Harbor’s Stokke to be on ESPN Radio

Former Newport Harbor High pole vaulter Allison Stokke will be on ESPN Radio’s The Big Show with Steve Mason and John Ireland today.

The show is broadcast on 710 AM, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Stokke, who earlier this year became a Internet celebrity because of her looks, will continue her pole vaulting career this year at UC Berkeley.

Stokke, 18, drew attention from the national news media because the stir her pictures was causing was unsought and unprovoked.

She won the CIF state title her freshman year with a clearance of 12 feet, eight inches, but never reclaimed the top spot in the state while at Newport Harbor. Stokke, who wanted to clear 14 feet in competition before graduating, finished fourth this year at the state final with a clearance of 12-3.

— Soraya Nadia McDonald