Jimmy Rhoads finishes second in B1G Ten pole vault; Julia David-Smith's 2nd in 5000m leads UW women...
LINCOLN, Nebraska-- The tricky winds that swirled through Nebraska Track on the final day of the B1G Ten Track & Field Championships made things difficult on Washington's Jimmy Rhoads (UW Athletics photo) , as well as all the athletes competing on both the track and the field, but he survived the elements to finish second in the pole vault Sunday. Rhoads, the B1G Ten Conference leader outdoors going into the meet at 18-10.25 (5.75m), knew that he would be in a battle for the top spot on the podium against the home town favorite Dyson Wicker of the host Cornhuskers. Rhoads put himself in a hole against the large field of 25 vaulters when he needed two attempts to clear his opening bar of 17-5.5 (5.32m). After a first attempt clearance on his second bar (17-9.25/5.42m), he made matters tougher on himself as he needed two attempts to clear the next two heights of 18-1.25 (5.52m) and 18-5.25 (5.62m), while Wicker made both bars on his first try. Rhoads, who was fourth going into th...
