Jenn Suhr at the Prefontaine Classic press conference, 2 July (© Kirby Lee)
On 27 June in Des Moines, Iowa, onlookers seating near the Pole Vault area fervently clapped to encourage Jen Suhr as she attempted to be the second woman in history after Russia’s Yelena Isinbayeva to clear the 5m mark.
What may have then seemed as a usual instance for Pole Vault aficionados really represented a unique moment. “It was my first time asking for the crowd,” confessed a smiling Suhr who will compete in the Prefontaine Classic – Samsung Diamond League here in Eugene on Saturday (3).
“I was so tired that it came naturally for me to do so even though I had never done it before in my career. I am learning how to let go and be more relaxed now.”
Click here to read the full story on the Samsung Diamond League website
