12/09/2023
So happy to announce that will be sharing her pole vault wisdoms and experience with Top Tier Pole Vault and the La Cañada High School Pv team on December 20th!
Hana was recently selected as the 2023 High School Female Athlete of the Year, set the national U20 pole vault record and finished 9th in the World Track & Field Championships hosted in Budapest with a PR jump of 15’3”.
Hana made history this year becoming the FIRST and ONLY high school female to jump 15’ 🔥
I reached out to Hana because history is also being made at La Cañada High School, with both Mia DiConti and Erin Makhanian ._quynh taking turns breaking the school pole vault record ✨
Since I began working with the LCHS pole vault team, we’ve nearly tripled the size of the pv squad, inspiring and motivating athletes to try a sport that is mostly known as scary and dangerous.
Pole Vault is SO much more than that… it’s become a space where we learn to succeed by learning to fail, where we learn to fly by learning to fall and where we learn that talent doesn’t matter as much as hard work and determination does.
To give my team a chance to understand that pole vault is more than just running and jumping with a pole, I reached out to Hana to schedule her for a Guest Talk because sharing space with leaders is as important as going to practice.
One of my favorite quotes says: “If I have been able to see across great distances, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants.”
Sharing space with Hana reflects this quote.. I’m so honored and humbled by her willingness speak to my team. I’ve heard that good character is how you treat people who have nothing to offer you, which says everything about Hana saying yes to us.
This will be a Zoom presentation designed similar to a Ted Talk, sprinkled with questions from me and several vaulters from our team. The motto of Ted Talk is “Ideas Worth Spreading” and Hana’s impact on the next generation is indeed worth being shared.
Because this is a Zoom presentation, you do not have to be an LCHS student to register but space is limited so please contact me for registration as soon as possible!
