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  Ken Wilson
Ken Wilson
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Lewisville, Texas

High School:
Lewisville

Event:
Pole vault

Experience:
3L

2004 INDOOR: Competed in the pole vault … finished ninth at the Big 12 Championships, clearing a height of 16’-0” … turned in a third-place finish with a mark of 16’-7.25” … at the Pole Vault Summit, cleared a mark of 16’-6.75”.

2003 OUTDOOR: Had five regional qualifying marks on the season ... finished first at the UTSA Relays with a height of 16’-1” (4.90m) ... cleared a height of 16’-4.75” (5.00m) for a sixth-place finish at the Texas Relays ... had back to back fourth-place finishes at the Indian Relays and Texas Tech Open with heights of 16’-0” (4.88m) and 16’-2.75” (4.95m) ... had a season high mark of 16’-6.75” (5.05m), a personal best, at the Big 12 Championship for an 11th place finish.

2003 INDOOR: All-Conference in the pole vault, finishing in third at the Championship clearing a height of 17’-0” (5.18m) ... took home a gold finish at the Red Raider Open with a mark of 17’-1” (5.21m), personal best ... turned in back to back foruth-place finishes at the Husker Invitational and Sooner Indoor, vaulting heights of 16’-10.75” (5.15m) and 17’-0” (5.18m) ... cleared a height of 17’-0.75” (5.20m) at the ISU Last Chance.

2002 OUTDOOR: Cleared 15’5.75” (4.77m) in the pole vault at the Texas Tech Open...vaulted to a sixth place finish with a height of 16’6.75” (5.05m) at the Michael Johnson/SW Bell Classic ... posted a 12th place finish in the long jump with a distance of 20’6.5” (6.26m) at the Longhorn Invitational.

2002 INDOOR: Cleared 16’-0” (4.88m) at the Big 12 Championships ...vaulted a season-best 16’-4.75” (5.00m) at the Red Raider Classic in taking first-place...took first at the Texas Tech Classic in the pole vault clearing 16’-1” (4.91m)...vaulted 15’-0” (4.57m) in taking first-place at the Texas Tech Open ...turned in a second-place finish in the pole vault clearing 16’.75” (4.90m) at the Texas Tech Early Bird.

2001 OUTDOOR: Took third in pole vault at Red Raider Open posting a mark of 15’-7.75” (4.77m)…took third in pole vault at Tech vs. Oklahoma with a mark of 15’-9” (4.80m)…took second in pole vault at TCU Invitational posting a mark of 15’-11.25” (4.86m).

2001 INDOOR: Took second in pole vault at Texas Tech Open with a mark of 15’-9” (4.80m)...took ninth in pole vault at Big 12 Championships posting a personal best mark of 16’-2.75” (4.95m).

HIGH SCHOOL: 2000 graduate of Lewisville High School in Lewisville, Texas…set freshman pole vault record…finished third at 5A state meet in pole vault…personal best was 15’-6” (4.73m)…member of band.

PERSONAL: Born April 18, 1982, in Albuquerque, N.M.…son of Phil and Nita Wilson…both parents are Texas Tech graduates…has a sister, Amanda, and a brother,Kelly...majoring in history.