Jacob Williams

Player Profile
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Chanute, Kansas
Previous School:
Johnson County C.C.
Height / Weight:
6-3 / 185
Events:
Pole Vault
   

 

 
2006-07: Was top pole vaulted for Lions earning a trip to Division II Indoor National Championships   earned All-American honors finishing fourth in the pole vault and posting a mark of 16 4    posted a new career best of 16 6  at Fazoli s Invitational   also held the top two marks for the Lions as top pole vaulted during indoor season and the top mark during outdoor season   broke his own personal mark at NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championships in Charlotte, North Carolina   his mark of 5.15m also earned him All-American honors and a third place finish


At JCCC: Earned NJCAA Coaches All-American at the indoor championship with his fourth place finish in the pole vault at 15 1    helped the Cavaliers to an eighth place team finish nationally   had personal best indoor mark of 15 5.5  at the Fazoli s Invitational earning a fourth place finish   garnered outdoor NJCAA Coaches All-American in pole vault with a fifth place finish clearning 15 6.25    earned All-East Jayhawk Conference and All-Region VI honors with a runner-up finish with a mark of 14 9   set his personal best mark of 16 0  at the Cowley Last Chance Meet
 

At Oklahoma: cleared 15 7    for an indoor collegiate best at the Sooner Indoor   tied for 14th at the Big 12 Indoor Championships   cleared his outdoor best at the Michael Johnson/SBC Invitational placing sixth with a mark of 14 11 
 

In High School: Coached by his father, Jeff   earned four varsity letters in track and field, three in footbal and three in basketball   was the Kansas Class 4A State Champion in the pole vault his junior and senior seasons   placed fifth at Kansas 4A State Track Championships as a freshmen and third as a sophomore   posted a personal best fo 15 7  during his senior year   helped lead basketball team to Southeast Kansas League and District titles during his junior and senior year   those teams finished third as a junior and fourth as a senior at the 4A Kansas State Basketball Tournament   was named to the First-Team Class 4A Kansas in basketball as a senior and honorable mention as a junior   was two-time All-Southeast Kansas League performer in basketball   also as a senior was named All-Southeast Kansas League in football   was also an Honor Roll student at Chanute High School
 

Personal: A kinesiology major  born July 22, 1984 in Chanute, Kansas   son of Jeffery and Trisha Williams   father was pole vaulted at Pittsburg State