GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Senior pole vaulter
Jim Keys (Herndon, Va.) recorded his top mark of the outdoor season and Villanova wrapped up competition at the Pepsi Florida Relays with three field events at James G. Pressly Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Keys, freshman thrower
Tristan Bolinsky (Gordon, Pa.) and graduate
Shane O'Connor (North Haven, Conn.) were all in action on the final day of the meet.
Keys cleared the bar at a height of 4.76 meters in the pole vault and recorded a pair of successful attempts on the day. He started the competition at the opening height of 4.61 meters and made it over on his first try. The next bar raise was to 4.76 meters and Keys cleared it on his third and final attempt at that height. He was eliminated when another raise of 15 centimeters pushed the height to 4.91 meters. Keys' personal best in his top event is 4.87 meters and was recorded during the 2021 outdoor season.
The duo of Bolinsky and O'Connor competed in the discus, with Bolinsky throwing for 45.45 meters and O'Connor registering a mark of 41.90 meters. O'Connor also threw the shot put and placed ninth with a mark of 13.28 meters.