TEMPE, Ariz. -- Some athletes profess to living, breathing and eating their sport. For Sun Devils pole vaulter Garrett Starkey, that expression is no exaggeration. The graduate senior has pole vaulting blood in his veins.
His father, Dean Starkey, won the bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, and jumped a career best of 19 feet, 5 inches. His stepmother, Jill Starkey, posted a top-10 finish at the 2000 Olympic trials, a fourth place finish at the USA National Championships in 1999 and owns a career best of 14-1.