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Biography |
Allison Stokke is an American pole vaulter from Orange
County, California.
In 2004, Stokke won a California state championship at age
15, and broke several national records in her age division.
Her 2005 season was hampered by an injury, as she broke her
right tibia in May. As a senior at Newport Harbor High
School, her personal best was 13' 7" (4.14 m), the
second-best mark in the nation for a female senior in that
calendar year.
In May 2007, Stokke won the CIF-Southern Section Masters
meet.
In June, Stokke advanced to the CIF State Championship
finals by clearing 12' 3" (3.73 m), and eventually finished
fourth in the competition that was won by Tori Anthony.
Stokke said that her legs had been hurting for a while,
which interfered with her sprinting down the runway. She
plans to vault for UC Berkeley in 2008.
Stokke grew up as a gymnast, and attempted pole vaulting her
freshman year of high school, setting a school record only
two months after her start. She would win the state
championship three months later, she set a national record
for her age group in her sophomore year, at 12' 8".
Ranked number two in the state of California, Stokke
recovered from a broken tibia her sophomore year to set a
personal record of 13' 7". In total, Stokke has broken five
California pole vaulting records, and is planning to attend
the University of California on scholarship, after being
recruited by Harvard University, Stanford University, and
UCLA. |
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since March 12, 2009