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Roseville’s Jayda Wilson is already among Minnesota’s track and field best. She’s aiming even higher.

By Cassidy Hettesheimer, the Minnesota Star Tribune, 05/16/25, 5:45PM CDT

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One of only seven Minnesota girls ever to clear 13 feet, Jayda Wilson chases a state record and another Class 3A pole vault title.

Roseville track and field athlete Jayda Wilson competes in the pole vault, 100-meter hurdles and long jump. (Provided/Jen Wilson)

For as fast as Jayda Wilson might run on the track, or when she’s approaching her state-best pole vault attempt of 13 feet, 1 inch, the Roseville junior refines her technique in the slower moments. In fact — the “slow-mo” moments.

Head coach Greg Ueland describes Wilson as a “technique geek.” At a coach’s suggestion, she watched the entire 2021 Tokyo Olympics long jumping event in slow motion and adopted technical changes into her approach.

That mindset has helped Wilson reach rare air among Minnesota pole vaulters, even while juggling duties as an all-around track and field standout for the Raiders.

For more on Wilson, click here to read this story on startribune.com.

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