July 7, 2014
EUGENE, Ore. - San Diego State incoming freshman Bonnie Draxler (Wrightstown, Wis.) finished second in the pole vault at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships on Sunday, with a leap of 13-feet, 11.25-inches (4.25 meters) during the second day of competition.
Draxler qualified for the US Junior World Team with her jump of 4.25 meters, which would be No. 4 on SDSU's all-time list. A standout at Wrighstown High, Draxler is a four-time WIAA state champion in both the pole vault and in the 400-meter, while becoming the first female to win a running event and a field event all four years at the WIAA state meet.
In addition, Draxler won consecutive titles in the 100 during high school, and tied a WIAA state record by winning 10 career titles. She was beaten only once in the pole vault during her high-school career and went undefeated in the 400.
The Aztecs finished in a tie for 12th place at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships last month for the program's third-straight top-25 finish.