Perham senior Ashley Hokanson was once intimidated by the pole vault. On Saturday, she became a two-time Minnesota Class 1A champion in the pole vault and the new state record holder at Hamline University. Hokanson won the title when she cleared 11 feet, 9 inches, but she continued to raise…
It was three years ago when Perham track and field coaches tried to introduce the pole vault to Ashley Hokanson, then a freshman. She had been a gymnast and a diver, so the transition was pretty fitting. Hokanson took one look at it was said nope. “I was really scared,”…
Perham junior Ashley Hokanson continues to rewrite the school record book. In just her second year of competing in the pole vault she added the state’s top prize to her trophy case. Hokanson cleared 11 feet, seven inches to capture the Class A Championship. “I didn’t think I would ever…
