Reaching New Heights ; Rampart Junior Sets All-Classifications Record in Pole Vault

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Rampart junior Kelli Ehardt cleared 13 feet in the pole vault at the state track meet, a height never before achieved by a female in Colorado high school history.

A year earlier, during her first season as a track athlete, Ehardt's best effort was 8 feet, 6 inches. Such progress suggests that Ehardt could go much higher, either as a senior or in college. She grew up competing as an allaround gymnast and qualified for the state gymnastics meet as a freshman and as a junior.

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Reaching New Heights ; Rampart Junior Sets All-Classifications Record in Pole Vault

For her feat, Ehardt is The Gazette Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

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