Career Honors & Awards
• NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier (2024)
• NCAA West First Round Qualifier (2023, 2024, 2025)
• Summit League Outdoor Champion (2024)
• Summit League Indoor Champion (2025)
• All-Summit League Indoor (2023, 2024)
• All-Summit League Outdoor (2023, 2025)
• Summit League Peak Performer of the Week (4/15/25, 4/23/24, 2/20/24)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Indoor (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Outdoor (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
• Summit League Commissioner’s List (2023-24, 2024-25)
• Summit League Honor Roll (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
Coyote Indoor Top 10
• T-8
th in the high jump (7-0 ¼)
Coyote Outdoor Top 10
• 2
nd in the high jump (7-1 ½)
Career Bests
2024-25
Indoor Track & Field
Summit League Champion in the high jump at 7-0 ¼… Also took the title at the SDSU Last Chance, clearing 6-7 ¾… placed second at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational with a clearance of 6-9 ¾… opened the season with his second-best jump jump of the season, clearing 6-10 ¾ to place second at the SDSU Holiday Open… placed eighth or better in every competition during the season.
Outdoor Track & Field
Summit League runner-up in the high jump at 6-9… NCAA West First Round Qualifier… cleared 6-10 ¼ at the West First Rounds… cleared a season’s best 7-0 ½ at the South Dakota Challenge to take first… named Summit League co-men’s field athlete of the week following his performance at the South Dakota Challenge… won the high jump a week earlier at the USD Early Bird by clearing 6-11… cleared 6-11 again at the USD Twilight to place second… totaled seven top-10 finishes over the course of the season.
2023-24
Indoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors in the high jump...cleared 6-11 at the Summit League Championship to force a jump-off for the event title, taking second place with a clearance of 7-0 ¼...member of the Coyotes' Summit League Championship title-winning team...won the high jump at the Tyson Invitational at 6-11 and at the USD Alumni Meet at 6-10 ¼...cleared 6-11 in his final three meets of the season...moved into a tie for 6th in USD Indoor history in high jump at the Summit League Championship...recorded seven top 10 finishes during the season.
Outdoor Track & Field
Summit League Champion in the high jump with a clearance of 6-9 ½...cleared a personal best 7-1 ½ at the NCAA West First Round to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships...placed 21st at the NCAA Championships in the high jump...cleared 7-0 in three meets during the season, winning the event twice (USD Challenge, Mount Marty Twilight)...totaled eight top 10's during the season.
2022-23
Indoor Track & Field
Garnered all-Summit League honors in the high jump … finished runner-up at the Summit League Championships by clearing 6-9 (2.06m) in the high jump … member of the Coyotes’ Summit League Championship title-winning team … recorded a season-best height of 6-10 ¼ (2.09m) at the USD Alumni Meet … won the high jump at Minnesota’s Jack Johnson Classic in 6-9 ¾ (2.08m) … tallied seven top-10 finishes indoors … named USTFCCCA All-Academic.
Outdoor Track & Field
Garnered all-Summit League honors in the high jump … tied for second in the high jump at the Summit League Championships with a clearance of 6-9 (2.06m) … qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary in the high jump … recorded a personal-best height of 6-10 ¾ (2.10m) to win the high jump at the Drake Relays … tied for 10th in South Dakota program history in the high jump (6-10 ¾) with the mark … jumped 6-10 ¼ (2.09m) for second place at The Monday Meet … recorded eight top-10 finishes during the season … named USTFCCCA All-Academic … made the Summit League honor roll.
Dakota State
Earned all-North Star Athletic Association honors with a third place finish at the indoor and outdoor NSAA Championships in 2022 ... cleared a collegiate best 6-7 in the high jump ... placed 11th at the 2022 NAIA Indoor Championships with a jump of 6-7 (2.01m).
Prep
Finished runner-up in the high jump at the 2021 South Dakota Track & Field Championships ... owned a personal best of 6-7 in the high jump ... member of O'Gorman's state runner-up basketball squad ... member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
Son of Rick and Amy Lynch ... accounting major.
