Success
Allison Stokke wasn’t going to let the controversy stop her. In her first year at UC Berkeley, the track and field superstar broke the school’s freshman record with a vault of 4.11 meters (13 feet, 5 ¾ inches). A year later, she finished eighth at the Pac-10 Championships and seventh at the MPSF Indoor Championships.
This continued success led to her making her debut at the NCAA Women’s Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in which she finished 19th. Finally, it seemed like Allison was back on track. But the star pole vaulter was about to encounter another shocking twist that would alter the course of her life.