Monday, October 24, 2022

Allison Stokke

 The birthplace of Allan and Cindy Stokke in Newport Beach, California, Stokke grew up in a family of athletes - her older brother David was a top national youth gymnast. She started gymnastics at the age of 13 and soon became the top vaulter in the United States. She took home the age 15/16 United States title in 2004 with a championship record of 3.81Allison Rebecca Stokke Fowler (born on March 22, 1989)[1 is an American track and field athlete and fitness model. She broke a number of American pole vaulting high school records. Photographs of her as young as seventeen were widely circulated on the Internet which led to her becoming a viral internet sensation. Stokke continued to pole vault while attending the University of California, Berkeley, and competing for their California Golden Bears collegiate track team. She was a participant in two NCAA Division I Championships. She was awarded All-American distinction at the NCAA Indoor Championships 2011. Her academic and athletic performances earned her regional all-academic honors. She tried to make the American Olympic team at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials but did not record a height. She continued to vault at national level meetings up to 2017. After college, she became an elite vaulter and sports model for Nike and Athleta among others.



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