Greenville native Sandi Morris reigns supreme in college pole vault

Published by Scott Keepfer of greenvillenews.com on March 30, 2015

Perhaps it began with the insects and snakes and other critters she used to pluck from the back yard and plop down in mom's laundry room, but Sandi Morris always has been somewhat, well, "different."

"She was definitely a tomboy," says her mom, Kerry. "And fearless."

Presumably it's that same spirit and fearlessness that has propelled Morris to the top of the collegiate pole vaulting world.

She's a veritable high-flying hometown hero, if you will — a Greenville High graduate who's still soaring after winning the national title at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships two weeks ago.

"I knew I had it in me the whole time," said Morris, a senior at the University of Arkansas. "But it means the world to be able to say that I'm the national champion."