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Celebrating A Century of NCAA Track & Field Championships Rice’s Roberts Cooked Up Pole Vault Greatness Dave Roberts wasn’t in the lead until making his final pole vault attempt at the 1973 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships at LSU’s Bernie Moore Stadium. The senior from Rice had won the 1971 and 1972 NCAA meets, but he found himself behind after a third-attempt clearance at his opening height of 17-0 (5.18m). Even though it was a clutch make for Roberts, he would need one more in order to win and put himself in never-before territory. The proving ground was the event’s final height of 17-4 (5.28m), and everything came down to the final attempt after Terry Porter of Kansas and Florida’s Mike Cotton missed three times. At that point Cotton held the lead with Porter ahead of Roberts as all of the places were determined on fewer misses. ....
Updated December 24, 2020 7:25 p.m. EST By Indira Eskieva, WRAL Eastern North Carolina reporter Wilson, N.C. The heart of the American Dream is opening a small business. But many who have done so are now facing hard times and hoping a new relief bill will come soon. One of those businesses is SaYum, which has served traditional Jamaican cuisine in Wilson since 2014. Business was great until the pandemic hit, but now most of the sales are gone. But the hard times haven’t stopped the owner Michael Bell from giving back. These past nine, 10 months have been so challenging that several times we ve said, might as well be closed. But then I said, no, let’s keep the door open,” Bell said. ....