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International High Jump Gala Elmos
Travel On January 31st, I had the incredible opportunity to compete in my first international high jump competition at the International High Jump Gala Elmos in Herentals. It was a major milestone, the first real step into my professional career. My husband and I traveled over 3,000 miles, arriving in Brussels on January 23rd after a long 16-hour journey. From there,
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Fighting Illini Open
Travel On January 8th, I traveled back to the University of Illinois to officially open my professional high jump career. The trip itself was a journey of nine hours each way with my dad, Jeff Beard, serving as both my driver and my coach. There’s something special about long road trips like that: time to