Guy finishes ninth in pole vault at Olympic Trials

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

Virginia graduate Bridget Guy placed ninth in the pole vault Saturday at the USA Track & Field Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore.

Guy cleared the bar at both 4.35 meters (14’ 3.25”) and 4.50 meters (14’ 9”) on her second attempt at both heights. She missed on all three of her attempts at 4.60 meters (15’ 1”).

On Sunday, UVA’s Michaela Meyer will compete in the 800-meter finals at 7:52 p.m. and Cavalier graduate Henry Wynne will race in the 1500 meters at 8:10 p.m. ET.