Huge news for Bradley Adkins, from Texas Tech, more specifically Idalou, Lubbock County, Texas, as he’s headed to the Rio Olympics in the high jump! Adkins just finished up his senior year and he cleared 7’3″ in the Olympic qualifying meet at Hayward Field in Oregon tonight propelling him to Rio de Janeiro .

Bradley Adkins is headed to Rio! He places 3rd in the high jump & will represent @usatf at the Olympics! #WreckEm pic.twitter.com/iAjwHGQ7wA

— TTU Track & Field/XC (@TTU_TF_XC) July 10, 2016

Here’s Adkins taking his lap around the field:

Bradley Adkins takes his “Olympic Qualifier” lap around Hayward before heading to the podium! 🇺🇸 #WreckEm #RioBound pic.twitter.com/DkDS4I5G7Q

— TTU Track & Field/XC (@TTU_TF_XC) July 10, 2016

And Adkins with his coach James Thomas and his teammate, Trey Culver:

Me and @tculver7 standing with an Olympian. Congrats @bradley_adkins!! You deserve this!! #Rio2016 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/D7yZ8WZsmv

— James Thomas (@CoachThomasJr) July 11, 2016