WALNUT, Calif. – Men's pole vaulters James Rhoads and Scott Toney represented the University of Pennsylvania track & field team at the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays over the weekend.
 
Rhoads was in the Invitational Elite competition and finished as the top collegian in that field, fourth overall, topping out at a Penn-record 5.62 meters (18 feet 5.25 inches). That breaks a program mark that has stood since 1993, when Mamadou Johnson cleared 5.52 meters.at the Ivy Heptagonal Championships, and is third in Ivy League history behind the marks established the last two years by the Princeton duo of Sondre and Simen Guttormsen.
 
Rhoads' height also puts him in a position to potentially qualify for the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials, which will take place June 21-30 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
 
Toney competed in the Invite B Elite division and tied for fourth place, topping out at 5.20 meters (17 feet 0.75 inches).