EUGENE, Ore. – Twin sisters Amanda and Hana Moll came to play today at the Olympic Trials, as the youngest competitors in the final of 13 women. Amanda cleared a lifetime-best mark and Hana cleared the same height as the two finished fifth and sixth, respectively, at Hayward Field.
The two each came up a couple places and a couple heights short of qualifying for Team USA for the Olympics. Today was the final day of the Olympic Trials.
The Olympia, Wash. products both entered at the opening height of 14-0 ½ and both cleared it back-to-back, as the first two jumpers in the order. They both then had first attempt makes at 14-6 ¼.
At the third bar, 14-10 ¼, both sisters had first attempt misses but then got up and over on their second attempts, as the field went down to eight women.
The next height was 15-2 ¼. Hana missed on her first attempt but Amanda became the first to clear, brushing the bar but leaving it up. It was a new PR for Amanda, and her first time over 15-feet since January of 2023. On her second attempt, Hana also cleared that height, just a fraction of an inch below her own PR.
The bar then climbed to 15-4 ¼, and neither Moll was able to reach that height today, as four women continued up, and the top height cleared would end up being 15-6 ¼, equal to the Olympic Standard.
Washington Results – U.S. Olympic Trials
Eugene, Ore. | Hayward Field
June 30, 2024
Women’s Pole Vault – Final
5. Amanda Moll, 15-2 ¼
6. Hana Moll, 15-2 ¼
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