WholeHogSports · Sep 15, 2020
Versatility helps Bhastekar land at Arkansas
Etamar Bhastekar competes in the pole vault during the 2020 season. Bhastekar, originally from Israel, transferred from UTEP last season and competes in the pole vault and heptathlon. (Photo courtesy the University of Arkansas athletics department.)It is appropriate that Arkansas track and field athlete Etamar Bhastekar competes in the heptathlon.
The men's heptathlon is a seven-event competition that ranges from sprints and high jump to hurdles and pole vaulting, and requires versatility. Bhastekar, a basketball player-turned-pole vaulter who served in the Israeli army and teaches children in his spare time, is nothing if not versatile.