Her Frustration
As an athlete, she wanted to be known for the achievements she made in her field. Stokke shared this with The Washington Post: “Even if none of it is illegal, it just all feels really demeaning. I worked so hard for pole vaulting and all this other stuff, and it’s almost like that doesn’t matter. Nobody sees that. Nobody really sees me.”
Her Frustration
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College Competitor
In her freshman year at the University of California Berkeley, she managed to break the school record when she vaulted 13 feet and 5 ¾ inches. The following year, she managed to add 4 more inches to this length and grabbed the eighth spot during the Pac-10 Championships. She also landed in the seventh spot during the MPSF Indoor Championships.
College Competitor