Completed Event: Track & Field versus Intrasquad Meet on December 3, 2025 , , Crimson 88 | Blue 76
Final
Track & Field
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Crimson 88 | Blue 76
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Bryce Barkdull
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Andover, Kan.
- High School:
- Andover Central
CAREER STATISTICS
2025 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Pole vaulted in nine meets for Kansas, eventually earning First Team All-American honors … Kicked off the season with a second place 5.17 meters (16-11.5 ft.) clearance at the Jayhawk Spring Fling … Finished third at the LSU Battle on the Bayou with a best of 5.40 meters (17-8.5 ft.) … Vaulted 5.30 meters (17-4.5 ft.) at the John Jacobs Collegiate Invitational to bring home the bronze … Achieved his third straight third place finish at the Kansas Relays, clearing 5.27 meters (17-3.5 ft.) … Won his first ever outdoor vault at the Rock Chalk Classic with a best height of 5.21 meters (17-1 ft.) … Placed fourth at the Desert Heat Classic with a 5.45 meters (17-10.5 ft.) clearance … Achieved third place at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships with a best clearance of 5.51 meters (18-1 ft.) … Finished as the third best preliminary vaulter at the NCAA West First Round with a 5.42 meters (17-9.25 ft.) vault … Set a personal best to place fifth in the country at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, clearing 5.53 meters (18-1.75 ft.) to earn First Team All-American honors.
2024-25 INDOOR (Fr.)
Competed in seven events as a true freshman … Opened the season with a 5.16 meters (16-11 ft.) clearance at the Bob Timmons Challenge to place third … Brought home second place with a pole vault of 5.31 meters (17-5ft.) at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular … Finished fifth in the pole vault at the Rick McGuire Invitational with a best clearance of 5.12 meters (16-9.5 ft.) … Vaulted 5.04 meters (16-6.5 ft.) at the Steve Miller Invitational to place seventh … Cleared 5.31 meters (17-5 ft.) at the Tyson Invitational to finish sixth … Achieved fifth place at the Arkansas Qualifier with a pole vault of 5.08 meters (16-8 ft.) … Finished second in his first ever Big 12 Championship with his indoor best 5.51 meters (18-1 ft.) clearance.
HIGH SCHOOL
Won four state letters in track & field from 2021-2024 … Broke the Kansas State pole vault record with a clearance of 5.23 meters (17-2 ft.) ... Was named the 2023 Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year and was the Nike National Champion … Was ranked the #1 high school pole vaulter in 2023 and #2 in 2024 … Was a 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships finalist in the pole vault … Won two straight state championships.
PERSONAL
Son of Ryan and Richelle Barkdull … Has one older brother, Ashton, who also pole vaults for the Jayhawks … Father, Ryan, pole vaulted at Wichita State under current Jayhawk vertical jumps coach Tom Hays … Mother, Richelle, was a sprinter/hurdler at Wichita State … Plans to major in Mechanical Engineering with hopes of making the US Olympic Team … Was named a First Team All-American in 2025.
2025 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Pole vaulted in nine meets for Kansas, eventually earning First Team All-American honors … Kicked off the season with a second place 5.17 meters (16-11.5 ft.) clearance at the Jayhawk Spring Fling … Finished third at the LSU Battle on the Bayou with a best of 5.40 meters (17-8.5 ft.) … Vaulted 5.30 meters (17-4.5 ft.) at the John Jacobs Collegiate Invitational to bring home the bronze … Achieved his third straight third place finish at the Kansas Relays, clearing 5.27 meters (17-3.5 ft.) … Won his first ever outdoor vault at the Rock Chalk Classic with a best height of 5.21 meters (17-1 ft.) … Placed fourth at the Desert Heat Classic with a 5.45 meters (17-10.5 ft.) clearance … Achieved third place at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships with a best clearance of 5.51 meters (18-1 ft.) … Finished as the third best preliminary vaulter at the NCAA West First Round with a 5.42 meters (17-9.25 ft.) vault … Set a personal best to place fifth in the country at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, clearing 5.53 meters (18-1.75 ft.) to earn First Team All-American honors.
2024-25 INDOOR (Fr.)
Competed in seven events as a true freshman … Opened the season with a 5.16 meters (16-11 ft.) clearance at the Bob Timmons Challenge to place third … Brought home second place with a pole vault of 5.31 meters (17-5ft.) at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular … Finished fifth in the pole vault at the Rick McGuire Invitational with a best clearance of 5.12 meters (16-9.5 ft.) … Vaulted 5.04 meters (16-6.5 ft.) at the Steve Miller Invitational to place seventh … Cleared 5.31 meters (17-5 ft.) at the Tyson Invitational to finish sixth … Achieved fifth place at the Arkansas Qualifier with a pole vault of 5.08 meters (16-8 ft.) … Finished second in his first ever Big 12 Championship with his indoor best 5.51 meters (18-1 ft.) clearance.
HIGH SCHOOL
Won four state letters in track & field from 2021-2024 … Broke the Kansas State pole vault record with a clearance of 5.23 meters (17-2 ft.) ... Was named the 2023 Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year and was the Nike National Champion … Was ranked the #1 high school pole vaulter in 2023 and #2 in 2024 … Was a 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships finalist in the pole vault … Won two straight state championships.
PERSONAL
Son of Ryan and Richelle Barkdull … Has one older brother, Ashton, who also pole vaults for the Jayhawks … Father, Ryan, pole vaulted at Wichita State under current Jayhawk vertical jumps coach Tom Hays … Mother, Richelle, was a sprinter/hurdler at Wichita State … Plans to major in Mechanical Engineering with hopes of making the US Olympic Team … Was named a First Team All-American in 2025.
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