PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Former Arkansas pole vaulter Sandi Morris won the gold medal at the 2016 U.S. track & field indoor championships on Saturday.
Morris upset world record-holder Jenn Suhr with a personal best of 16 feet, 2¾ inches. Morris had finished second to Suhr two straight years at the outdoor championships.
Suhr, the gold medalist in the 2012 London Games, last month broke her own world record in the indoor pole vault in her home state, clearing 16-6 at the Brockport Golden Eagle Multi and Invitational at SUNY Brockport. She missed her final two attempts on Saturday to finish second at 16-0 3/4.