Former Idalou Wildcat and Texas Tech Red Raider Bradley Adkins will don a new uniform this August. Adkins will represent the United State at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil after qualifying in the high jump.
With seven men left in the event, only the two Adkins was tied with, Erik Kynard & Kyle Landon, cleared the bar at 2.26m/7-5. A little drama was added to the event as Deante Kemper, who was in fourth, passed on his final attempt at 2.26m/7-5, moving up to 2.29m/7-6 for his final jump. If he cleared, he would move ahead of Adkins and possibly edge him out. When he missed, Adkins’ bronze medal was sealed and his ticket to Rio was officially punched.
The Olympics start on August 5th.
