COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: Pole Vault – 16-10.75 (5.15m)
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS, AND NOTES
RECORDS:
T-No. 5 in school history in the outdoor pole vault (16-10.75, 5.15m)
AWARDS:
1x USTFCCCA Academic All-District (’24)
2x Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (’23, ‘24)
2x Academic All-Big Ten (’23, ‘24)
1x USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (’22)
2024 Outdoor
Season: Cleared five meters in the pole vault at Virginia.
UCF Knights Invite (3/22-23): Jumped 16-0 (4.88m) in the outdoor season opener, coming in sixth place. Virginia Challenge (4/19-20): Finished third place in the pole vault with a season-best 16-4.75 (5.00m) clearance. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/10-12): Placed 14th in the conference with a 15-11.25 (4.86m) clearance.
2024 Indoor
Season: Earned two second-place finishes in the pole vault during the regular season.
Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational (2/9-10): Set his season-best pole vault clearance with a 16-2.75 (4.95m) jump…Took second place in the meet. Penn State Tune-Up (2/16): Finished second in the pole vault in the second consecutive meet with a 15-11 (4.85m) clearance. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/23-24): Jumped 16-0 (4.88m), finishing 14th in the conference.
2023 Outdoor
Season: Recorded two top-ten results in the pole vault.
Bison Outdoor Classic (4/14-16): Cleared the bar at 15-7 (4.75m) for sixth place at Bucknell. Virginia Challenge (4/20-22): Went 15-11 (4.85m) at Virginia for 13th overall in the pole vault competition.
2023 Indoor
Season: Earned two top-ten finishes in the pole vault…Finished 15th in the Big Ten in the event.
Hokie Invitational (1/20-21): Cleared 15-11.25 (4.86m) for seventh place at Virginia Tech. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/24-25): Went 16-0.75 (4.90m) for 15th in the conference.
2022 Outdoor
Season: Placed seventh at Big Ten Outdoor Championships behind the No. 5 pole vault clearance in Penn State history at 16-10.75 (5.15m).
Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/8-9): Cleared 15-9.75 (4.82m) in the pole vault, finishing in third place. Jim Thorpe Open (5/6): Went 15-11 (4.85m) in the pole vault to take third in the competition with his highest regular-season clearance of 2022. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/13-15): Improved his PR by nearly a foot with a 16-10.75 (5.15m) pole vault clearance to take seventh in the Big Ten in his freshman season. NCAA East Prelims (5/25-28): Capped off his outstanding freshman campaign with his first NCAA competition.
2022 Indoor
Season: Placed 14th at Big Ten Indoor Championships in the pole vault.
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/15): Cleared 15-5 (4.70m) in the pole vault in his first collegiate competition, finishing in third place. Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge (2/4-5): Set a season-best 15-9 (4.80m) clearance for 13th place in the pole vault. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/25-26): Placed 14th in the Big Ten with a 15-15 (4.70m) mark in the pole vault.
BEFORE PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: PV – 16-1
Four year letterwinner...Adidas All-American (2021)...Pole Vault Outdoor District Champion (2019)...Team Indoor State Champions(2020)...OATCCC All-State (2019).
PERSONAL
Born in Indiana…Son of Mike and Wendy Petersen…Studying graphic design at Penn State.