LEXINGTON, Ky. - For the first time in his career, Sean Collins qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship on Friday, highlighting the performances of three South Alabama student-athletes at NCAA East Region Preliminaries held at the Kentucky Outdoor Track and Field Facility.
Collins cleared a height of 5.35m in the men's pole vault to place fifth after entering the event as the fifth seed. Collins missed his first height of 5.00m on the first try, but cleared it after the second attempt. The sophomore would also clear 5.15m on his second try and 5.