Akron's Shawn Barber Holds Collegiate Indoor Pole Vault Record
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Akron Zips junior pole-vaulter Shawn Barber has been turning heads lately. As the current Collegiate Indoor Pole Vault record holder, Barber has had a fantastic season so far in 2015.
The junior established a new collegiate indoor pole vault record jumping 19-3.5 (5.88m) at the Akron Invitational on Feb. 7 to surpass the previous all-time collegiate indoor pole vault record of 19-2.25 (5.85m) set by Jacob Davis of Texas on March 6, 1999 in I¬ndianapolis, Ind. The mark also shattered Barber's Stile Athletics Field House record set at the Akron Pole Vault Convention on Jan. 10, as well as his own Canadian National record (19-3).
He then broke the mark again going 19-4.25 (5.90m) to win the title at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., on Feb. 14.
Barber has won all six competitions he has entered and has been named MAC Field Athlete of the Week four times this season.
Last season, he captured the NCAA Championship in the pole vault to become the first male individual national champion in Zips history.
The 2015 MAC Indoor Track and Field will take place Friday, Feb. 27 – Saturday, Feb. 28 at Central Michigan University. For more information on the championship, please visit the Championship Central.
Honors:
Collegiate Indoor Pole Vault Record Holder
Named to 2015 Bowerman Award Watch List
2014 NCAA Indoor Pole Vault Champion
Canadian Indoor and Outdoor Pole Vault Record Holder
Pam American Junior Pole Vault Champion (2013)
Canadian Pole Vault Champion (2013)
4x USTFCCCA All-American: First Team (2014 Indoor/Outdoor, 2013 Indoor/Outdoor)
4x MAC Champion (2014 Indoor, 2014 Outdoor, 2013 Indoor, 2013 Outdoor)
National High School Pole Vault Record Holder
