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Sommers Tabbed High School Girls Track Athlete of the Year
10/20/2021 12:39:00 PM | Track & Field
DURHAM – Duke freshman pole vaulter Paige Sommers has been named the 2021 High School Girls Athlete of the Year, as announced by Track & Field News on Monday. Sommers accumulated 176 votes, edging out Roisin Willis to claim the title.
A decorated pole vaulter who competed in the 2021 U.S. Olympic trials alongside Duke alumna Megan Clark, Sommers garnered the distinction after setting the national high school pole vault record with a clearance of 4.50m (14-9 feet) and the national high school outdoor pole vault record at 4.48m (14-8.25 feet).
The Westlake Village, Calif., native was tabbed the 2020 Gatorade Player of the Year in California track and field, holds the CIF Division 1 and 2 pole vault records and was recently inducted to the Ventura County Hall of Fame. Sommer was also named the 2021 Los Angeles Daily News Girls Athlete of the Year and the 2021 Ventura County Co-Athlete of the Year.
Sommers is set to make her Duke Track & Field debut when indoor competition commences in the winter.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils track & field, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeTFXC."
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A decorated pole vaulter who competed in the 2021 U.S. Olympic trials alongside Duke alumna Megan Clark, Sommers garnered the distinction after setting the national high school pole vault record with a clearance of 4.50m (14-9 feet) and the national high school outdoor pole vault record at 4.48m (14-8.25 feet).
The Westlake Village, Calif., native was tabbed the 2020 Gatorade Player of the Year in California track and field, holds the CIF Division 1 and 2 pole vault records and was recently inducted to the Ventura County Hall of Fame. Sommer was also named the 2021 Los Angeles Daily News Girls Athlete of the Year and the 2021 Ventura County Co-Athlete of the Year.
Sommers is set to make her Duke Track & Field debut when indoor competition commences in the winter.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils track & field, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeTFXC."
#GoDuke
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