Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Redshirt Senior/Redshirt Senior
Notables
- NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier
- 2015 - Pole Vault
- 2016 - Pole Vault
2018 Season
2018 Indoor: Placed 12th overall in the pole vault with a season best clearance of 16-2 (4.93m) at the Big Ten Indoor Championship (2/23) ... cleared 15-2 1/4 (4.63m) in the pole vault to take fourth overall at the Wisconsin Shell Shocker (2/16) ... took eighth overall in the pole vault with a mark of 15-1 3/4 (4.62m) at the Iowa State Classic (2/9-10) ... placed tenth overall in the pole vault with a clearance of 16-1 3/4 (13.84m) at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invite (2/2-3) ... cleared 15-11 (4.85m) in the pole vault to secure a seventh place overall finish at the Dr. Sander Invitational (1/26-27) ... finished in the runner-up spot in the pole vault with a mark of 15-7 (4.75 m) at The Dual (1/13)
2017 Season
2017 Indoor: Finished ninth in the pole vault with a mark of 16-8 1/4 (5.09m) at the Big Ten Championship (2/24) ... took ninth in the pole vault at the Iowa State Classic (2/10) with a distance of 16-0 3/4 (4.90m) ... leaped 15-9 (4.80m) in the long jump at the Black and Gold Premier (1/27) taking seventh ... placed fourth in the pole vault with a mark of 15-7 (4.75m) at The Dual (1/21)
2016 Season
2016 Outdoor: Tied for 13th at the NCAA West Regional (5/27) in the pole vault with a PR clearance of 17-3 3/4 (5.28m) ... Tied for second in the pole vault at the Big Ten Championships (5/13-15) with a clearance of a PR height of 17-1 ... Vaulted to a third place finish in the pole vault with a mark of 16-10 3/4 (5.15m) at the Drake Relays (4/27-30)... claimed a third place finish in the pole vault with a mark of 16-6 3/4 (5.05m) at the Trition Invitational (4/23)... took seventh in the pole vault with a mark of 15-9 1/4 (4.81m) at the
Spec Towns Invitational (4/8-9)... tied for fifth in the pole vault with a clearance of 16-6 (5.03m) at the Aztec Invitational (3/24-26)
2016 Indoor: Lept to a career best mark and fourth place finish in the pole vault with a lift of 17-0 (5.18m) at the Big Ten Championships (2/27)... ascended to a win in the pole vault with a mark of 16-1 3/4 (4.92m) at the Red and White Open (2/19) ... vaulted to a fourth place finish and PR with a mark of 16-1 1/4 (4.91m) at the
Iowa State Classic (2/13)... placed third in the pole vault with a mark of 15- 1 (4.59m) at the Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Dual (1/23)...
2015 Season
2015 Outdoor: Competed in the pole vault at the NCAA West Regional (5/30), but recorded a no hit ... Tied for 14th in the pole vault at the Big Ten Championship (5/15-17) with a clearance of 15-11 1/4 (4.86m) ... Finished third in the pole vault at the Wisconsin Twilight (5/8) with a clearance and new personal record of 17-0 (5.18m) ... Set a personal record of 16-6 3/4 (5.05m) in pole vault at the Musco Twilight (5/2) ... at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/18), set a personal record in pole vault clearing 16-3 1/4 (4.96m)
2014 Season
2014 Indoor: Redshirt season ... At the Wisconsin Elite Invitational (1/25), making his season debut and competing unattached, finished sixth in the pole vault with a clearance of 15-5 (4.70m)
High School
At the state meet as a senior, won the pole vault, helped his team win the 4x100-meter relay, finished second in the 200 meters and third in the 100 meters ... was named the 2013 Wisconsin Male Track Athlete of the Year ... finished fifth in the 100 meters and eighth in the pole vault at the state championships as a junior ... as a sophomore, finished 17th in the pole vault ... also played football and was named to the North All-Star large school football team
Personal
Parents are Tim and Mary Wallenfang ... has a sister, Emily, and two brothers, Zak and Adam ... major is Civil Engineering
Why Wisconsin?
"I chose Wisconsin because it is close to home and because of the combination of academics and athletics."
Personal Bests
| Indoor |
|
Outdoor |
| Pole Vault |
17-0 (5.18m) |
2-27-16 |
|
Pole Vault |
17-3 3/4 |
5-27-16 |
At the NCAA Preliminary Round
2016 - Outdoor
Pole Vault: T-13th: (17-3 3/4 (5.28m))
2015 - Outdoor
Pole Vault: NH
At the Big Ten Championship
2018 - Indoor
Pole Vault: 12th (16-2 (4.93m))
2017 - Indoor
Pole Vault: 9th (16-8 1/4 (5.09m))
2016 - Outdoor
Pole Vault: T-2nd (17-1 (5.21m))
2016 - Indoor
Pole Vault: 4th (17-0 (5.18m))
2015 - Outdoor
Pole Vault: T14th (15-11 1/4 (4.86m))
