Author Pens Feature About Olympic Hopeful Katie Nageotte for TAKEOFF Magazine

The Olympic quest has been a life journey for Katie Nageotte, who enters this week’s US Olympic Team Trials as the No. 1 pole-vaulter in the world and the leading contender for gold at the 2020-21 Olympics in Tokyo. Author Grant Overstake wrote a feature about Katie for the June issue of TAKEOFF Magazine.

DURHAM, N.C. (June 21, 2021) — Former sportswriter and author Grant Overstake caught up with Olympic hopeful, Katie Nageotte for an in-depth feature article published in the June issue of TAKEOFF Magazine.

"It was a pleasure to get to interview one of the most amazing athletes in the sport today,” Overstake said. “Katie is the kind of athlete everyone roots for and she is ready to make history this week at the US Olympic Team Trials by making her first Olympic team. She’s been through many struggles on her way to Mt. Olympus but she’s as ready as she’s ever been to see her dreams come true. Highest and best to you Katie!”

READ KATIE NAGEOTTE FEATURE HERE

Edited by Adele San Miguel, the mission of TAKEOFF Magazine is to inspire amateur athletes to personal greatness. Learn life lessons from track and field, with a focus on pole vault. TAKEOFF is published by Pole Vault Carolina, a training facility located in Durham, North Carolina.