Editor’s note: Every Wednesday throughout the fall, we’ll catch up with track and field student-athletes and coaches for five questions.
Q: Was there any sense of fear when you began pole vaulting?
LAIDIG: “I think when you look at us as collegiate pole vaulters, you only see us at the state that you see right now (on the track competing). So, you don’t see the process which began at an age like 14 years old. You take small steps to get to that level, and I feel like that gradual increase in height and speed takes away from a lot of the fear because it’s the process.