Pole Vault Rankings

MEN

There's been precious little in terms of quality marks from men's pole vaulters so far this year.

1. Steven Hooker (Australia)
Hasn't competed yet, but was so good last year he still holds the top spot.

2. Renaud Lavillenie (France)
A good mark back in December, but not all that impressive since

3. Romain Mesnil (France)
Won at Bordeaux

4. Alexander Straub (Germany) wins in Stuttgart and Dusseldorf
5. Jeremy Scott
6. Derek Miles
6. Pavel Gerasimov (Russia)
8. Brad Walker
8. Maksym Mazuryk (Ukraine)
8. Malte Mohr (Germany)
11. Evgeniy Lukyanenko (Russia)
12. Alhaji Jeng (Sweden)
13. Danny Ecker (Germany)
14. Steven Lewis (UK)
15. Konstantinos Filippidis (Greece)
15. Aleksandr Gripich (Russia)
17 Tobias Scherbarth (Germany)
18. Kevin Rans (Belgium)
19. Hendrik Gruber (Germany)
19. Raphael Holzdeppe (Germany)
19. Viktor Chistiakov (Russia)

WOMEN
1. Yelena Isinbayeva (Russia)
What, you expected someone else?

2. Fabiana de Almeida Murer (Brazil)
Opened with a big win in Stuttgart

3. Yuliya Golubchikova (Russia)
Two wins and a second behind Isi

4. Anna Rogowska (Poland) 2nd in Stuttgart
5. Silke Spiegelburg (Germany)
6. Jennifer Stuczynski
7. Svetlana Feofanova (Russia)
8. Monika Pyrek (Poland)
9. Chelsea Johnson won in New York and Boston
10. Kate Dennison (UK) won in Dresden and Wuppertal
11. Anna Battke (Germany)
12. Tatyana Polnova (Russia)
13. Aleksandra Kiryashova (Russia)
14. Kristina Gadschiew (Germany)
15. Carolin Hingst (Germany)
16. Lacy Janson
17. Jirina Ptácníková (Czech Rep.)
18. Anastasiya Shvedova (Belarus)
19. Anna Giordano Bruno (Italy)
20. Jillian Schwartz (Israel)