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- Pole Vault
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- Laurel Highlands
- Uniontown, Pa.
2011 Outdoor: Won his first career ACC Championship in the pole vault, posting a season-best 17-2.75 (5.25m) … Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the event after tying for first at the NCAA East Regional (17-0.75, 5.20m) … Finished 17th at the NCAA Meet (16’10.75, 5.15m)... Won the pole vault at the Penn Relays (17-0.75, 5.20m).
2011 Indoor: Competed unattached in the pole vault throughout the season … Finished at least second in five competitions with a season-high of 17-5.5 (5.32m).
2010 Outdoor: Earned All-Amercian accolades in the Pole Vault, finishing seventh at the NCAA Championships, vaulting 17-4.50 (5.30m) … Vaulted an outdoor personal best of 17-6.5 (5.35m) at the Florida Relays … Placed second in three competitions, including the Florida Relays, the Sea Ray Relays (17-2.75, 5.25m) and the Aggie Classic (17-1, 5.21m).
2010 Indoor: Earned All-ACC honors with a collegiate-best mark of 17-8.5 (5.40m) to place second at the ACC Championships … Met the provisional qualifying standard the week prior at the VT Challenge, finishing second at 17-1 (5.21m) … Ranks sixth all-time at Virginia Tech in the pole vault.
2009 Outdoor: Redshirted.
2009 Indoor:Achieved personal-best height in the pole vault at the VT Hokie Invitational, clearing 17-01 for third place ... Tied for third place at the ACC Championships with a vault of 16-08.75, earning All-ACC honors ... Cleared 17-00 at the Final Qualifier ... Earned six top-five finishes in the pole vault on the season.
2008 Outdoor: Took third place in the pole vault at the ACC Championships with a clearance of 16-08.75 to earn his first All-ACC Honor ... Tied for fourth in the pole vault at the Sea Ray Relays, matching his personal-best vault of 17-00.75 ... Garnered third-place finishes in the pole vault at both the Liberty Twilight and Wake Forest Open.
2008 Indoor: Registered a fourth-place effort at the ACC Championships in the pole vault with a career-best vault of 17-00.75 ... Matched his personal-best clearance at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet, leaping 17-00.75 for seventh place ... Recorded a vault of 16-08.75 for third place at the Penn State National Invite.
2007 Outdoor: Placed 11th at the ACC Championships with a mark of 4.85m (15’11”) ... Took fifth place in the pole vault at the UNC Elite Meet with a season-best 4.90-meter (16’0.75”) effort ... Cleared 4.70m (15’5”) at the Wake Forest Open.
2007 Indoor: Finished eighth at the ACC Championships, clearing 4.82m (15’9.75”) ... Registered 4.75m (15’7”) height for an 11th-place finish at the VT Last Chance Invitational ... With a 4.80-meter height (15’9”), earned third place at the Liberty Kickoff Invitational ... Earned sixth at the Sykes-Sabok Challenge Cup with a pole vault of 4.90m (16’0.75”) ... Placed seventh at the Niswonger Invitational with a height of 4.87m (15’11.75).
High School: Won the prestigious Golden West Track & Field meet with a personal-best performance of 4.95m (16’2.75”) ... State champion during his senior season ... Was a silver medalist at the Penn Relays ... Owns the state and school record with a vault of 16-2 ... TSTCA outdoor champion ... TSTCA indoor silver medalist ... Four-year letterman ... Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Born December 10, 1987 in Pittsburgh, Pa. ... Son of Thomas and Lynette Jodon ... Biology major.
