After graduating from Medford High School in 1965, he enrolled at Oregon State University in Corvallis.[9] The school's coach, Berny Wagner, believed that Fosbu

After graduating from Medford High School in 1965, he enrolled at Oregon State University in Corvallis.[9] The school's coach, Berny Wagner, believed that Fosbury would eventually achieve greater results using the western roll and convinced him to continue practicing the old technique through his freshman year, although he was allowed to use the "flop" in freshman meets.[5] The debate over technique ended during Fosbury's sophomore year, however, when he cleared 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m) in his first meet of the season, shattering the school record.[5] Fosbury later recalled: After the meet, Berny came up to me and said, "That's enough." That was the end of Plan A, on to Plan B. He would study what I was doing, film it, and even start to try to experiment and teach it to the younger jumpers.[5]