Bio

Stacy Dragila capped her 2000 season with a gold medal in the Olympic Games. She is the first and only women's pole vault champion and is currently the World and United States record holder in both indoors and outdoors pole vault. On February 2, 2001 she broke her own indoor record with a jump of 15' 2 1/4" at the Millrose Games and again last week, topped that mark. 

Dragila won her first World indoor title in 1997 and captured her first outdoor world competition in 1999. She is also a 4-time U.S. outdoor champion ('96, '97, '99, '00), a 4-time U.S. indoor champion ('96, '97, '98, '99), 2000 Olympic Trials Champion and last summer captured gold at the inaugural Olympic women's pole vault. In 2000, Stacy also won the Jesse Owens award, which is given annually to the outstanding female track & field performer.

Dragila began her career as a hurdler at Placer High School in Auburn. She also competed in goat tying and breakaway roping. She honed her skills in hurdles at Yuba College, training under venerable coach John Orognen. She transferred to Idaho State University, where she participated in the heptathlon. She currently resides in Pocatello, Idaho with her husband, Brent. With what little time Stacy has left, she works at ISU as an assistant coach, conducts coaching clinics for aspiring young vaulters, and is active in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program. She is the current spokesperson for Reebok, Visa, Pontiac/GM, Oakley, UCS Spirit and NBC Olympics.com.