UW alum Nastassja Campbell joins the 15-foot club at Texas Relays...
AUSTIN, Texas-- University of Washington alum Nastassja Campbell (Paul Merca file photo), who battled through injuries through the 2024 season to finish fourth at the NCAA outdoor championships, showed that she is back after winning the women's invitational pole vault at the Texas Relays Saturday afternoon. Campbell, who made the difficult decision to shut it down and bypass the US Olympic Trials after the NCAA championships last June, only competed in two meets during the indoor season, jumping a best of 14-1.75 (4.31m) at the UW Invitational in late January. In her outdoor season debut, the native of New Caney, Texas, just outside of Houston, returned to her home state and set a personal best of 15-0 (4.57m), eclipsing her previous best of 14-11 (4.55m) set two years ago at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut. Campbell, who is still training in Seattle at the University of Washington, was clean through her first four bars, including the winning jump. She ended the day with three misses...
