Lifelong Palisadian Jamie Greenberg won a gold medal in the pole vault in the Youth Girls (ages 13-14) division of the Southern California Junior Olympics June 8, clearing a personal-best height of nine feet. That triumph was bettered last Sunday at the Regional Junior Olympics in Escondido, where the recent Paul Revere graduate cleared 8′ 6′ to win another gold medal to earn a trip to the National Junior Olympics in Omaha, Nebraska, next month. Greenberg, younger sister of former Palisades High City champion pole vaulter Brian Greenberg, hopes to compete on the Dolphins’ track team next fall. Jamie lives in the Palisades Highlands and, at the age of 14, is fourth in her age group in the 2008 Elite Youth national rankings. Greenberg has been vaulting for two years and attends after-school clinics run by UCLA pole vault coach Anthony Curran. She played on AYSO Region 69’s Ninjas U14 squad that finished second in the state. She also attends dance classes at Fancy Feet.
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