Under a ceiling that loomed like a hovering spaceship, Mary Saxer hit the bar during the women's pole vault competition at the U.S. Open Track and Field meet. . .
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Mary Saxer was the first high school vaulter to clear 14 feet surprising many with her meteoric rise to the top within a very short period of time. She also set an American Junior record and a world leading mark for the under 17 year age group. . .
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Mary Saxer of the U.S. drops to the mat after clearing the bar in the pole vault at the US Open Track and Field meet at Madison Square Garden in New York January 28, 2012.
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In turning in a personal-best vault of 4.62m at the U.S. Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday in Albuquerque, N.M., 2009 Notre Dame alum and All-American pole vaulter Mary Saxer. . .
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Mary, a senior pole vaulter at Lancaster High, broke her national record for the third time this year when, at the Dartmouth Relays, she became the first U.S. high school girl to clear 14 feet indoors. . .
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