Sam Kendricks

Sam Kendricks (born September 7, 1992) is an American track and field athlete, known primarily for the pole vault. He is the 2014, 2015 US Indoor National Champion, 2015 US National Champion, 2016 US Indoor National Champion and 2016 US National Champion while setting the US Olympic Trials pole vault record.[2]

Contents 1 Prep 2 NCAA 3 Professional 3.1 2015 3.2 2016 4 Competition record 5 References 6 External links

Prep
Before "Ole Miss" he jumped for Oxford High School in Oxford, Mississippi leading his team to the 2009 MHSAA 5A State Championship. He jumped 17 ft 0 in (5.18 m) to set the state record. He won the state meet outdoors in 2010 and 2011, and indoors in 2011. He also lettered in cross country and soccer. He was named '11 Gatorade boys' track and field athlete of the year for Mississippi high school[3]

NCAA
While jumping for the University of Mississippi, Kendricks won the 2013 and 2014 NCAA Championships.[3] Sam announced his professional ambitions in 2014.[4] Sam broke both University of Mississippi pole vault records as a freshman.[5]

Professional
2015

He set his personal best of 5.86 m (19 ft 21⁄2 in) at the indoor 2015 Reno Pole Vault Summit. Kendrick uses a hand hold at 15 ft 5 in (4.69 m) and from his performance in Reno claims the "Push-off" World Record at 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m).[6][7] He won the men's pole vault at 2015 US Outdoor Championships in 5.75 m (18 ft 101⁄4 in).[8] He won the prelims of the 2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault and finished 9th in 5.65 m (18 ft 61⁄4 in).

2016

After setting a personal best outdoors at the IAAF World Challenge in Beijing, at 5.92 m (19 ft 5 in) Kendricks won the US Olympic Trials at 5.91. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he won a bronze metal in Men's Pole Vault. [9]

Competition record
Year

Competition

Venue

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Notes

Representing United States

2015 World Championships Beijing, China 9th 5.65 m (18 ft 61⁄4 in) 2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, Oregon 2nd 5.80 m (19 ft 01⁄4 in) Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd 5.85 m (19 ft 21⁄4 in)