Vermillion (5.82m/19-1i)…1st at adidas Midwest Classic (5.70m/18-8.5)…3rd at Millrose Games (5.70m/18-8.5)…3rd at Nike Prefontaine (5.74m/18-10)…1st at Belem (5.70m/18-8.5)…ranked 13th in the world  #4 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 5.82m/19-1i.           2001 - 10th at USA Outdoors (5.40m/17-8.50)…5th at USA Indoors (5.65m/18-6.05)…2nd at Millrose Games (5.60m/18-4.50)…ranked #8 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 5.82m/19-1.            2000 -  Tied for 3rd at Olympic Trials (5.63m/18-5.50) but lost spot on Olympic team to training partner Chad Harting when the two had a jump-off at 18-5.5…ranked #10 in U.S. by T&FN…best of 5.65m/18-6.50.          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derek Miles