LetsVault2 wrote:
Brynn King, a decent vaulter at Duke university, hardly a standout in her own conference, decides to transfer down to a no-name d2 school in pursuit of her dreams.
Jen Suhr, the greatest American woman to vault, decides to return to her Alma Mater, a place where she only started vaulting after enrolling to play basketball, in a risky career decision to begin her coaching career.
under Suhr’s guidance, King skills three heights for a long shot attempt at making the Olympic team. King would have to beat out a rock-solid squad of three vaulters, PR, and hit the Olympic standard just to squeeze in.
and, tonight she does it.
not to brag too much, but this thread is a testament to my foresight on her progression. Honestly I can’t say I expected her to go this far. Let’s go brynn!
Brynn was already in the rankings quota coming into the Trials, and a third place finish with like 4.63 or 4.68 would have moved her up the rankings even more, but hitting the standard certainly made qualifying less complicated.
Brynn was near the bottom of the order. I think they passed 4.68 because three women had already cleared it on their first, and Brynn had more misses, so clearing that bar would not have put her on the team.