Australia –Olympic pole vault finalist Alana Boyd says she is in shape to break her Australian record during the remainder of the domestic season. Boyd set her national record of 4.76 meters in Perth in 2012 and she is nearing the type of form that saw her break Kym Howe’s previous mark of 4.65m that had stood for almost five years.She cleared 4.61m in Melbourne last month to post a Commonwealth Games A qualifier, despite only recently returning to a full run-up. Boyd, who finished 11th at the 2012 London Olympics, believes she can improve her national record prior to the domestic season wrapping at next month’s Australian championships in Melbourne. “As an athlete you’re always going out there to better your best and my best, which I set in 2012, is the national record,” she told Grandstand. “So for me to better my best would be to break another Australian record, so I certainly think I am in the shape to do it in this domestic season.” Confidence is crucial in pole vaulting and Boyd is riding high after also clearing 4.55m at the Perth Track Classic last month and 4.50m on the Sunshine Coast in January, both A-qualifying performances more
