Coming into this season, pole vaulter Chase Smith had only competed in two outdoor meets since May 2017.
After about three months of recovery from a right medial meniscus tear early into his 2018 campaign and redshirting his past indoor season, Smith is just now getting back into competitions.
“I am more than excited, I feel pretty greedy right now,” Smith said. “We’re always taught to be good-hearted and whole-hearted people off the field but we’re always coached to be as greedy as possible on the field, meaning we’re not there to compete and hangout with people, we’re there to get there, get PR’s, get records.”