Cody sophomore Grace Shaffer cleared 11-feet 6-inches in pole vault to win the event at the 4A State Track and Field Championships on Thursday in Casper. She had won last year as a freshman in 3A at 11, but she only won this year by being successful on the first…
Cody sophomore Grace Shaffer started pole vaulting when she was 3 years old. This year she learned the skill all over again, paying more attention to the fundamentals. At the state tournament last weekend in Gillette she turned that new knowledge into a vault of 11 feet 6 inches and…
When she was barely old enough to run, Grace Shaffer fell for the pole vault. She pulled together two trash barrels, placed a stick across them as a bar and then grasped a broomstick for a pole. “We never had a straight broomstick in our house,” Shaffer said of her…
The Cody indoor track team ended the season with three state champions and several other strong performances. At the Wyoming State Indoor Track Championships in Gillette during the weekend, the Fillies finished fourth with 67.50 points. Cheyenne Central took first (111.5), Laramie was second (83.5) and Sheridan third (77.5). “Considering…
