Morris wins pole vault event on facility she built with her father

Olympic pole vaulting silver medalist Sandi Morris runs on vaulting pit she is building with her father in Greenville, S.C., Tuesday, April 14, 2020. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)Sandi Morris, the 2016 Olympic silver medalist in the pole vault and a University of Arkansas NCAA champion, cleared 15 feet, 9 1/4 inches to win a meet she hosted on Wednesday night in her hometown of Greenville, S.C., the Greenville News reported.

The meet was held at a pole vault facility built by Morris and her father, Harry, on a soccer field in the family’s neighborhood.

“The runway turned out amazing,” Morris told the Greenville News. “It’s everything and more, now that I’ve seen it in action, and all of my fellow…