UW alum Diamara Planell Cruz punches ticket to Rio at Mt. SAC Relays...

CERRITOS, California—University of Washington alum Diamara Planell Cruz (left/photo by Paul Merca) broke her own Puerto Rican national record in winning the pole vault competition at the Mt. SAC Relays Saturday afternoon, and more importantly, cleared the Olympic Games qualifying standard to enhance her chances of selection for her country’s Olympic team.



Planell Cruz, who completed her