JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?pN=F?:Gf欁N4@ďZF#=O91; {=@Jk0Ƿ =zSqO$d`t@Sc?gM-` )3ڢ2~lPÎ@#nǥ 9(`3LspI[\e-5 1Ifzfr#(^9AhҘIa&@>\41"ѿ!򩌛ѕLSde8~LRtg#A%;w9!:D !Ihz)ӊtEjI p+aX-S+$kq\o% nWԥ/u;pnNGN(A%=ZĞԎV<\%ݥ0'D#\aTqO$Hz3.>!lYԗ5sVZx%8 pF2ߟ JMS,L''vJfb}(i\7^=齇sVIjތ1))cҽb$ NQKiέoAC $#IU¬kfiWrÁ8ndx_&87!r:T_i;dZ M3l4"Fʒ@g$ ?T:tP]J12N}@X)hL6ˡxed%}I#ʝ9E٭M+3Z {&p8xZWRRC)*jMWT}XڑNOJW⌌ Eܞ(o~P3Gp PF'=prEzg#j$۬)fOƼW}/Ř@k Xu'(Eꋕ9E&mnčrYkl:-]f6n6r "uR\*]G2FZʬbԠF2{KDH #WxÑj  røI+⣊#?g+Fz\:`8+423Jr? ʛT&9BU%xQ+7Tń'e?>xT ݻ?[I= P^yP0[pTUnIfI 9f/֍v4Y߷_ ZE5PJW>֪*ͱIDb?h,i5qc1-ˈÈG}OV;k=WRC-?!̷R73UY39{2RMHYeDP+3^%[i1!@ c;T.*yV'o|;&f]po5α*8)q'Оebj(⊰& @;V45eQW0<[ ,9FT1+&MNYn^ SQT,չiz׊>*>b>T_zuCe$މeE'`L\eC ߽#ju/r/0$#X.>#F:מxĖvqS7>\kVlw,j,~m:ڱJױHR Q\_%f^iipy`kh]aF du݄:yU\hoqk _N˪68]j|`EBAkS]ӎ\ٷrP8ǭ}wW<ÜҴ4S6aVik:$OFN1{jz0#XQV$=ei:PÒ9RryJ,Ko TdRhҫjW7dg0#h|Kp ޥQu6)&#!үZW8ɼuQ]jԦw/=9р:ZJ֧GoPϭmiz匆ݡeeƼQTf3gy}q#Gs$1ѷNmyթF2Y)5ǀy'":UF0緸U!e/^kH20ϡڌ3ZĊҶUl6'c6pf~d,yQ(JsE3zr1EQb\R}*΋{%YUVǥVH201@rqDjGGS(EW|3W~~ i-VU)Uz<ydD/u˾T>*zU%N7Vk,Јz.9Mt$LAAz-ru{54cjg_|UF!ohZ]1c箾#1>WvN\k\{}q]=܆I[Ӛ1]uЭ'#e!=\zt(4kBc[oJRxS,(UiX}nA>nc[,w M..,DuWvd_F.|Xˀ>mr*$JnTEkՏMMJAT*V>HǽC6 _>;8Jmn5UզQKV{i@֩ŭ^Xֱ( kpAz+o &H0]["q,ѝ ܰ܋܇R9^ cJ pdI.u($}FIlb) v=м\6,R̻i7rky-Y+ n+rM?yb+gI>p2j%$9nQ#OSPj7Roi_H œ~3=j1bvhJCe\׫rvڼ|wg5j7zQin9lW&/=洪{6ُ}y.y%ijɨH897sg}y *v@OiG(+SWԦ#c!M-߀m%qHބrJHG/,\x]7K+ Vey+eB:)*ϥ7Я̑r?_ =%Wx:hA(:V\Lq1b+tI>u̡ KޛRi!#YoYbvu3YbN,k9G$B$ڻ =>[ ]b-4[[ ںK YC" ._iͧ!܀<'uU$7&A&sHuV+!m#]5oW+>emW>q.$W7:$A@-*sT> /٢DSq9!j#dHyKFqQZI=TXGN5bR m26*O[hEQH9P5گvb/H1QYx4UYҕc$=PiX?!̄K&WQC Y*p g>X-֤ՈXϕ\e}^t;Mn75i3ºkIBƑ־_=+6EQX*T ҭD>A#y.V0:TRFpeԁҠT[4sp5x@A_rWܨd'c\=1z*.dEjjq9_ kh 6u''W_*KM)~BNr1ں]tQ_K̤SGU%Ua;+Z$?1TqW5M)C :nђM7&8Jy!FsRֺ%NPvZ-> ­++O𥈔v+iڑbǀ>.~uS>Cw UxcG"+^uD[bLFdS^1HooqK^=͹ORHlc*=Ùڊ߳IzIՈ,~Pj62*VD7H"HrA:45~ZicfT^svfRF+wN 0+|zWU`޼\ZGm!:vUzS-r3T83N`u"b ҈&FMԬ+-ܳ UdJkQWt9C+U.xfkZ9wBWOwre u{^r!EI} H+Yv(Bnŏ/~K˅LJk;M#mq3JV>p4(&8+TqHKO.qjbi f}ib(R@XեMn+V`)*(_ƱًLi)A\il:iq>)7²4G8^D)1 MPzy\MVa84F2 bݴGRzEy+$v(AE%b;Qs3sy%sҔ((8y3 d+.h3*&@"!zZSWfԾ- )Eˑm8r@F溫6^>R+=Ojƨ©=&*vcs»TK㹯>'6˔?#҅r;Xڇ.:T^UcҵxvH=kSSڹ)CzUoSH~д,Ǧ;׳Ӽ9r5u]0jI8UkBش;Y*L֌ cToS9"WҨ0K(P#r5FOJrZEx͆ sJGr;SH rs֬ȧڥ՛0Ȯ.Ryӵq.zt5݃g59fwj}Y0Gim=;\Rk۝OiK7N_\bzTV{A"Im+#\0-Ɣ6>#v!