Rhinelander’s Jayme Wyss, center, stands on the top step of the podium after winning the women’s 35-40 pole vault competition at the World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships in Gainesville, Fla. Thursday, March 27, 2025. She is joined on the podium by runner-up Alicia Essex Libby, left, of the United States and third-place finisher Melissa Demontigny Hinkin, right, of France. Wyss vaulted a lifetime-best 3.80 meters (12 feet, 5 1/2 inches) to win the title. (Submitted photo)
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Dreaming for new heights
Lifetime-best performance lifts Rhinelander’s Wyss to World Masters Athletics pole vault title
After breaking the American record for W35 (women’s 35) Indoor Heptathlon in January, which included a vault of 3.50 meters (11 feet, 5 3/4 inches) without vaulting for six months, I started thinking about the Masters Indoor World Championship in March. Masters track is for anyone aged 35 and over.
