Over the last several days, Andea Willis has set the girls pole-vault state record three times.
The most recent time, on Saturday in Mullen’s Runners Roost at Brother Bernard Kinneavy de La Salle Stadium, involved the senior at The Classical Academy in Colorado Springs clearing 13 feet, 8 inches.
Predictably, she was thrilled.
“It was pretty crazy, I was really happy to clear it,” Willis said. “It was one of those moments where you feel yourself going over the bar and it was one of the best feelings ever.”
Previously, she had attempted 13-8 multiple times. Once a vaulter clears a height, Willis said, the vaulter gets to choose the next one. She simply felt that “13-8 just seemed like a good next bar to go to.”
The former gymnast who was born in England also has plenty of season remaining to possibly go higher.
So what’s next for the Kansas signee who won the Class 3A event in 2014 and 4A in 2015?
“I mean, 14 feet would be cool,” she said.
