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Nick Maestretti - Track & Field - Kansas Jayhawks

Nick Maestretti

Position Pole Vault
Class Senior
Hometown Minden, Nev.
High School Douglas HS
Position Pole Vault
bio

Career Results

2017 OUTDOOR (Sr.)
Competed in the NCAA Division I West Preliminary Round (5/25-27) and finished 18th in the pole vault with a clearance of 5.15 meters (16-10.75 ft.) … Recorded a season-best mark of 5.30 meters (17-4.5 ft.) at the Sun Angel Classic (4/6-8) good for a ninth-place finish in the pole vault … Finished in third-place at the Texas Relays (3/29-4/1) in the pole vault with a clearance of 5.21 meters (17-1 ft.).

2017 INDOOR (Sr.)
Earned Second Team All-America honors in the pole vault after finishing 14th at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships (3/10-11) with a clearance of 5.25 meters (17-2.25 ft.) … Finished second in the pole vault at the Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Championship (2/24-25) with a mark of 5.37 meters (17-7.25 ft.) … Recorded a personal-best vault of 5.46 meters (17-11 ft.) at the Arkansas Qualifier (2/17), good for a second-place finish in the pole vault.

2016 OUTDOOR (RS-Jr.)
Competed in his first NCAA West Preliminary (5/28) where he placed 13th with a clearance of 5.28 meters (17-3.75 ft.) … Finished sixth at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship (5/15) after a personal-best vault of 5.35 meters (17-6.5 ft.) … Claimed fifth place with a vault of 4.99 meters (16-4.5 ft.) at the Rock Chalk Classic (4/30) … Cleared 4.96 meters (16-3.25 ft.) at the Kansas Relays (4/23), good enough for seventh … Took eighth at the Sun Angel Classic (4/9) after vaulting over 5.20 meters (17-0.75 ft.) … Placed 10th at the Nike Texas Relays (4/2), clearing 5.20 meters (17-0.75 ft.).

2016 INDOOR (RS-Jr.)
Won the pole vault at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/4) after clearing 5.21 meters (17-1.0 ft.) … Runner-up at the Bill Easton Classic (1/8) with a vault of 5.20 meters (17-0.75 ft.) … Vaulted to a third-place finish at the Jayhawk Classic (1/29), clearing 5.07 meters (16-7.5 ft.).

2015 OUTDOOR (Jr.) 
Utilized redshirt season.

2015 INDOOR (Jr.)
Top vault of the year came at the Tyson Invitational (2/14) when he cleared 5.25 meters (17-2.75 ft.), earning him a runner-up finish … Added to the KU scoring effort at the Big 12 Championship (2/28) with a 5.08 meter (16-8 ft.) effort and a seventh-place finish … Started 2015 strong with a fourth-place finish at the Bill Easton Classic (1/9) by way of his 5.20 meter (17-0.75 ft.) clearance.

2014 OUTDOOR (So.)
Competed in the pole vault at six different events for the Jayhawks on the season … Placed first and set a personal-best mark of 5.18 meters (17-0 ft.) at the Sun Angel Classic (4/12) … Tied for ninth at the Big 12 Championship (5/18) with a vault of 5.04 meters (16-6.5 ft.) … Vaulted 4.75 meters (15-7 ft.) for a third-place finish at the Emporia Spring Open (3/29) … Finished fourth after notching a mark of 4.75 meters (15-7 ft.) at the Mesa Classic (4/11) …  At the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/3), took eighth place after clearing 5.00 meters (16-4.75 ft.) … Cleared 5.06 meters (16-7.25 ft.) to claim 15th place at the Kansas Relays (4/19).

2014 INDOOR (So.)
Hit the top mark of his career in the pole vault twice on the season for the Jayhawks … Cleared the bar with a mark of 5.05 meters (16-6.75 ft.), finishing in 10th place, at the Big 12 Championship (2/28) and first at the Armory Collegiate Invitational (2/8) … Earned a seventh-place finish at the Tyson Invitational (2/15) with a mark of 5.01 meters (16-5.25 ft.) … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team.

2013 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Top vault of the year came at the Sun Angel Classic (4/6) where he cleared 5.06 meters (16-7.25 ft.) to finish second … Claimed a tie for sixth at the Big 12 Championship (5/5) with a vault of 5.04 meters (16-6.5 ft.) … Earned a sixth-place finish at the Ward Haylett Invite (5/11) after a clearance of 4.88 meters (16-0 ft.) … Placed fourth at the Mesa Classic (4/5) with a vault of 4.88 meters (16-0 ft.) … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.

2013 INDOOR (Fr.)
Finished 13th in his first career conference meet, clearing 4.87 meters (15-11.75 ft.) at the Big 12 Championship (2/23) … Best vault of his indoor campaign came at the Jayhawk Classic (1/25) when he cleared 4.91 meters (16-1.25 ft.) en route to a seventh-place finish … Finished eighth at the Armory Collegiate Invitational (2/2) after posting mark of 4.70 meters (15-5 ft.).

HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time Nevada State Champion in the pole vault … Claimed state title his senior year with a top clearance of 16-0 ft. … Named a Nevada Interscholastic Athletic Association Top-10 Student-Athlete of the Year his senior year.

PERSONAL
Full name is Nicholas Lee Maestretti … Son of Lane and Kelly Maestretti … Has an older sister, Bridget (22) … Father, Lane, was two-time competitor in the decathlon at the Olympic Trials and at one time held the American record in the decathlon pole vault … Majoring in civil engineering.