She is the only one left practicing in the gym. Her other teammates have left for the day- work and babysitting. But she remains there with the bar. After one attempt at 4’4” she stops, not in the mood today. Just for fun she raises the bar to 4’11”. Wow. I jumped this on Saturday. It seems so high. But I can do it again. She moves the bar to 5’. I will jump this, she thinks, standing beside the obstacle. I can and I will. The gym remains empty.

Since she has the time she moves the bar to 5’4”. It seems impossibly high. I must jump this… and I will. If not this season or this year, then next season or next year. I want it so bad. I know I can beat the record. Just a determined little girl, the high jump, and a dream.


I want it.




A treacherous defeat on Saturday. 70-16 and 76 -10?
Come on girls, we can do better than that.