Career Bests
2020-21
Indoor Track & Field
All-American in the pole vault … placed fifth at the NCAA Championships with a clearance of 18-0 ½ (5.50m) … Summit League Champion in the pole vault … vaulted 18-5 ½ (5.63m) to win the league meet … cleared a personal best height of 18-6 ½ (5.65m) to win the SDSU Last Chance meet … the height ranks second in USD program history … garnered Summit League Field Athlete of the Week honors following the performance on Feb. 23 … captured the Division I Challenge title with a jump of 18-5 ¼ (5.62m) and earned the Summit Field Athlete of the Week on Feb. 16 … won the pole vault at the Dakota Quad Classic … then named Summit League Field Athlete of the Week on Feb. 9 … received three Summit weekly honors during the season … vaulted past 18 feet at six indoor meets … recorded six event wins and notched eight top-10 finishes during the season … member of the Coyotes’ nationally top-ranked men’s pole vault squad during the season … voted to the Academic All-Summit League team … named USTFCCCA All-Academic.
Outdoor Track & Field
All-American in the pole vault … took home the bronze at the NCAA Championships, placing third with a height of 18-2 ½ (5.55m) … qualified for U.S. Olympic Trials in the pole vault and finished 15th … earned all-Summit League honors in the pole vault with a runner-up finish and clearance of 17-10 ½ (5.45m) ... vaulted an outdoor best of 18-4 ¾ (5.61m) to win the USD Early Bird … the height ranks second in USD program history … named Summit League Field Athlete of the Week on April 6 following the USD Early Bird meet … captured the South Dakota Challenge and Sioux City Relays with clearances of 18-2 ½ (5.55m) on back-to-back weeks … made his fourth career appearance at the NCAA West Preliminary … vaulted past 18 feet at seven meets outdoors … won three event titles and tallied eight top-10 finishes during the season … member of the Coyotes’ nationally second-ranked men’s pole vault squad during the season … voted to the Academic All-Summit League team … voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District VI team … named USTFCCCA All-Academic ... made the Summit League honor roll.
2019-20
Indoor Track & Field
All-American in the pole vault … qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the pole vault with the ninth position in the field; the meet was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … earned all-Summit League honors with a runner-up performance in the pole vault at the Summit League Championships … jumped 17-5 at the league meet … vaulted an indoor best of 18-1 at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet to qualify for his first NCAA Indoor Championships … the 18-1 vault moved him to second on the Coyote top-10 list … helped the Coyotes rank No. 24 in the final USTFCCCA poll prior to the season’s cancellation … member of the nationally top-ranked pole vault squad by the USTFCCCA … finished runner-up at the Adidas Classic with a vault of 17-11 … also took second at the Nebraska Tune-Up with a vault of 17-7 ¾ … placed in the top-five for six meets 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
Redshirted … placed third at the Jim Emmerich Alumni Invitational while competing unattached.
Outdoor Track & Field
Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminaries in the pole vault … earned all-Summit League honors with a runner-up finish in the pole vault after jumping 17-9 ¼ … vaulted a season-best 18-1 at the South Dakota Challenge … cleared 17 feet or higher at seven meets during the outdoor season … won the USD Twilight with a jump of 17-6 ½ … finished runner-up at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays with a clearance of 17-9 ¾ … recorded eight top-10 finishes during the season … member of the nation’s top-ranked pole vault squad by the USTFCCCA with an average height of 17-8 ½ … made the Summit League honor roll.
2017-18
Indoor Track & Field
Summit League Champion in the pole vault with a jump of 17-6 ½ … vaulted an indoor best of 17-11 ¼ to win the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet … the height ranks second in school history and tied for 16th on the NCAA’s charts during the season … garnered Summit League Athlete of the Week honors following the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet … also won the Tyson Invitational after clearing 17-9 … finished runner-up with a height of 17-4 ½ at the Jack Johnson Classic … vaulted above the 17-foot barrier at six meets … placed first or second at all six meets during the season.
Outdoor Track & Field
Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary in the pole vault … earned all-Summit League honors in the pole vault with a runner-up finish in 18-3 ¾ … ranks second in South Dakota program history with the personal best height … Drake Relays champion in the pole vault with a jump of 17-8 ½ … one of 21 Coyotes in USD history to win a title at the Drake Relays … victorious in the vault at the Texas State Bobcat Invitational with a height of 17-4 ½ … finished runner-up with a mark of 17-6 ½ at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays … also placed second at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate, Sioux City Relays and USD Twilight … recorded nine top-10 finishes during the season … made the Summit League honor roll.
2016-17
Indoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors with runner-up finish in the pole vault after clearing 16-11 ½ … notched an indoor best of 17-1 in the pole vault at the USD Last Chance Meet to tie for fourth on USD’s all-time charts … placed third in the pole vault at the Tyson Invitational … cleared 16-10 ¾ twice, at the Jack Johnson Classic and the Hawkeye Invitational, to place third at both meets … finished runner-up at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet ... recorded a top-five finish at all seven meets during the season.
Outdoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors in the pole vault … placed second with a personal best height of 17-5 … the mark ranks fifth on USD’s all-time charts … qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary, where he finished 28th in the pole vault in 16-10 ¾ … won the pole vault at the Texas State Bobcat Invitational in 16-4 ¾ … tied for eighth in the “B” section of the pole vault at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays … tallied four top-10 finishes during the season … made the Summit League honor roll.
Prep
Ranked second in the state of Indiana for pole vault in 2015 ... finished runner-up in the pole vault at the 2016 Indiana State Championships ... vaulted a personal best of 16-6 as a senior, which is a county and Hamilton Southeastern High School record ... previously won the 2015 Carmel Sectional with a clearance of 16-4 ¾ to set the sectional record ... went on to place fourth at the 2015 Indiana State Championship with a vault of 15-9.
Personal
Son of Greg and Debbie Bray ... criminal justice major ... working towards master's degree in kinesiology and sport management.
