Abby Kimball Article (IN)

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raises the bar

Father- daughter duo cements bond while vaulter improves on the track


Less than two years after picking up a pole, Carroll’s Abby Kimball has become one of the top girls high school pole vaulters in the state. Kimball has a

personal best of 12 feet, but the junior has had to get over more than just a pole vault bar during her career. A broken collarbone last year sidelined her for the

entire outdoor season. However, driven by her

dedication and assisted by her father, who is also

her coach, Kimball has improved her personal best

by almost three feet this season. Here is her story:

Abby Kimball gathers herself on the runway before beginning her approach. “I don’t really have a certain thing that I think about,â€Â