2012: Competed in four meets in 2012, finishing a career-high seventh place indoors at the Florida Gator Invitational, clearing 4.31m/14-1.75 … Nearly beat his career best with his 4.40m/14-5.25 mark at the UNF North Florida Invitational.

2011: Competed in just two meets on the year, finishing eighth indoors at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (4.20m/13-9.25) and 12th outdoors at the FSU Twilight meet with his mark of 4.41m/14-5.50.

HIGH SCHOOL/PREP:

Competed at Archbishop McCarthy High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. … A two-time Florida state champion … Captured the 2010 FHSAA Class 2A state championship in the pole vault with a personal-best leap of 15-6 … That leap tied for the best mark of the season in Florida during his senior campaign … Led a 1-2-3 finish for his team in the pole vault at last year’s state meet … Contributed nearly half his team’s points in its ninth-place finish at the state championships … Won the 2010 District Championship in the pole vault … Named First Team Broward All-County by the Sun Sentinel in 2010 … A three-time regional champion who went undefeated his senior year … Also the 2009 FHSAA Class 2A state champion in the pole vault with a leap of 14-0 … Personal-best mark of 15-6 (PV) … Also competed in football and wrestling in high school.