Austin Vegas

Position:
Pole Vault
Weight:
null
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Kernersville, N.C.
High School:
East Forsyth

NCAA FIRST ROUND QUALIFIER

Personal Records

Pole Vault - 16-6 ¾ (5.05 meters)

2015-16: Took seventh in the pole vault at the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships with a season-best performance • Finished first in the pole vault at the Dick Taylor Carolina Cup

2014-15: Finished first in the Dennis Craddock Relays and the Duke Invitational • Finished seventh in the pole vault at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships • Did not compete during the indoor season • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2013-14: Set a new personal record in the pole vault at 16-6 ¾ (5.05 meters) in his first meet of the season • Matched his personal best again at the ACC Outdoor Championships where he placed seventh • Never placed worse than eighth at any meet • Did not compete during the indoor season • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2012-13 (at William & Mary): Was an NCAA first round qualifier in the pole vault and holds a personal record of 16-5 ¼ • Colonial Athletic Association conference champion in the pole vault in 2013.

Prep: Transferred from William & Mary • Was the 2011 and 2012 4A state champion in the indoor pole vault • Named the Male Track and Field Athlete of the Year by the Greensboro News & Record in 2011 • Member of the National Honor Society in High School

Personal: Austin Tyler Vegas is the son of Hunter and Carolyn Vegas • Born May 1