2012 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Sam Kranz
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sugar Grove, Ill.
- High School:
- Kaneland
Performance History and Personal Bests
2010: Indoor: MVC Champion in the pole vault, clearing 5.21m (17-01.00) ... won three pole vault titles during the indoor season, including the conference championship ... cleared 5.34m (17-06.25) to win the UNI-Dome Open and post an indoor personal best ... vaulted 5.23m (17-01.75) to win the Jack Jennett Invitational ... topped 17 feet in the pole vault at five different meets.
Outdoor: Earned All-MVC honors with a second-place finish at the MVC Championships in the pole vault ... cleared a personal-best 5.25m (17-02.75) to take 16th place at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds ... won titles at the Jim Duncan Invitational, Central Open and Tom Botts Invitational.
2009: OUTDOOR: Recorded an outdoor personal-best in the pole vault at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, clearing 16-07 ¼ to finish 12th overall...Took fourth at the Valley Championships with a vault of 16-06 ¾.
INDOOR: Recorded a season-best vault of 16-04 ¾ at the MVC Championships to take third place and earn all-conference honors...Finished 12th at the Tyson Invite and third at the Panther Open with vaults of 16-00 ¾.
2008 at Oklahoma: OUTDOOR: Redshirted.
INDOOR: Cleared a personal best in the pole vault at the Sooner Indoor with a jump of 16-10.
HIGH SCHOOL: Holds high school records in the pole vault with a personal-best jump of 16-5. Finished third at the state meet in the pole vault in 2006 and fourth in 2007.
PERSONAL: Son of Rodney and Beth Kranz...Born May 1, 1989...Majoring in accounting.
