A group
of us from Three Lakes went down to La Crosse this weekend to compete in a
Track & Field meet put on by Badger State Games. This was for all ages to compete against
their own age divisions, from the 8 & under category to 80+. This means that I got to compete! It was almost 90 and full sun out, but it was
a blast! There were a lot of great
performances from our group, and everyone earned some sweet medals. Daisy had a PR in the high jump and made 5
feet for her first time, and Jared set a new PR for the 1500 with a 4:33. I started with long jump and jumped 14’1”
(only 3” away from my PR from about 10 years ago)!
The day
was magical when it came to my main event: pole vault. My goal was 11 feet (my best in college 6
years ago was 11’10”). In warm-ups, the
biggest pole we brought for me was too small, but I was able to borrow poles
from UW-La Crosse, and I ended up moving through an additional 4 poles, putting
me on poles I used to use in college, as well as gripping close to my old grip
too. I made 10’ and 10’6” on my first
attempts, and then I missed 11’.
Fortunately, it put me as a tie for first female overall at the time,
which resulted in a jump-off and giving us an additional attempt at the
height. And I made it! Another blessing was having the UW coach
there, who not only allowed me to borrow several poles, but also coached me and
helped me achieve my goal!
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