For Lawson, sky's the limit (ID)

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For her, sky's the limit

Lake City senior Lawson wants to soar higher in pole vault

Brenna Lawson flies over 10-foot-high bungee cord during practice. Her best is 11-3 and assistant coach Russ Blank said she could clear 12 feet this season. (JESSE TINSLEY The Spokesman-Review )


Greg Lee
Staff writer
May 3, 2007

Brenna Lawson was well over the bar, positioned 11 feet and 4 inches above the ground, when she nudged it with her left hip on her final vault.

The bar fell a second after the Lake City High senior hit the padded pole vault pit below. Lawson bounced back up, frustrated that her attempt to break her school record was foiled again last Friday at the Inland Empire League track meet.

"I'm so tired of doing this," Lawson said to nobody in particular.

After breaking the school record of 11- 1/2 in a season-opening meet when she vaulted 11-1 and breaking her mark 10 days later when she jumped 11-3, Lawson has consistently hovered around 11-0.

Lawson had already captured the league title Friday when she cleared 10-9. She decided to have the bar put at 11-4 so she could take another shot at her record.