Andrew Irwin hopes final season at Arkansas will be like first two –EUGENE, Ore. – Disappointment and failure aren’t something that Andrew Irwin hasn’t had to deal with, but his shortcomings this season might actually make him a stronger athlete. Irwin, a junior from Arkansas, who was a phenom in the pole vault his first two years, has battled injury and was no where near the form he showed when he was a freshman and a sophomore. “It is really disappointing but in the grand scheme it is just one year,” Irwin said. “I do have more collegiate time.”Ending his career with a no height in the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships would have been difficult for Irwin to deal with, instead he will be able to use the frustration as motivation for the upcoming year.“I definitely want to build off the two more successful years I have had and forget about this year,” Irwin said. “Looking at this it didn’t go as planned but there is some stuff to pull out of it.” more
