University of South Dakota Athletics

Career Bests

2015-16
Indoor Track & Field
Placed second at the Summit League Championships after clearing 16-6 in the pole vault … vaulted a season-best 16-8 for sixth at the Nebraska Tune-Up … finished runner-up in the pole vault at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet and the Jim Emmerich Invitational … finished in the top eight of all seven meets he competed in.
 
Outdoor Track & Field
Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminaries for second consecutive season … finished 25th at the meet with a height of 16-10 … finished runner-up at the Summit League Championships with a vault of 17-1 … cleared a career best 17-1 ½ to win the USD Twilight and move to fifth in program history … placed third at the Kansas Relays with a vault of 16-6 ¾ … finished in the top-10 at seven meets during the season ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2014-15
Indoor Track & Field
Earned all-Summit League honors in the pole vault … finished runner-up with a vault of 16-9 ¼ to help the Coyote men capture their third-straight Summit League indoor title … vaulted a season best 16-10 ¾ to place second at the Dakota Realty Alumni meet … also finished runner-up at the SDSU Indoor Classic … ranks third in school history in the pole vault (16-10 ¾).

Outdoor Track & Field
Took fourth in the pole vault with a vault of 15-4 ¼ at the Summit League Championships … vaulted a career best 17-0 ¾ to win the Bobcat Invitational and to qualify for the NCAA West Preliminaries … also won the pole vault at the Mt. Marty Twilight by clearing 16-6 ¾ … finished runner-up at the Dakota Duals … placed fourth in the pole vault by clearing 16-6 ¾ at the Mt. SAC Relays … ranks sixth in school history in the pole vault (17-0 ¾) ... named to the Summit League honor roll … named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2013-14
Earned All-Summit League honors for both indoor and outdoor seasons ... placed second in the pole vault at both the Summit League Outdoor Championships and Summit League Indoor Championships ... placed second at the Mount Marty Twilight, finished third at the USD Snowbird and fourth at both the Kip Janvrin Open and the Sioux City Relays ... Had season-high mark of 16-6¾ ... finished ninth in his division at the Mt. SAC Relays ... during indoor season, finished second at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet ... added fourth-place finish at the USD Twilight and fifth-place finish at the Jack Johnson Classic...named to the Summit League honor roll ... named to the Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence

2012-13
Capped off freshman campaign by winning the Summit League outdoor pole vault title in 16-8...received All-Summit League honors at both league indoor and outdoor championships...placed third at the Summit League Indoor Championships...won at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays with a height of 16-0...was fifth at the Sioux City Relays...placed seventh in the junior men's pole vault at the USA Championships with height of 15-11.

Prep
California's 2012 State Pole Vault Champion after clearing a height of 16-4...only athlete in Murrieta Valley school history to win a state championship...2012 High School Game Time boys track and field athlete of the year...became Riverside County record-holder and 2012 Arcadia Invitational champion with a personal record vault of 16-6 1/2.

Personal
Contemporary Media and Journalism major with a minor in Spanish.