Roll Back
Before we dish out all the juicy facts, it’s necessary to start at the beginning. California born and bred, Cindy and Allan Stokke are the proud parents of David and Allison. David (obviously her older brother) was a gymnast from a young age, and he influenced Allison to try her hand at it too. However, it didn’t take Allison long to discover that gymnastics wasn’t for her. How little did she know just how much that decision would change her life.
Roll Back
The Start
First Allison tried gymnastics but quickly found that it wasn’t her cup of tea so she tried something a bit different, pole vaulting. And that was it, her true calling. While at Newport Harbor High School, Allison rose to great lengths (literally) and became one of the country’s best, youngest vaulters.
The Start