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Brendan Safley
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Mo.
- High School:
- Rockhurst HS
Bio
2025 OUTDOOR: MVC Outdoor Championships Men's Most Outstanding Field Athlete ... All-MVC Team ... MVC Men's Field Athlete of the Week (4/8/25) ... USTFCCCA Academic All-American ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... MVC Commissioners' Academic Excellence Awards and MVC Honor Roll ... Finished first in the pole vault after clearing a height of 5.30 meters at the Wartburg Outdoor Select ... Finished first in the pole vault clearing a height of 5.30 meters at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... Placed third in the pole vault clearing 5.38 meters at the Gibson Invitational ... Placed first in the pole vault clearing a height of 5.30 meters at the Musco Twilight ... placed first in the pole vault clearing a height of 5.35 meters at the Cyclone Twilight ... Won the pole vault with a career-best 5.38-meter vault at the MVC Championships ... Finished21st in the pole vault (5.17m) at the NCAA West Prelims.
2025 INDOOR: All-MVC Team ... Two-time MVC Male Field Athlete of the Week (2/4/25, 2/25/25) ... Finishing in first in Pole Vault with a jump of 5.30 meters at the ISU Holiday Invite ... Finished second in the pole vault with a height of 5.35 meters at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... First in the pole vault clearing 5.43 meters at the Deloss Dodds Invitational ... Finished second in the mens pole vault clearing 5.30 meters at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational ... Placed sixth in the pole vault clearing a height of 5.32 meters at the Wisconsin Windy City Invitational ... Finished first in the pole vault after clearing a height of 5.30 meters at the Iowa Open ... Finished first in the pole vault clearing a height of 5.45 meters at the Missouri Valley Indoor Championships.
2024 OUTDOOR: MVC Honor Roll ... All-MVC honors ... USTFCCCA Academic All-American ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... Finished eighth in the pole vault at the Texas Relays with a vault of 5.15 meters ... Tied eighth in the pole vault with 5.02 meters at the Bobcat Invitational ... Took third in the pole vault with 4.90 meters at the Arkansas Spring Invitational ... Won the pole vault with 4.90 meters at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... Took second in the pole vault with 5.00 meters at Musco Twilight ... Kip Janvrin Open champion in the pole vault (4.95m) ... Placed third in the pole vault (5.12m) at the Drake Relays ... Badger Challenge pole vault champion (5.36m) ... Placed second in the pole vault (5.10m) at the MVC Outdoor Championships ... Tied for 22nd place in the pole vault (5.22m) at the NCAA West Preliminary Round.
2024 INDOOR: All-MVC honors ... Won the pole vault with 5.00 meters at the ISU Holiday Classic ... Finished first in the pole vault with 5.10 meters at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Placed second in the pole vault premier with 5.10 meters at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... Took third place in the pole vault with a career-best 5.21-meters at the Black & Gold Invite ... Won the pole vault with a career-best 5.23-meters at the Iowa State Classic ... Won the pole vault with 5.20 meters at the SDSU Indoor Classic ... Took first place in the pole vault with 5.15 meters at the Iowa Open ... Placed second in the pole vault with a personal-best 5.35 meters at the MVC Indoor Championships ...
2023 OUTDOOR: MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... USTFCCCA Academic All-American ... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and Honor Roll ... Placed fourth in the Pole vault (4.45m) at the Fighting Illini Challenge ... Won the pole vault (5.06m) at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... Won the pole vault for the second weekend in a row (4.93m) at the Meet of Champions ... Placed third in the pole vault (4.86m) at Drake Relays ... Placed second in the pole vault with 5.00 meters at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic ... Won the pole vault with a career-best vault of 5.15 meters at the MVC Outdoor Championships ... Cleared 5.05 meters in the men's high jump at the NCAA West Preliminary Round.
2023 INDOOR: Placed 3rd in the Men's pole vault with 4.40 meters at the Jimmy Grant Invitational ... Placed 2nd in the pole vault with 14 feet, 11 inches at the Jack Jennett Invitational ... Won the pole vault with a vault of 4.80 meters at the Dubuque Spartan Invitational ... Placed 9th in the pole vault (4.60m) at the SDSU Indoor Classic ... Runner-up in the pole vault (4.60m) at the Iowa Open ... At the MVC Indoor Championships, finished 2nd place in the pole vault (4.85m).
2022 INDOOR: Placed eighth in the pole vault with a jump of 4.66 meters at the Husker Invitational ... runner-up in the pole vault at the Friday Knight Lights Invitational ... earned a spot on the MVC Honor Roll for a GPA of 3.2 or higher.
2021 OUTDOOR: Recorded a personal-best mark of 4.88m in the pole vault to place fourth at the Illinois State Invitational (April 30 - May 1) … took fifth with a mark of 4.72 meters in the pole vault at the MVC Outdoor Championships (May 14-16) … notched a second-place finish with a mark of 4.60 meters in the pole vault at the Gibson Invitational (April 16-17).
2021 INDOOR: Secured the pole vault title with a personal-best mark of 4.81m to earn all-conference honors at the MVC Indoor Championships (Feb. 26-28) … landed first in the pole vault with a mark of 4.65 meters at the Panther Invite (Jan. 9) … notched second-place finishes in the pole vault at the Wartburg Friday Night Lights Meet (Jan. 29) and Ted Nelson Dual (Feb. 6).
