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Nick Meyer - Track & Field - Kansas Jayhawks

Nick Meyer

Position Pole Vault
Class Senior
Hometown Kingman, Kan.
High School Bishop Carroll HS
Position Pole Vault

CAREER RESULTS

Career Highlights
2018 Outdoor All-America Honorable Mention (Pole Vault)
2018 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2017 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2016 Academic All-Big 12 First Team

 

2018 OUTDOOR (Sr.)
Finished fourth in the college section of the men’s pole vault at the Texas Relays (3/28-31) with a clearance of 4.35 meters (17-6.5 ft.) … Finished fourth in the quadrangular section of the pole vault at the Kansas Relays (4/18-21) with a clearance of 5.25 meters (17-2.75 ft.) … Took fourth in the pole vault at the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/5) with a clearance of 4.47 meters (14-8 ft.) … Qualified for the NCAA Championships by finishing eighth in the pole vault at the NCAA West Preliminary with a clearance of 5.25 meters (17-2.75 ft.) … Earned All-America Honorable Mention by competing in the pole vault at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/6-9).

2018 INDOOR (Sr.)
Opened the season with a fifth-place finish in the pole vault at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2), clearing 4.91 meters (16-1.25 ft.) .. Finished third at the Arkansas Invitational (1/12) with a clearance of 5.35 meters (17-6.5 ft.) … Won the vault at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/13) with a clearance of 5.05 meters (16-6.75 ft.) … Placed fourth at the Mark Colligan Memorial (1/20) with a clearance of 4.93 meters (16-2 ft.) … Cleared 4.98 meters (16-4 ft.) to finish third in the pole vault at the Jayhawk Classic (1/25-26) … Took third in the pole vault at the Rod McCravy Memorial (2/3) with a height of 5.00 meters (16-4.75 ft.) … Finished fourth in the pole vault at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/23-24) with a mark of 5.29 meters (17-4.25 ft.).

2017 OUTDOOR (Sr.)
Utilized redshirt season.

2017 INDOOR (Jr.)
Finished fourth in the pole vault at the Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Championship (2/24-25) with a clearance of 5.37 meters (17-7.25 ft.) … Recorded a season-high vault of 5.45 meters (17-10.5 ft.), good for a second-place finish in the pole vault at the Tyson Invitational (2/10-11) … Posted another fourth place finish in the pole vault at the Arkansas Qualifier (2/17) with a mark of 5.36 meters (17-7 ft.).

2016 OUTDOOR (Jr.)
Placed 16th at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/28) with a vault of 5.13 meters (16-10.0 ft.) … Runner-up in the pole vault at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship (5/15) after he cleared a bar of 5.45 meters (17-10.5 ft.) … Personal-best vault came at the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/7) where he vaulted over 5.50 meters (18-0.5 ft.), good enough to earn him the victory … Claimed the pole vault title at the Kansas Relays (4/23) after a clearance of 5.36 meters (17-7.0 ft.) … Won the Rock Chalk Classic (4/30) with a mark of 5.34 meters (17-6.25 ft.) in the pole vault … Finished third after a vault of 5.40 meters (17-8.5 ft.) at the Nike Texas Relays (4/2) … Took sixth in the pole vault at the Sun Angel Classic (4/9) with a clearance of 5.20 meters (17-0.75 ft.).

2016 INDOOR (Jr.)
Won the pole vault at the Bill Easton Classic (1/8) after clearing 5.20 meters (17-0.75 ft.) … Runner-up at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/4) with a vault of 5.06 meters (16-7.25 ft.) … Vaulted to a fourth-place finish at the Arkansas Qualifier (2/19) with a clearance of 5.22 meters (17-1.5 ft.).

2015 OUTDOOR (So.)
Vaulted to All-America Second Team honors after a 13th-place finish and a clearance of 5.30 meters (17-4.5 ft.) at the NCAA Championships (6/13) … Qualified for his first national meet by way of a 10th-place finish at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/30) and a season-best vault of 5.35 meters (17-6.5 ft.) … Added to the KU scoring effort at the Big 12 Championship (5/17) with a runner-up finish and a mark of 5.20 meters (17-0.75 ft.) … Kicked off the outdoor season with a vault of 5.30 meters (17-4.5 ft.) en route to a sixth-place finish at the Texas Relays (3/28).

2015 INDOOR (So.)
Notched his first collegiate victory at the Bill Easton Classic (1/9) after he cleared a bar of 5.20 meters (17-0.75 ft.) … Finished fourth at the Big 12 Championship (2/28) with an indoor-best vault of 5.23 meters (17-1.75 ft.) … Opened his season with a runner-up finish at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/6/14) by way of a 5.21-meter (17-1 ft.) clearance.

2014 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Competed in the pole vault and the javelin for the Jayhawks during the season … Threw the javelin for a season-best 54.76 meters (179-8 ft.) and a third-place finish at the Mesa Classic (4/11) … Placed 22nd at the Kansas Relays (4/18) with a javelin throw of 47.61 meters (156-2 ft.) … Cleared 5.28 meters in the pole vault (17-3.75 ft.) at the Battle on the Bayou (4/5) for a third-place finish and season-best mark … Claimed second place at the Texas Relays (3/27) with a vault of 5.25 meters (17-0.75 ft.) … Tied for sixth place at the Mesa Classic (4/12) with a mark of 5.06 meters (16-7.25 ft.) in the pole vault.

2014 INDOOR (Fr.)
Finished fifth in his first indoor meet as a Jayhawk with a vault of 4.90 meters (16-0.75 ft.) at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/7) … Tallied a fifth-place finish at the Big 12 Championship (2/28), clearing the bar at a height of 5.20 meters (17-0.75 ft.) … Set a new personal best of 5.25 meters (17-2.75 ft.) at the USC Pole Vault Summit (1/18) to finish in second place.

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-time letterwinner for coach Cory Swords at Bishop Carroll High School … Claimed back-to-back Kansas state pole vault titles his junior and senior seasons … Kansas 5A State Championship record holder after clearing 5.05 meters (16-7 ft.) in 2013 … Holds personal and school records with his vault of 5.08 meters (16-8 ft.) at the 2013 Andale Relays (3/28) … Two-time junior Olympic medalist … The Kansas state runner-up in 2011, coming in behind former Jayhawk teammate Casey Bowen … Helped his team to three-straight city league titles and back-to-back regional championships … State Championship qualifier in the long jump and 4×100-meter relay … Helped the 4×100-meter relay team to a Kansas state title with a time of 42.95.

PERSONAL
Son of Stephen and Lori Meyer … Has two older brothers, Clint and Scott … Majoring in pre-physical therapy and exercise science.