You may remember News 25 featuring this week’s Student Athlete of the Week, Julie Segroves, when she was in eighth grade, but she continues to raise the bar for female pole vaulters all across the nation.
“Just jump. Don’t bail, don’t bail, just jump, and just complete the vault.” These are the words that Biloxi pole vaulter Julie Segroves says to herself as she approaches the slideway to complete a jump.
Segroves says the ability to pole vault doesn’t come easy, but she believes her seven years of gymnastics helped her build up the strength to complete the…