Incoming Pole Vaulter Sydney White Places Second at USATF Junior Championships
Future Deacon will compete at World Junior Championships in Barcelona, Spain
Sydney White competing in France at the 2011 World Youth Games.
Sydney White competing in France at the 2011 World Youth Games.

June 20, 2012

Winston-Salem Journal Article on White's Performance

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Incoming Wake Forest freshman pole vaulter Sydney White finished second at the USA Track & Field Junior Championships this past weekend in Bloomington, Ind.

White, a native of nearby Kernersville, N.C., vaulted a personal-record 13-3.5 (4.05 meters) to finish second out of 10 competitors. She finished behind only Emily Grove, a sophomore at the University of South Dakota, who cleared 13-11.

White's performance qualified her to represent the United States at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona, Spain, July 10-15.

A 2012 graduate of East Forsyth High School, White is one of the top pole vaulters in the nation. She is a three-time North Carolina state pole vault champion, holding the meet record at 12-9, and is a three-time All-American pole vaulter.

White is a USATF Junior Olympics National Champion and also competed for Team USA in the 2011 World Youth Games in Lille, France, where she finished eighth in her age group with a height of 13-1.5.

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