Liam Dixon

Position:
Pole Vault
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Mooresville, N.C.
High School:
Mooresville

Personal Records

Pole Vault (I) - 16-2 ¾ (4.95 meters) • Pole Vault (O) - 15-11 (4.85 meters) • Javelin - 115-3 (35.14 meters) • Shot Put - 30-5 ¾ (9.29 meters)

2018-19: Earned second-team All-ACC honors at the ACC Indoor Championships with a personal-best height of 16-2.75 (4.95m) and a sixth-place finish • Cleared 16 feet at the Gamecock Inaugural to finish third in the pole vault — 16-0.75 (4.90m) • Again earned second-team All-ACC honors at the ACC Outdoor Championships after tying teammate Drew Pedersen for sixth place — 15-7.75 (4.77m)

2017-18: Cleared 14-9 (4.50m) at the ACC Indoor Championships for 11th-place accolades in the pole vault • Had no height at the ACC Outdoor Championships • Set a new personal record of 15-1 (4.85m) at the Weems Baskin Relays • Captured his first meet title in his last regular season appearances, hitting a mark of 15-8 1/4 (4.78m).

2016-17: Competed in the pole vault at the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (NH).

Prep: Played football for two years and competed in track & field for four years during high school • 4-time national qualifier in the pole vault • Took second in the Emerging Elite section of New Balance Nationals his junior year.

Personal: Liam Dixon is the son of William and Beth Dixon • Born November 3 • Sister is on the UNCW track & field team.