~Rx>n$+ҧ55s\wK2=Et-ἰL2|5\<@(b^Nb r;%:gRvn@H#eY@'fa@Fj$z8 5*JXWI*[VffùӆRmBU &qtغ^sc,yKJ3Z$}eeFz6Tk;PS5hZ.C8elrT5Z4HgzTW+Hk*jWpQQ5kd,QU|'yM8;4S s1v,I[I_ZzW5kss{ݒzqJǠ*OJȒ0)lv7gC PDm$WGzu j^MhF>чJ/s@jY+5fLK'm&ET^t-Fc- 5^Fp85S6It ;yZs. c 9rM8>7Օb#b%{pK *LJ}@zzq۫[G+|jR;czHh6/ ɦw[0sx=UbG2{TݘV9caUu+w @֌eQvc֛`g#:ld0WwW H=Z/4s8ck:oSqt—F{n2dsˊʥ>IYשsD9R/ڧX;2:汵48grB)rʖi16I Tr2%Tt 8#ۥjwv;1 V߇tϷLEKұa";ڽ'G8atċvVb¦W$a@κ?3x *rOzrP&ɤ?idQ+{kKg޽+%b֥g2p8ǥDkԗdv򱎬+th`ǒkH<`A.G%oOժfҾs&J:]UU ,kU1Xn@;Z[ mv[1ibŸ´/%zgjχwuj;RMs9u7_' nO =I_j>R0B*N}sCr(7Ry[[vC3#t]RKF:ncu#9RqTukX{כ!V+[|3-3s!r}RUaҳBc#R7JDq|g,$wFۄq4&(-ḅP ,+ɸ04J6lFP}Z5whK"$3ߵRՋ`i>%]R乄ƸᲿgj .vdVēɝFk?Ed}͖cԷ&Y[N0yvOqP\tgd̤=E`֥xF4TKa.;2N@l}=1<1ڡi {Wb'ظ\tHZD*ЈA *9-E.]`X'6 P XG2 /jXiJmn15Q 2>ثjRsi-?`vKyH搖#*s 69ӶyTs D[;:QRO4S3B$q3NXv WM(ѴOj(BSʬ>z(|*3mE $E ߑ(cAV>3sE#b>2OQHIsQ{s($r7vRE2Kۜp(QNB m'P7N E n֊( t of water. Those coaches knew what they were doing, knew how to spot, and got me comfortable turning over in the air and teaching me how to land so that I wouldn t get injured. <br>The easygoing pole vault practices, however, soon lost their appeal.  We felt like we were never gaining any ground because we were always training for these other events, and we had to concentrate on these events because that s what our scholarship was for--not the pole vault. As such, her teammates eventually gave up on the experiment and concentrated on the scholarship events. But not Dragila.<br><br><br>High Expectations<br><br>Although she was putting in time with the pole vault, Dragila was still able to perform impressively in the heptathalon. By the time she finished her final year at Idaho State with a degree in physical education and health, she owned five school records and placed second in the 1995 Big Sky Championships. It was at this time that she was able to focus on serious training for the pole vault, and on Jan 13, 1996 in Pocatello, she set an indoor American record, 12 11 3/4 , her first of many to come. <br>The following year was the Olympics, and even though the women s pole vault was not yet approved as an Olympic event, Dragila was able to participate in the Trials on April 20 in Lawrence, Kansas. She really put on a show, setting an American record of 13 6 1/2 . Although she didn t get to compete in the Olympics, she did get to compete in the European circuit that summer. The following year shecontinued her steady progress and won the World Indoor Championships with a mark of 14 5 1/4 , a vault that tied the world record.