JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================pK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?豓ށKފgt*4)nf?yg}; s~X#ՏsT$i ngxGrVêG3U?5K5-_q'9=MGfW]|!-$`¥t=!+ּ-|EeC7_qW\ʥ'MM?cڬ9)y.o{VܱU=\?fZ|?w3 \gNUV+.>Wi* HZQ7« }'kvO6NRl+20=:}Rv35BԊ}V:` Sr אfi鶇)UWq J("8Jeot|X*~5'( B oQ+A OMmAExI2u=ӤUSFAd[!Usr[jVlӋd*S]Fw銫qaRbwȎA=+~TncȨqT:xo8Ld.kJcְmt-7lN[yǁ4}{{5nnu59 8],pO5(fhUTPMLj{ke]JF+bĝ \[B!.rZj(RmH5L%K1Oj6,4h5x+{H^il$h2Xuίccv;DYۻJ8)i,ʛزK |~"⫿ژ`?ן_ ᶕbRܣ\(95ʳn5ELØCYG*}k{iu* }5oE BVfu)8%Q]&Gks to a worldwide movement to make sports gender-equal, women with a no-fear disposition can participate in this strange twilight zone of athletics. Enter Stacy Dragila.<br>Dragila (rhymes with tequila), is America s most accomplished female pole vaulter. She holds the American record in both the indoor (14 7 1/2 ) and outdoor (14 10 3/4 ) events, won the 1997 Indoor World Championships with a height that tied the world record, and is our best hope for a gold medal in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Despite her success, she saw herself more as a Gabrielle Reece than a Jackie Joyner-Kersee. <br> I really love volleyball,  says Dragila.  I was a a hitter, and I really liked the aggressive play. She also said the idea of being in a team sport and being able to bond with other athletes attracted her to the sport.  You have to be a team-oriented person in volleyball and willing to trust other people. I also liked track, but I always wanted to go into college and play volleyball. <br>Dragila was able to play volleyball when she attended Yuba Community College in Yuba, California, but showed more promise in trac