WALLBURG, NC — Brooke Shelton was frustrated. In switching from a familiar sport to a new one, she was having trouble getting it down. The moves, the techniques were difficult for her to master. Once she did, though, everything changed — and she quickly grew to love it. Now, Shelton, a senior pole vaulter at Ledford, has signed to continue her track and field career — four years after taking up the sport — at NCAA Division I school Liberty University. “I had a goal freshman year when I started it, and I realized this is something I really could do for a while,” she says. “I set a goal and I just kept pushing for it. So, it’s really exciting to achieve something I’ve wanted for so long.” Shelton, the daughter of Denise and Chris of Wallburg, began pole vaulting during the winter of her freshman year. After years of gymnastics, the physical wear-and-tear was getting to be too much for her. more