<br>To fulfill her potential and achieve her goal of winning the Olympics, Dragila decided to stay in Pocatello to train under Nielsen and work towards a masters degree in health education at ISU. She also works as an assistant track coach, training the vaulters and heptathletes. Her husband, Brent, is also an ISU student, majored in criminal justice and sociology.<br>One of her major competitors is Emma George of Australia, a former circus acrobat, who is the current world record holder at 15 1 1/4 . With the Olympics being held in George s home country, Dragila knows she needs to work even harder to bring home the gold. To win it, she says it will probable take vaulting as high as 16 feet, which she thinks is definitely within her reach by then.<br><br> <br>Anything <br>You Can Do. . . .<br><br>Just as Dragila s vaulting ability has improved, so has the popularity of the event.  I had heard that high school girls were starting to do it in California, and a couple states were trying to push it. She also heard that many athletes were considering going to court about it because the schools thought they couldn t afford the sport and the injury factor was too high.  But the gals thought,  Hey the guys are doing it, why can tare kids, bt we feel god abot next year because we have the -%-mb $Bi+ o7e>n v)mhG= <~gUY؎QI1m[S bsWMMXHAuڮEIBe#ۘnF БVdC[ 2 MsPƼbInN/mJ|U5 OuM!lq*%ⵥ"l$[i=Kcv d6R }`+x_VUxJ`F*,2Uk V sQo$k hv'Mv07`2,?x :mLY5^2&7sy̜jtW:Vt6L ċԖg3}7eҢ8̞궾_.W/77B޼S<|cʧgta9{؟uM˷7[bӜ8 tV;FNjj2V7U`/v({c1A4AhVrTPɴZʱڸ)JRfT(NS\n)_غq*b.eTZC=1YBޝ1zp2dimK|ElI32qY WXQ 5|*즤SxUa&2f+=N r߾@G jo6":ZxoH+Jo v)l+ k@Ɛ -v -'5Uը{ՃdO3FC m\vɸ>Zjff:K#KM#1b1 F2 )?i*0V2{մ8@! B#I42,I[0#[GŌ5#1& jcEj2!5>S`+P= Q9QO$=ԌxX@aZ$I79F(Aix[)S\7b@:>PVQ@$`V~Ns0+EN$,J߿XR6ڝqC!P+)^hIz D^*h>RmǕAߦ.^xE@##߹AE6ڸ' }Y?1n"u`!y2,=BabͻN@sbY/mlU'^ػ}ӦBbY:d6,d76hcӈ7Sr%;\"y,Gok6a?N]~ˣ o>ldlBkN^f,$́%;w1?f/Ejf$8+RmJ-ۻNqT}Oe. n^{|/yn;TRGN CQֽ؎Gnb8&\dND+ ] ?v 4kF޽(0V _'WTn<>\{ՑF<1yuڙHӖظUۈIݴ>wéDGߟ@^j~4IߎH|[&2I J 2MК[  &jѶ>buR+W@:mN/";}bQwv4Edwc3<` 5wDO%gDUR{kjHÜ_ssI [dcinȫ)#Q^) i8Ҥ'$tfjjBGӥ"nTlv~E##MN# {v1RcM#Ҁ!aݪ22 ӥGJD@M#ڥaSHLJtTqEndfut =)=M1ҕ `p!^=):S@XQttJj7AO>Nzcҝ8$(E4/|:R=:Rc#=*6Ҥ`Dew'R$@9M`ǷJ