HIGH SCHOOL: Broke school record four times at Rockhurst High School in Missouri ... jumped 15 feet at the Missouri state championships ... took fourth in pole vault as a junior at the state championships for Rockhurt High School ... lost senior season due to COVID-19 pandemic ... also played football (safety) for two years ... recruited by West Point Military Academy, Fort Hayes State and Pitt State.
PERSONAL: From Kansas City, Missouri ... son of David and Laura Safley ... has two siblings, Colin and Tyler ... majoring in athletic training and rehabilitation ... enjoys playing guitar and video games ... was involved in many service projects throughout high school.
2025 INDOOR: All-MVC Team ... Two-time MVC Male Field Athlete of the Week (2/4/25, 2/25/25) ... Finishing in first in Pole Vault with a jump of 5.30 meters at the ISU Holiday Invite ... Finished second in the pole vault with a height of 5.35 meters at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... First in the pole vault clearing 5.43 meters at the Deloss Dodds Invitational ... Finished second in the mens pole vault clearing 5.30 meters at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational ... Placed sixth in the pole vault clearing a height of 5.32 meters at the Wisconsin Windy City Invitational ... Finished first in the pole vault after clearing a height of 5.30 meters at the Iowa Open ... Finished first in the pole vault clearing a height of 5.45 meters at the Missouri Valley Indoor Championships.
2024 OUTDOOR: MVC Honor Roll ... All-MVC honors ... USTFCCCA Academic All-American ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... Finished eighth in the pole vault at the Texas Relays with a vault of 5.15 meters ... Tied eighth in the pole vault with 5.02 meters at the Bobcat Invitational ... Took third in the pole vault with 4.90 meters at the Arkansas Spring Invitational ... Won the pole vault with 4.90 meters at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... Took second in the pole vault with 5.00 meters at Musco Twilight ... Kip Janvrin Open champion in the pole vault (4.95m) ... Placed third in the pole vault (5.12m) at the Drake Relays ... Badger Challenge pole vault champion (5.36m) ... Placed second in the pole vault (5.10m) at the MVC Outdoor Championships ... Tied for 22nd place in the pole vault (5.22m) at the NCAA West Preliminary Round.
2024 INDOOR: All-MVC honors ... Won the pole vault with 5.00 meters at the ISU Holiday Classic ... Finished first in the pole vault with 5.10 meters at the Hawkeye Invitational ... Placed second in the pole vault premier with 5.10 meters at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational ... Took third place in the pole vault with a career-best 5.21-meters at the Black & Gold Invite ... Won the pole vault with a career-best 5.23-meters at the Iowa State Classic ... Won the pole vault with 5.20 meters at the SDSU Indoor Classic ... Took first place in the pole vault with 5.15 meters at the Iowa Open ... Placed second in the pole vault with a personal-best 5.35 meters at the MVC Indoor Championships ...
2023 OUTDOOR: MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... USTFCCCA Academic All-American ... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and Honor Roll ... Placed fourth in the Pole vault (4.45m) at the Fighting Illini Challenge ... Won the pole vault (5.06m) at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... Won the pole vault for the second weekend in a row (4.93m) at the Meet of Champions ... Placed third in the pole vault (4.86m) at Drake Relays ... Placed second in the pole vault with 5.00 meters at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic ... Won the pole vault with a career-best vault of 5.15 meters at the MVC Outdoor Championships ... Cleared 5.05 meters in the men's high jump at the NCAA West Preliminary Round.
2023 INDOOR: Placed 3rd in the Men's pole vault with 4.40 meters at the Jimmy Grant Invitational ... Placed 2nd in the pole vault with 14 feet, 11 inches at the Jack Jennett Invitational ... Won the pole vault with a vault of 4.80 meters at the Dubuque Spartan Invitational ... Placed 9th in the pole vault (4.60m) at the SDSU Indoor Classic ... Runner-up in the pole vault (4.60m) at the Iowa Open ... At the MVC Indoor Championships, finished 2nd place in the pole vault (4.85m).
2022 INDOOR: Placed eighth in the pole vault with a jump of 4.66 meters at the Husker Invitational ... runner-up in the pole vault at the Friday Knight Lights Invitational ... earned a spot on the MVC Honor Roll for a GPA of 3.2 or higher.
2021 OUTDOOR: Recorded a personal-best mark of 4.88m in the pole vault to place fourth at the Illinois State Invitational (April 30 - May 1) … took fifth with a mark of 4.72 meters in the pole vault at the MVC Outdoor Championships (May 14-16) … notched a second-place finish with a mark of 4.60 meters in the pole vault at the Gibson Invitational (April 16-17).
2021 INDOOR: Secured the pole vault title with a personal-best mark of 4.81m to earn all-conference honors at the MVC Indoor Championships (Feb. 26-28) … landed first in the pole vault with a mark of 4.65 meters at the Panther Invite (Jan. 9) … notched second-place finishes in the pole vault at the Wartburg Friday Night Lights Meet (Jan. 29) and Ted Nelson Dual (Feb. 6).
HIGH SCHOOL: Broke school record four times at Rockhurst High School in Missouri ... jumped 15 feet at the Missouri state championships ... took fourth in pole vault as a junior at the state championships for Rockhurt High School ... lost senior season due to COVID-19 pandemic ... also played football (safety) for two years ... recruited by West Point Military Academy, Fort Hayes State and Pitt State.
PERSONAL: From Kansas City, Missouri ... son of David and Laura Safley ... has two siblings, Colin and Tyler ... majoring in athletic training and rehabilitation ... enjoys playing guitar and video games ... was involved in many service projects throughout high school.
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