For three years, Charlotte Brown has been chasing a medal by trying to jump over a bar she couldn’t see.
The senior pole vaulter cleared that bar Saturday, earning a third-place finish at the Texas state high school championships. And proudly joining her on the podium as the bronze medal was draped around her neck — her service dog Vador.
Brown is blind, yet that’s not stopped her quest to become one of the best in an event that would seem next to impossible.
“I finally did it,” Brown said. “If I could send a message to anybody, it’s not about pole vaulting and it’s not about track.