Despite waking up sick and using unfamiliar poles, the junior vaulted into history.
Westlake High junior Paige Sommers broke the California high school record in the girls pole vault with a 14-feet, 6-inch clearance on Saturday (Feb. 22) at the Thousand Oaks Lancer Invitational. Sommers' clearance ranks No. 2 in U.S. high school history, is the best ever by a 16-year-old and also by a high school junior. Read more about her day here: https://ca.milesplit.com/articles/275831-westlakes-paige-sommers-soars-to-14-06-ca-pole-vault-record
On Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, as the CIF outdoor track and field season was just getting started, Paige Sommers, a junior at Westlake High School, broke the California state high school record in the pole vault when she cleared 14 feet, 6 inches at the Thousand Oaks Lancer Invitational. At the time, it is the second-highest clearance by a high school girl in the pole vault in U.S. history. Her clearance broke the previous California state high school record of 14-05.50 set by Rachel Baxter (Anaheim Canyon) in 2017. Sommers' mark ranks No. 4 in prep high school history. (Now No. 5, following the June national record clearance of 14-08.25 by Leah Pasqualetti (NY) at the Stars & Stripes Big Red Barn Meet, where Sommers' cleared 14-01.75.)This video clip pulls together Sommers' progression over 14 feet at this meet. Also check out the full coverage:Read The RecapInterview Part 1Interview Part 2Record ClearancePhoto Gallery 1Photo Gallery 2
Before pandemic shut down CIF TF season, Westlake HS junior broke CA record as part of impressive 14-foot progression.