Jake Albright
2017 OUTDOOR (Sr.)
Finished 12th in the pole vault at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships and earned Second Team All-America honors with a mark of 5.30 meters (17-4.5 ft.) … Qualified for the NCAA Championships by recording a seventh-place finish in the pole vault at the NCAA West Preliminary meet (5/25-27) with a clearance of 5.35 meters (17-6.5 ft.) … Earned a fourth-place finish at the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championship with a mark of 5.26 meters (17-3 ft.) … Recorded a personal-best in the pole vault at the Texas Relays with a clearance of 5.60 meters (18-4.5 ft.) and a fifth-place finish.
2017 INDOOR (RSr.)
Competed in his first NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships (3/10-11) in the pole vault and vaulted 5.35 meters (17-6.5 ft.), good for an 11th place finish and All-America Second Team honors … Finished third in the pole vault at the Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Championship (2/24-25) with a clearance of 5.37 meters (17-7.25 ft.) … Won the pole vault at the Rod McCravy Memorial Meet (1/20-21) with a season-best vault of 5.55 meters (18-2 ft.).
2016 OUTDOOR (Jr.)
Won the pole vault at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship (5/15) with his personal-best clearance of 5.50 meters (18-0.5 ft.) … Earned a runner-up finish at the Rock Chalk Classic (4/30) with a vault of 5.24 meters (17-2.25 ft.) … Claimed second after clearing 5.36 meters (17-7 ft.) at the Kansas Relays (4/23) … Vaulted over 5.30 meters (17-4.5 ft.) at the Nike Texas Relays (4/2), good enough for a fourth-place finish.
2016 INDOOR (Sr.)
Utilized redshirt season.
2015 OUTDOOR (RSo.)
Earned All-America Second Team honors with his 10th-place finish at the NCAA Championships (6/13) after he turned in a top vault of 5.30 meters (17-4.5 ft.) … Qualified for the national meet by way of his season-best vault of 5.35 meters (17-6.5 ft.) and ninth-place finish at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/30) … Earned a runner-up finish at the Big 12 Championship (5/17) following his clearance of 5.20 meters (17-0.75 ft.) … Vaulted over 5.26 meters (17-3 ft.) at the Rock Chalk Classic (5/2) which earned him a sixth-place finish.
2015 INDOOR (Jr.)
Posted indoor personal best at the Husker Invitational (2/7) when he cleared 5.31 meters (17-5 ft.) which earned him a third-place finish … Turned in third-place outing in his first Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/28) when he got over 5.23 meters (17-1.25 ft.) … Vaulted to a runner-up finish at the Jayhawk Classic (1/30) with his clearance of 5.07 meters (16-7.5 ft.) … Opened the season with a vault of 5.21 meters (17-1 ft.) at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/6) and a third-place finish.
2014 OUTDOOR (So.)
Utilized redshirt season.
2014 INDOOR (So.)
Best vault of the season came at the Bill Easton Classic (1/10), with a personal best of 5.21 meters (17-1 ft.) earning a first-place finish … He also earned a first-place spot at the Tyson Invitational (2/8) with a vault of 5.01 meters (16-5.25 ft.) … Took fourth at the UCS Pole Vault Summit (1/18) after clearing 5.10 meters (16-8.75 ft.) … Finished seventh at the Jayhawk Classic (1/24) with a clearance of 4.90 meters (16-0.75 ft.).
2013 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Best vault of the season came at the Kansas Relays (4/20), topping a height of 5.07 meters (16-7.5 ft.) to earn his highest finish on the season of third place … Took 10th at the Big 12 Championship (5/5) after clearing 4.89 meters (16-0.5 ft.) … Finished in a tie for sixth at the Sun Angel Classic (4/6) with a vault of 4.81 meters (15-9.25 ft.) … Took 12th at the John McDonnell Invitational (4/13) with a clearance of 4.71 meters (15-5.5 ft.).
2013 INDOOR (Fr.)
Recorded a first-place finish in his division at the UCS Pole Vault Summit (1/19) with an indoor season-best vault of 4.85 meters (15-11 ft.) … Competed at the Bill Easton Classic (1/5) where he claimed seventh after clearing 4.81 meters (15-9.25 ft.) … Earned a 10th-place finish at the Jayhawk Challenge (1/11) with a vault of 4.53 meters (14-10.25 ft.) … Finished 11th at the Armory Collegiate Invite (2/1) after a vault of 4.55 meters (14-11 ft.).
HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time 4A regional pole vault champion while at Louisburg High School … Vaulted a personal-best height of 15-6 ft., at the 2012 Frontier League meet his senior year … Finished third at the 2012 4A State Championships with his clearance of 14-6 ft., his senior year … Cleared an indoor personal best of 15-4 ft., at the 2012 UCS Pole Vault Summit in Reno, Nevada … Claimed the 2011 4A Regional title after vaulting a season best 14-5 ft. … Member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Full name is Jacob Wayne Albright … Son of Bob and Jamie Albright … Has an older sister, Liz (30) … Father, Bob, played football at Duke from 1972-75 … Sister, Liz, graduated from KU in 2007 … Majoring in human biology.