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Bonnie Draxler transitions from student-athlete to Olympic hopeful

“Determined.”

That’s how San Diego State track and field assistant and pole vault coach Richard Fox described former Aztec track athlete Bonnie Draxler.

“(She has) the self-discipline to follow through and work on the small aspects of her craft, just being a true student of the sport,” Fox said.

Draxler established herself as one of the top pole vaulters in SDSU’s history after capturing a silver medal in the NCAA Outdoor Championships in June following a 14.8-foot pole vault performance, tying her own school record.

In March, Draxler cleared 14.96 feet in the 2019 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships – breaking her own school record and setting a new Mountain West Conference record.