High Amount of Anticipation
With a great amount of success at a young age, Stokke was able to live up to the anticipation that many had hoped to see at an older age. As her first year came to an end, she was able to clinch a state championship. The good thing is that she would be going on to achieve more athletic victories. She easily exceeded what others expected and anticipated.
With a previous record achieved, Allison knew that she could go higher and that is what she did. By breaking her old record with a 4.11-meter jump. With this new record, the school managed to become recognized for a second time. Not only that, but she managed to jump successfully at only 16 years old.
As she continued to achieve more and more athletic success, a drastic athletic change was in store for Allison. This brought on self-doubt about remaining safe as she made vaults. She then quickly understood the importance of the tools involved so that any accident can be eliminated. However, an injury can not always be avoided no matter how hard you try. It was while a practice session that she thought a new pole would suit her well but did not realize the dangers involved. As she reached the vault, her angle was not achieved thus sending her back towards the vault´s starting point.
With this miscalculation, she sustained a broken shim that required surgery and a possible end to her career. After surgery, vaulting was not at all possible for the remaining season. This also ended any chance of achieving another championship.
