Personal Bests
Indoor
Pole Vault: 16-10 (5.13) (2/26/16)
Outdoor
Pole Vault: 17-4 1/2 (5.30) (5/30/15)
Big Ten Championships
2016 (O): PV - 16-9 1/4 (5.11) (4th)
2016 (I): PV - 16-10 (5.13) (5th)
2015 (O): PV - 16-9 1/4 (8th)
2014 (O): PV - 16-8 3/4 (4th)
2014 (I): PV - 15-11 1/4 (15th)
2013 (I): PV - 16-9 1/2 (8th)
2013 (O): PV - 16-1 1/4 (10th)
Honors
Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012, 2014, 2015; Spring 2014, 2016)
2016 (Senior)
Indoor: Set an indoor personal best in the pole vault of 16-10 (5.13m) to place fifth at the Big Ten Indoor Championships...took second at the Mark Colligan Memorial with a mark of 16-7 1/4 (5.06m) and third at the Holiday Inn Invitational (16-5 1/4, 5.01m)...cleared 16-8 (5.08m) at the Nebraska Tune-Up to finish fourth.
Outdoor: Placed fourth in the pole vault at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships at 16-9 1/4 (5.11)...finished 31st at the NCAA West Preliminary Round (16-4 (4.98))...set a season best of 17-0 (5.18) to finish second at the Husker Spring Invitational.
2015 (Junior)
Indoor: Competed at four meets...cleared a season-best 16-5 1/4 (5.01m) to finish third at the Iowa State Classic.
Outdoor: Placed eighth at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships with a mark of 16-9 1/4 (5.11m)...established a new personal best at the NCAA West Preliminary Round, clearing 17-4 1/2 (5.30m) to finish 13th and miss a bid to nationals by one spot...was the runner-up at the Michael Johnson Classic and Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Invitational.
2014 (Sophomore)
Indoor: Competed in the pole vault four times for Nebraska during the 2014 indoor season...recorded a season-best mark of 16-6 3/4 (5.05) at the New Mexico Invite...finished third at the Mark Colligan Memorial and fourth at the Holiday Inn Invite...participated in the pole vault at the Big Ten Indoor Championships where he finished 15th.
Outdoor: Earned first place at the Nebraska Quad by posting a personal-best 16-10 (5.13) before competing in the Big Ten Championships and finishing fourth...named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring semester.
2013 (Redshirt Freshman)
Recorded a personal-best vault of 16-9 1/2 (5.12) at the 2013 Big Ten Indoor Championships to finish eighth...posted a 10th-place finish at the 2013 Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the pole vault with a mark of 16-1 1/4 (4.91)...claimed a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2012.
2012 (Redshirt)
Redshirted the 2012 indoor and outdoor seasons at Nebraska...competed unattached for the Huskers...posted a season-best mark of 15-9 (4.80) in the pole vault at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational...recorded a season-best outdoor vault of 16-2 (4.92) at the Nebraska Mini Meet on April 25.
Before Nebraska (Aurora)
Arrived at Nebraska from Aurora High School after winning the 2010 all-class gold in the pole vault...Class B state champion in 2010...came in second in the pole vault at the state championships in 2011...two-time state qualifier...prep-best 15-2 on pole vault.
Personal
Born Dec. 30, 1992...parents are Ray and Linda...majoring in agronomy.