FAYETTEVILLE -- Former Arkansas NCAA champion Sandi Morris isn't going to miss out on pole vaulting at the Olympics because of concerns about the Zika virus.
Morris is among 18 current or former Razorbacks competing at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, which has experienced an outbreak of Zika, a virus carried by mosquitoes and linked to birth defects.
"There's been a lot of hype about the Zika virus," Morris said. "But the fact is it's winter down there right now, so the mosquitoes are actually not at their peak and going crazy."
Morris said she's followed the recommendations of the U.