University of South Dakota Athletics

Career Bests

2020-21
Indoor Track & Field
Placed fifth in the pole vault at the Summit League Championships with a clearance of 16-10 (5.13m) … vaulted an indoor best of 17-1 (5.21m) and placed third at the Dakota Realty Invitational … the height ties for sixth in USD program history for the pole vault … also finished third in the vault at the Dakota Quad Classic … leaped 16-5 ¼ (5.01m) at the USD Invitational for fourth place … member of the Coyotes’ nationally top-ranked men’s pole vault squad during the season … tallied seven top-10 finishes indoors … named USTFCCCA All-Academic.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Placed fourth in the pole vault at the Summit League Championships … vaulted a personal best of 17-4 ½ (5.30m) at the league meet … the height ties for eighth in USD program history … qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary in the pole vault … placed third in his section of the pole vault at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays with a vault of 17-0 ¾ (5.20m) … vaulted 17-2 ¾ (5.25m) for fourth place at the South Dakota Challenge … also vaulted past 17 feet, clearing 17-1 (5.21m) at the USD Early Bird ... member of the Coyotes’ nationally second-ranked men’s pole vault squad during the season … recorded five top-10 finishes during the season … named USTFCCCA All-Academic … made the Summit League honor roll.

2019-20
Indoor Track & Field
Placed fourth in the pole vault at the Summit League Championships with a height of 16-5 ¼ … member of the nationally top-ranked pole vault squad by the USTFCCCA … pole vaulted an indoor best 16-7 ¼ at the Adidas Classic and placed fifth in the field … tied the height the following week with a fourth-place finish at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet … moved to 10th on the Coyote top-10 list for the pole vault with the height of 16-7 ¼ … took eighth at the Nebraska Tune-Up with a pole vault of 16-0 … tallied five top-10 finishes during the season … named USTFCCCA All-Academic … made the Summit League honor roll.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Season cancelled by NCAA and The Summit League due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2018-19
Indoor Track & Field
Placed sixth in the pole vault at the Summit League Championships with a height of 15-11 ¼ … posted a season-best mark of 16-0 at the Nebraska Tune-Up … vaulted 15-11 at the Hawkeye Invitational ... finished in the top-10 at all five meets during the indoor season.

Outdoor Track & Field
Took ninth at the Summit League Championships with a vault of 15-0 … posted a personal best height of 16-5 ¼ at the Sioux City Relays with a third-place finish … also vaulted past 16-feet at the Howard Wood Relays, clearing 16-4 for fifth place … member of the nation’s top-ranked pole vault squad by the USTFCCCA with an average height of 17-8 ½ … notched four top-10 finishes during the outdoor season … made the Summit League honor roll.

2017-18
Indoor Track & Field
Did not compete.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
USD’s Courage Award winner … took ninth in the pole vault at the Summit League Championships with a mark of 15-0 ¼ … competed at three meets during the season after returning from active military duty … placed sixth at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays with a vault of 15-1 … took sixth at the South Dakota Invitational.

2016-17
Indoor Track & Field
Redshirted.

Outdoor Track & Field
Redshirted.

2015-16
Indoor Track & Field
Took 11th in the pole vault at the Summit League Championships … leaped a season-best 15-7 at the Air Force Team Challenge … took fifth in the vault with a height of 14-7 ¼ at the Jim Emmerich Invitational.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Finished ninth in the pole vault at the Summit League Championships … won the pole vault at the Cal State LA Twilight in 15-0 … took third in the vault at the Kip Janvrin Open … cleared a season best 16-0 at the Beach Invitational.

Prep
2015 South Dakota state champion in the pole vault with a winning vault of 14-9 ... cleared 16 feet as a senior, which is tied for second-highest in South Dakota high school history ... won the pole vault at the 2015 Howard Wood Dakota Relays with a jump of 15-10.

Personal
Son of Andrew and Cory Ann Ellis ... Kinesiology and sport management major.