Colorado Preps: Positive Athlete Jayce Ballah Found Comfort in Getting off the Ground
Oct 12
1 min read
Once Jayce Ballah learned how to take flight, there was no keeping him on the ground.
The Otis High School senior is the defending Class 1A state pole vault champion and state meet record holder, clearing 14 feet, 6 inches last spring.
But when Ballah struggled to find a sport that fit him in elementary school, his mother, Krystal Ballah, never imagined pole vaulting would be the answer, much less that her son would eventually take his love of flying beyond the track.
