Shaun Goodwin Special to The Star
Bouncing up off the heavy mat in the pole-vault pit at Rock Chalk Park, Zach Bradford let the raucous applause and cheering from the bleachers wash over his body, falling back down to the mat with a heavy thud.
The KU freshman had not only eclipsed the KU track and field pole-vault record, but he’d also just recorded the fourth-best vault in the world for 2019 at 19 feet, 0.25 inches.
@KUTrack freshman pole vaulter Zach Bradford just broke a 39-year-old KU record and recorded the 4th-best vault in the world this year with a vault of 5.