AUSTIN, Texas -- After the final vault of her collegiate career, Lexi Jacobus shared a long hug with twin sister Tori Hoggard.
Jacobus, a four-time national champion in the pole vault for Arkansas, made an early exit in the finals of the NCAA Track and Field Championships on Thursday at Mike A. Myers Stadium. Hoggard met her halfway down the runway. Her career ended in ninth place at 13 feet, 9¼ inches.
"You've had an amazing career," Hoggard told her sister. "Don't let this one meet define it."
Then Hoggard returned to the competition, ready to leave her own legacy.