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How BYU pole vaulter Elise Romney one-upped her football-playing husband’s heroics

Running fast and jumping far and high weren’t enough for BYU’s Elise Romney when she was growing up in El Paso, Texas, and playing every sport imaginable. After all, almost everybody in her family was into extreme sports, like heli-skiing.

Now, she’s quite good. So good that she broke an 8-year-old BYU indoor track and field record in February, soaring over the bar at 14 feet, 1.75 inches (4.31 meters) at the Boise State Indoor Invite.

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