{"id":795256,"date":"2019-04-27T18:16:01","date_gmt":"2019-04-28T00:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/morris-wins-womens-pole-vault-at-drake-relays\/"},"modified":"2019-04-27T18:16:01","modified_gmt":"2019-04-28T00:16:01","slug":"morris-wins-womens-pole-vault-at-drake-relays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/morris-wins-womens-pole-vault-at-drake-relays\/","title":{"rendered":"Morris wins women\u2019s pole vault at Drake Relays"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"6.824493731919\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-365102-257\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Drake_Relays_Athletics_97117-99cb3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Drake_Relays_Athletics_97117-99cb3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Sandi Morris clears the bar during the women's special pole vault at the Drake Relays athletics meet, Friday, April 26, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall)\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"9\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Drake_Relays_Athletics_97117-99cb3.jpg\" alt=\"Sandi Morris clears the bar during the women's special pole vault at the Drake Relays athletics meet, Friday, April 26, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall)\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Sandi Morris clears the bar during the women&#8217;s special pole vault at the Drake Relays athletics meet, Friday, April 26, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Drake_Relays_Athletics_97117-99cb3-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Drake_Relays_Athletics_97117-99cb3-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Iowa's Tria Simmons falls over a hurdle during the women's 400-meter hurdles at the Drake Relays athletics meet, Friday, April 26, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall)\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"9\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Drake_Relays_Athletics_97117-99cb3-1.jpg\" alt=\"Iowa's Tria Simmons falls over a hurdle during the women's 400-meter hurdles at the Drake Relays athletics meet, Friday, April 26, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall)\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Iowa&#8217;s Tria Simmons falls over a hurdle during the women&#8217;s 400-meter hurdles at the Drake Relays athletics meet, Friday, April 26, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Drake_Relays_Athletics_97117-99cb3-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Drake_Relays_Athletics_97117-99cb3-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Indian Hills' Kenny Bednarek walks off the track after winning the men's special 200-meter dash at the Drake Relays athletics meet, Friday, April 26, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall)\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"9.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Drake_Relays_Athletics_97117-99cb3-2.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Hills' Kenny Bednarek walks off the track after winning the men's special 200-meter dash at the Drake Relays athletics meet, Friday, April 26, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall)\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"14\">\n<p><strong>Indian Hills&#8217; Kenny Bednarek walks off the track after winning the men&#8217;s special 200-meter dash at the Drake Relays athletics meet, Friday, April 26, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Drake_Relays_Athletics_97117-99cb3-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Drake_Relays_Athletics_97117-99cb3-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | Indian Hills' Kenny Bednarek, right, races ahead of Brandon Carnes while winning the men's special 200-meter dash at the Drake Relays athletics meet, Friday, April 26, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall)\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"10.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Drake_Relays_Athletics_97117-99cb3-3.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Hills' Kenny Bednarek, right, races ahead of Brandon Carnes while winning the men's special 200-meter dash at the Drake Relays athletics meet, Friday, April 26, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall)\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"16\">\n<p><strong>Indian Hills&#8217; Kenny Bednarek, right, races ahead of Brandon Carnes while winning the men&#8217;s special 200-meter dash at the Drake Relays athletics meet, Friday, April 26, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Drake_Relays_Athletics_97117-99cb3-4-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Drake_Relays_Athletics_97117-99cb3-4.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"AP | AP | CJ Allen reacts as he wins the men's special 400-meter hurdles at the Drake Relays athletics meet, Friday, April 26, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall)\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"9\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Drake_Relays_Athletics_97117-99cb3-4.jpg\" alt=\"CJ Allen reacts as he wins the men's special 400-meter hurdles at the Drake Relays athletics meet, Friday, April 26, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall)\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>CJ Allen reacts as he wins the men&#8217;s special 400-meter hurdles at the Drake Relays athletics meet, Friday, April 26, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall)<\/strong><br \/>AP | AP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/morris-wins-womens-pole-vault-at-drake-relays\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/morris-wins-womens-pole-vault-at-drake-relays\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">DES MOINES, Iowa \u2014 Sandi Morris won the women\u2019s pole vault Friday night at the Drake Relays, her first competition in eight months after offseason surgery on her left ankle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Morris, the silver medalist at the 2016 Rio Olympics, cleared 15 feet, 7 1\/4 inches to join Kellie Suttle (1998-2001) as the only four-time winner in the event at the meet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Morris went for the meet record, but she finally pulled out when it started to rain shortly after her first try at it nicked the bar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Former Olympic gold medalist Jenn Suhr was second at 15-3 1\/2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cSurprisingly awesome,\u201d Suhr said when asked how she felt health-wise. \u201cIt\u2019s a great way to kick off a season whether I\u2019m coming off an ankle injury or not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">In the men\u2019s 200 meters, Indian Hills Community College (Iowa) freshman Kenny Bednarek shocked a field full of professionals and past Olympians for the first major win of his young career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The 20-year-old Bednarek \u2014 who is so new to the international track scene that he had to look up his opponents online \u2014 crossed in 20.29 seconds, the eighth-best time in the world so far in 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Brandon Carnes was second in 20.62 and meet record-holder Wallace Spearmon was fourth in 20.89.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThey have a lot more (wins) than I do, especially as a (junior college athlete) with limited resources. Knowing the fact that I still won is a confidence booster,\u201d Bednarek said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">WOMEN\u2019S LONG JUMP<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">American Kendell Williams, who entered the meet ranked eighth in the world, won with a winning jump of 21-8 3\/4. It was a season best for Williams, who is training for a heptathlon in Gotzis, Austria, at the end of May. Williams competed in that event at the 2016 Rio Olympics. I\u2019m \u201cdefinitely trending in the right direction, so hopefully translating that to a heptathlon,\u201d Williams said. Kylie Price was second at 21-5 1\/2, and defending USATF outdoor champion Sha\u2019Keela Saunders passed on her final five attempts after fouling on her first.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">TIDBITS<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">C.J. Allen cruised to the win in the 400 hurdles at 49.57, followed by Jeffery Gibson of the Bahamas at 49.92. \u2026The men\u2019s high jump went to Jeron Robinson at 7-5 3\/4 in a jump-off against Canada\u2019s Django Lovett. He cleared 7-5 \u00bc. \u2026The Oklahoma State women won the 3,200 relay in 8:25.41, the fastest Division I time in the country this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">LOOKING AHEAD TO SATURDAY<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Friday\u2019s competition was held under largely pleasant conditions \u2014 but that likely won\u2019t be the case on Saturday. The forecast calls for a high of just 50 degrees with steady rain and wind gusts reaching as high as 25 mph. Those conditions could force some of the meet\u2019s elite athletes to think twice about competing and risking an injury this early in the season. World-record holder Keni Harrison is scheduled to compete for her fourth meet title in the 100-meter hurdles, while 2016 Olympic champion Omar McLeod leads the field in the 110 hurdles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/morris-wins-womens-pole-vault-at-drake-relays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sandi Morris clears the bar during the women&#8217;s special pole vault at the Drake Relays athletics meet, Friday, April 26, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. 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