EUGENE, Ore. — Competing against some of the nation's top young athletes, Charlotte senior Riley Felts posted top-10 performance in the pole vault finals at the U.S. Olympic Trials at Hayward Field on Sunday.
Felts achieved a clearance of 14'6.25" (4.43m) to finish tied for ninth. Among collegians, she had the fifth-best mark in the field. The Matthews, N.C. native qualified for the finals by posting a clearance of 14'9" (4.50m) in the first round on Friday.
The Olympic Trials mark the unofficial end to Felts' magnificent Charlotte career. She leaves as the school's record holder in the indoor and outdoor pole vault, a two-time national runner-up at the NCAA Championships, and a seven-time conference champion.