Elizabeth Dowdy is no stranger to the heights you must reach to become a state champion, literally.

The Maclay track and field star is one of the top pole vaulters in the state, and on Wednesday night, the junior secured her third straight pole vaulting state championship for the Marauders at the Class 1A State championships in Jacksonville.

Posting a 3.77-meter mark in the pole vault, good for a vault of over 12 feet, Dowdy capped her threepeat off in style. Dowdy has been a first-place machine all season, winning all but two events she's competed in, placing third at the FSU relays and sixth at the Florida relays.

Her 3.77-meter mark was her third-highest vault of the season.

The gold wasn't just limited to Dowdy, however, as Maclay's Caroline Couch took home her first state championship in the 3200-meter race, posting a winning time of 10:56.20, about four seconds faster than the second-place finisher.

Couch has been on the verge of winning a state championship both on the track and in the cross country season, and now she returns to Tallahassee with a gold medal around her neck, and a bronze medal.

Placing third in the 1600-meter race, Couch posted a 5:01.08 time to claim third place.

Both Dowdy and Couch spearheaded Maclay's third-place finish at the state championships, coming behind second-place Palmer Trinty and champions Admiral Farragut.

Big Bend 1A State Placers

The FHSAA classifies a state placement as finishing within the top 8 of finishers in the state championship event. Full results can be found here.

Girls pole Vault: 1st, Elizabeth Dowdy, Maclay

Boys discus: 5th, Lucky Baldwin, North Florida Christian

Girls 4x800 relay: 4th, Maclay

Girls 100-meter hurdles: 8th, Elizabeth Dowdy, Maclay

Girls 1600 meter: 3rd, Caroline Couch, Maclay

Girls 400-meter: 7th, Alana Wilson, Maclay

Girls 800-meter: 5th, Mary Clayton Soto, Maclay

Boys 800-meter: 5th, Carson Freeland, Community Christian

Girls 3200-meter: 1st, Caroline Couch, Maclay

Boys 3200-meter: 6th, David Barton, Maclay

Girls 4x400-meter relay: 4th, Maclay

Team results

Boys

29th, North Florida Christian

37th, Community Christian

43rd, Maclay

Girls

3rd, Maclay

36th, North Florida Christian

This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Maclay's Dowdy, Couch win gold to help Maclay girls track place 3rd at state