Ayris took three attempts to clear 4.71m, before progressing to 4.81m. She required all three attempts at 4.81m before clearing the bar on her final attempt.
“I will jump in Ostrava next, and then I will compete at the Commonwealth Games in July. It would be amazing to make it to the World Athletics Ultimate Championships.”
With only eight athletes set to qualify for this year’s inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championships, Ayris is sitting in fifth after her victory in Turku.
“I wasn’t expecting to jump 4.80m by now, so I will just try to keep building from here and see where it will take me.
“New Zealand has a really good pole-vaulting history. There’s no pressure for me; it actually motivates me to work even more.
“It is amazing to have three athletes making consistently global finals and all pushing each other to be better and to fight for the spot in the team. It brings the best out of us and the most competitive side of us.”