Shamrock, TX – An area teenager recently returned from oversees after competing in the Down Under Sports Championship Track and Field competition in Australia. Dakota Garrison is one of 12 students selected in Texas to participate in the international competition where she took home a gold medal for the US in the pole vaulting event.” “I was surprised because I would have never thought I would have won something like that” said Garrison. Dakota has been competing in pole vaulting since she was in the 7th grade and has already broke the high school record. Shamrock’s pole vaulting coach, Gary Harvey, says her determination and hard work has paid off. “She goes into the zone to compete and she does a good job and she focuses really well” said Harvey. more