Kylie Hutson KWIK-E
Tony Casey
January 22, 2010
Indiana State's Kylie Hutson is looking to finish up her senior year of college the exact same way that she finished her junior year, by winning the NCAA indoor pole vault title, followed by the outdoor title as well. Hutson is carrying a 14 foot, 5 ¼ inch personal-best leap and already has one U.S. Olympic Trials under her belt. Let's see what 2010 has in store for her and if she can go back-to-back-to-back-to-back!
How was practice today?
Practice was good. Well, I've actually been trying to get over a hamstring and a quad injury right now. I've been rehabbing a lot in the training room. I took a couple of jumps today, but I'm not competing yet this early in the season.
What's your rehab consist of?
Well, let's see...I came in today and did a quick warm-up on the bike. I rolled my legs out with a foam roller and got stretched out. Then I was able to do my form drills and pole vaulting drills. I took two jumps. Then I was back in the training room and did leg exercises for my quad and my hamstring and then I went to the weight room for upper body and core stuff that I need to do. Then I was back in the training room to get a massage on both of my hamstrings and my quad...and stretched out and iced.
How close to a 100-percent recovery are you?
I'm probably about 70% right now. Hopefully I'll be around 90-95% for Saturday, so I can actually jump. We're supposed to be jumping this week in practice, so I'm hoping to get five to eight jumps in practice. I'm definitely working hard in the weight room and training room to get to where I have been.
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