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Ashton Barkdull - Track & Field - Kansas Jayhawks

Ashton Barkdull

Position Pole Vault
Hometown Andover, Kan.
Class Sophomore
High School Andover Central

2024 INDOOR (So.)
Cleared a new personal best of 5.50m (18-0.5 ft.) in his season debut at the Bob Timmons Challenge to take first place … jumped 5.06m at the Iowa Black and Gold Invite, taking fourth … placed second at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational with his best bar at 5.46m.

2023 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Won his first outdoor meet of the year with a pole vault height of 5.25m (17-2.75 ft.) at the Wichita State Shocker Spring Invitational … Placed second at the Texas Relays for clearing 5.41m (17-9 ft.) … Placed third at the LSU Invitational for vaulting 5.36m (17-7 ft.) … Placed second at the Kansas Relays where he vaulted 5.22m (17-1.5 ft.) … Finished fifth at the John McDonnell Invitational for vaulting 5.15m (16-10.75 ft.) … Finished fifth at the Rock Chalk Classic for vaulting 4.83m (15-10 ft.) … Was right on the cusp of the podium at Outdoor Big 12’s, where he placed ninth overall for clearing 5.01m (16-5.25 ft.) … Qualified for NCAA West Preliminaries and finished 13th overall, jumping 5.30m (17-4.5ft.)

2023 INDOOR (Fr.)
Made his debut with KU at the Bob Timmons Classic, vaulting 4.90m (16-0.75 ft.) and finishing fourth … Finished sixth at the Washburn Rust Buster for clearing 4.75m (15-7 ft.) … Placed third at the Jayhawk Classic, clearing 5.26m (17-3 ft.) … Placed a personal best at the time at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational and placed second for clearing 5.35m (17-6.5 ft.) … Achieved a personal best at the Arkansas Qualifier for vaulting 5.45m (17-10.5 ft.) and finished second … Finished third at the Big 12 Indoor Championships for vaulting 5.43m (17-9.75 ft.)

Track & Field 👟 Men's and Women's Track Named Top 25 Teams by USTFCCCA

On Monday, the USTFCCCA released their final rankings for the 2022-23 indoor track and field season, and both Kansas men and women finished in the Top 25.