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Bridget (Guy) Williams is headed to the Olympics and earned her spot in impressive fashion Sunday night. The 2014 Hempfield graduate finished first in the finals of the U.S.

Olympic Trials after clearing 4.73 meters (15 feet, 6 1/4 inches) with no misses at Oregon’s Hayward Field. She failed on three attempts to clear 15-8 1/4.



Connellsville’s Madison Wiltrout also earned a spot on the Team USA roster Sunday after she finished third in women’s javelin with a toss of 61.17 meters (200-8). She finished behind Maggie Malone Hardin, who set a meet record at 64.

58 meters (211-10), and Kara Winger (62.94 meters, 206-6). Wiltrout, 25, earned a spot on Team USA by finishing in the top three and surpassing the Olympic qualifying standard of 210 feet.

Williams will be joined by 2021 Olympic gold medalist Katie Moon and Brynn King, who all advanced by clearing the standard of 4.73 meters. They will head to Paris with Team USA and will compete Aug.

5-7. U.S.

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com/9tuyabeBim — MR.CARTER (@NelsonCarterJr) July 1, 2024 Williams, 28, won the PIAA championship in 2014 at Hempfield. She then was a three-time All-American and two-time outdoor ACC individual champion in pole vault at Virginia, where she set indoor (4.

38 meters, 14-.

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