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Class
Senior
Hometown
Vancouver,
Washington
Last School
Skyview High School
Roster Years
2013 | 2016-2019
Personal
- Parents are Jacqueline and Kevin Shirley
- Married to Lindsay Yetter, a multi-event athlete for BYU track and field
- Has two brothers, two sisters and two sisters-in-law
- Plays piano
- Sports hero is Ashton Eaton
- Enjoys backpacking, playing basketball, swimming and going to the beach with family and friends
- Major: Psychology
- Minor: Design Thinking
Before BYU
- Washington 4A state pole vault champion in 2012
- Won the 2012 Oregon Relays
- Won the 2012 BYU Indoor Invite
- Coached by David Gassaway, Greg Ross, Louis Baucom, David Lemen and Rick Baggett
Stats
Personal Bests | ||
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Mark | Event | Meet |
5.32m/17-5.5 | Pole Vault | 2019 Robison Invitational |
Mission
- Scottsdale
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2013
Indoor
- Took seventh place in the pole vault at the Air Force Team Invitational with a 4.9m (16'0.75") mark
Outdoor
- Took second overall at the USU Mark Faldmo Invitationalin the pole vault with a mark of 4.9m (16'0.75") mark
- Placed second at the Weber State Twilight Open with a mark of 4.88m (16'0")
Sophmore Year
2016
Indoor
- Took second at the Boise State Challenge with a 5.15m (16'0.75") mark
- Set a new personal record of 5.17m (16'11.5") at the New Mexico Classic
- Competed in the MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships and placed 10th overall, and had a mark of 5.13m (16'10")
Outdoor
- At the Aztec Invitational, placed seventh overall with a mark of 5.03m (16'6")
- Won the Weber State Twilight Meet with a 5.02m (16'5.5") mark
Junior Year
2017
Indoor
- Won the BYU December Invite in the pole vault with a mark of 5.05m (16'6.75")
Outdoor
- Took second place at the UNLV Invitational and Sheila Tarr Multis with a 4.90m mark in the pole vault
- Finished in second overall at the Aztec Open in the pole vault with a mark of 4.96m
- Took second place overall at the Faldmo Invitational with a new personal best in the pole valut with a 5.20m
Senior Year
2019
Indoor
- Had a season-best performance in the pole vault at the Texas Tech Shootout clearing a height of 5.13m/16-10
- Took ninth place in the pole vault at the MPSF Indoor Championships (4.87m/15-11.75)
- Competed in six meets during the 2019 indoor season
Outdoor
- Competed at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in the pole vault and took 25th overall with a height of 4.96m/16-3.25
- Matched his personal record at the Robison Invitational with a clearance of 5.32m/17-5.5
- Competed in six meets during the 2019 outdoor season
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
- M Track & Field | May, 23
Cougars set to compete at NCAA West Preliminaries this weekend
- ImageW Track & Field | Jan, 14
High jumpers highlight BYU's season opening indoor meet
- ImageM Track & Field | Jan, 14
High jumpers highlight BYU's season opening indoor meet
- ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 31
Four different meets on the schedule this weekend
- ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 24
San Diego trip up next
- ImageM Track & Field | Feb, 13
Men put up top marks in both Idaho and Iowa meets
- ImageM Track & Field | Feb, 07
Adams cracks record books in New Mexico
- ImageM Track & Field | Feb, 04
New Mexico Classic up next
- ImageM Track & Field | Jan, 24
Blackham, Tsumba crack top-10 in BYU history
- ImageM Track & Field | May, 02
Bad weather, solid performances at Twilight Meet
- ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 27
Cougars wrap up Robison Invitational
- ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 20
Graham sets personal-best at Mark Faldmo Invite
- ImageM Track & Field | Apr, 13
Cougars grab nine top-five finishes
- ImageM Track & Field | Mar, 29
Christensen takes first again in shot put
- ImageM Track & Field | Feb, 09
Waite and Weirich with big performances for BYU
- ImageM Track & Field | Jan, 25
Solid performances by Cougars at Air Force Invitational