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Hometown 6'2 Height Lee's Summit HS High School KC Lightfoot Pole Vault Position Junior Class Lee's Summit, Mo. Hometown Biography Summary Biography • 2021 NCAA Indoor National Champion (pole vault) • 2021 Indoor All-American (pole vault) • 2021 Big 12 Men's Performer of the Year • 2021 USTFCCCA NCAA Division I South Central Region Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year • 2021 The Bowerman Men's Watch List • 2021 Big 12 Indoor Champion (pole vault) • 2021 All-Big 12 Indoors (pole vault) • Indoor Collegiate Record Holder (pole vault) • BU Indoor School Record Holder (pole vault) • Big 12 Indoor Meet Record Holder (pole vault) • Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week (Feb. 17, 2021) • Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week (Feb. 3, 2021) • USATF Athlete of the Week (Jan. 21, 2021) • Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week (Jan. 20, 2021) • USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week (Jan. 19, 2021) • 2020 Indoor All-American (pole vault) • 2020 USTFCCCA NCAA Division I South Central Region Men's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year • 2020 The Bowerman Men's Pre-NCAA Indoor Watch List • 2020 Big 12 Indoor Champion (pole vault) • 2020 All-Big 12 Indoors (pole vault) • Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week (Feb. 19, 2020) • USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week (Feb. 18, 2020) • Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week (Jan. 29, 2020) • Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week (Jan. 22, 2020) • 2020 University of Iowa Larry "Wiz" Wieczorek Invitational Outstanding Male Field Event Athlete • 2019 IAAF World Championships (pole vault - 15th place) • 2019 The Match: USA vs Europe (pole vault - sixth place) • 2019 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships (pole vault - third place) • 2019 Outdoor All-American (pole vault) • 2019 Big 12 Outdoor Champion (pole vault) • 2019 All-Big 12 Outdoors (pole vault) • 2019 Indoor All-American (pole vault) • 2019 Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Outstanding Freshman of the Year • 2019 Big 12 Indoor Champion (pole vault) • 2019 All-Big 12 Indoors (pole vault) • Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week (Feb. 20) • 2019 University of Iowa Larry "Wiz" Wieczorek Invitational Outstanding Male Field Event Athlete Indoor PB: PV - 6.00m (19' 8.25") - Collegiate record, Baylor school record Outdoor PB: PV - 5.71m (18' 8.75") 2020 Indoor: All-American in the pole vault after earning a spot at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a mark of 19-1.5 (5.83m), the No. 2-ranked pole vault in the NCAA heading into the championships and also the Baylor school record... Earned USTFCCCA South Central Regional Indoor Field Athlete of the Year honors... Named to the 2020 The Bowerman Men's Pre-NCAA Indoor Watch List... Went a perfect 5-0 in the pole vault during the indoor season... Won his third Big 12 Championship in the pole vault with a jump of 18-11 (5.77m) at the Big 12 Indoor Championships... Opened the season with a victory at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational, clearing a bar of 18-8.25 (5.70m) to also earn 2020 University of Iowa Larry "Wiz" Wieczorek Invitational Outstanding Male Field Event Athlete... Named Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week on Jan. 22 for his performance at Iowa... Won the pole vault at the Texas A&M Invitational, becoming the 11th men's pole vaulter in collegiate history to clear 19 feet indoors with a mark of 19-0.25 (5.80m) to set the meet record, facility record and attain the Olympic qualifying standard... Earned his second-consecutive Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week award on Jan. 29... Cleared 19 feet for the second week in a row at the Texas Tech Invitational & Multis, taking home the victory with a pole vault of 19-00.25 (5.80m)... Won a duel of the No. 1 and No. 2-ranked pole vaulters in the NCAA at the Iowa State Classic with his third-consecutive meet over 19 feet, breaking his own school record with a mark of 19-1.5 (5.83m)... Named National Athlete of the Week by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Feb. 18 for his performance in Iowa, the first-ever Baylor athlete to claim that award.... Set a conference record with his third Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week honor of the season on Feb. 19. 2019 Outdoor: All-American in the pole vault after clearing 18-8.25 (5.70m) to finish in fourth place at the NCAA Outdoor Championships... Big 12 Champion in the pole vault after posting a mark of 18-4.5 (5.60m) at the conference championships... Posted a career-best jump of 18-8.75 (5.71m) to take the victory at the Michael Johnson Invitational... Became the No. 2 outdoor pole vault performer in school history with his mark at the MJ, trailing only Bill Payne in the Baylor record books (school record of 19-2.75 set in 1991)... Took home the victory at the USC Trojan Invitational with a stadium-record pole vault of 18-5.25 (5.62m)... Won the pole vault at the Baylor Invitational with a jump of 18-4.75 (5.61m)... Placed third in the pole vault at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays with a mark of 17-10.5 (5.45m)... Earned the win in the pole vault at the National Relay Championships with a jump of 18-5.25 (5.62m)... Advanced to nationals with the top pole vault at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships (17-7, 5.36m)... Cleared 18-10.75 (5.76m) to earn a spot on the United States team for the World Championships and finish third in the pole vault at the 2019 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, Iowa... Recorded a jump of 17-6.5 (5.35m) to place sixth in the men's pole vault at The Match: USA vs Europe in Minsk, Belarus... Posted a jump of 18-4.5 (5.60m) to tie for 15th at the 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar. 2019 Indoor: All-American in the pole vault with his eighth-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships, recording a jump of 18-5.5 (5.63m)... Broke the Baylor indoor pole vault school record that had stood for 28 years with a jump of 18-7.5 (5.68m) at the Texas Tech Matador Qualifier... Named Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week on Feb. 20 for his record-breaking performance... Equaled his school record pole vault of 18-7.5 (5.68m) to win the Big 12 Indoor Championship... Made his collegiate debut with a runner-up finish in the pole vault at the season-opening Ted Nelson Invitational, recording a jump of 18-1.75 (5.53m)... Named the 2019 University of Iowa Larry "Wiz" Wieczorek Invitational Outstanding Male Field Event Athlete after winning the pole vault with a jump of 17-10.5 (5.45m), his first career victory... Won the pole vault at the Texas Tech Classic with a mark of 18-3.25 (5.57m)... Took fifth in the pole vault at the Tyson Invitational with a jump of 18-1.75 (5.53m). HIGH SCHOOL: Missouri Boys Gatorade Track athlete of the year... Spectrum Sports Athlete of the Week... Two-time state champion in the pole vault... Holds the Missouri all-time best and United States No. 2 jump in high school history... New Balance Nationals Outdoor Champion and meet record... Finished in first place at the Pole Vault Summit... Placed third at U.S. Juniors, second at New Balance Indoor Nationals, second at Texas Relays, and10th at the U.S. Indoor Championships... Holds a pole vault PR of 18’5” (5.61m)... Cleared 18 feet 12 times in 10 meets. PERSONAL: Son of Anthony and Kim Lightfoot... Has three siblings (Carli DiMarco, Chuck DiMarco, Tanner Lightfoot)... Plans to major in exercise science/kinesiology.