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By the time she finished her final year at Idaho State with a degree in physical education and health, she owne five school records and placedsecond 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 ear was the Olympics, ad even though the women s poaster and a lot stronger and more flexible. I believe I have improved my looks through lifting. I just want to hit them over the fence and I want to gun'em at home. That's the best feeling. <br>Whitney is majoring in athletic training and wants to be a strength coach.  Coach Cross has built my confidence. He threw me into coaching here with some of or thletes and at clinics. I've really enjoyed it. <br>Coach Kennard said,  Whitnet 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 hadheard that high school girls were starting to do it in California, and a couple states were trying to push it. Se also heard that mny athletes were considering going to court about it because the schools thought they couldn t affrd the sport and the injury factor was too high.  But the gals thought, Hey theguys are doig it, why can t^^| b+k soared to 13-6 as a 9th grader last spring making him one of the top vaulters in the nation for his grade.  The sky is literally the limit for young P.J. and it will be exciting to follow his progress throughout his high school career.

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