FINALLY!!!
Well it finally all came together! On Friday at the New England Championships I finally got back up to what I was clearing in high school. I finally cleared 12′ which got me 3rd place and qualified me to compete this weekend at the ECAC championships. The meet was definitely a great kick off to my spring break. Even though that Saturday I got stuck selling t-shirts at the meet for 4 1/2 hours! But it was worth it to see Northeastern place 2nd overall. I got to go home after the meet. It was great to finally get to see my family. And I had Monday off of practice so I got to spend an extra day at home. Now, I’m on my way back to NU for practice. I’m going to go home for at least one more night after practice today. Tomorrow, when I go back for practice I’ll probably stay there. Spring break could not have come at a better time for me. The week off of classes is definitely much needed. My classes this semester have been kicking my butt!
Having last weekend off gave me time to adjust to my new run from 7 steps instead of 6. I felt great at my last practice on Wednesday, my last jump especially. I dropped my shoulders with confidence on the 13′ 155. It felt incredibly weird which caused me to then pull, but other than the pull it was one of my best jumps ever. So I felt good going into the meet on Friday, I was nervous but confident. I felt pretty good in warm-ups. I came in at 11′ and cleared that and 11′6″ on my first attempts. I was still feeling good, but needed to get on a bigger pole. Since the 155 had been giving me trouble Brenner was able to find a stiffer 150, from BU, for me to use. I guess that was what I needed because I cleared 12′ on my first attempt! It was probably the most relieved I’ve ever felt after a jump. I was so happy and my adrenaline was pumping like crazy. I had a little trouble staying relaxed and focused on my attempts at 12′4″. It would’ve been nice to PR, but I was quite happy with my collegiate PR of 12′. Now that I’ve gotten my confidence back and got some poles that work well for me, hopefully the PR will come this weekend. If not, I’m still happy with my first collegiate season.
(Photo swiped from the Northeast 10 Conference website)