Lexi Jacobus Season 2018-19

Ht5-6
YrSr
HometownCabot, Ark.
EventsPole Vault
Lexi Jacobus
Lexi Jacobus
#RazorFacts

  • 2016 Olympian

  • US Olympic Trials Bronze medalist

  • Four-Time NCAA champion

  • Seven-Time First-Team All-American

  • Two-Time NCAA South Central Region Field Athlete of the Year

  • Five-Time SEC champion

  • Eight-time All-SEC

  • Two-time SEC Freshman Field Athlete of the Year

  • Arkansas indoor all-time bests - No. 1 pole vault

  • Arkansas outdoor all-time bests - No. 2 pole vault

  • Three-time NCAA Elite 90 Award Winner

  • 2019 Google Cloud Division I Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year


Senior (2019)
Competed in eight meets... NCAA Indoor Runner-up indoors in the pole vault... SEC Indoor Champion with an SEC Record vault of 4.61m (15-1.50) that is No. 2 all-time... Bronze Medalist at the SEC Outdoor Championships... Second-Team All-American at the outdoor championships... Elite 90 Award winner... 2019 Google Cloud Division I Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year... USATF Championships qualifier...

Junior (2018)
Competed in six meets during the indoor season... Posted six top-three finishes, three first-place finishes... SEC bronze medalist at the SEC Indoor Championships clearing 4.38m (14'-4.50")... NCAA Champion in the pole vault clearing 4.66m (15'-3.50") to earn First-Team All-American honors and tie Sandi Morris' school record... Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season... Cleared a 2018 NCAA-best 4.65m (15'-3") at the SEC Outdoor Championships capturing the conference title... NCAA Runner-up at the outdoor championships in Eugene, Ore... Competed in at the USATF Outdoor Championships finishing ninth...

Sophomore (2017)
NCAA outdoor runner-up, Two-time first-team All-American, SEC outdoor champion ... Posted a top-two finish in every regular-season indoor meet during her second indoor campaign for the Razorbacks ... Vaulted a season-best and NCAA lead of 15-1 at the Arkansas Qualifier, which earned her national and conference athlete of the week honors ... Scored eight points for the Razorbacks after posting her second-consecutive 15-foot clearance at the SEC Indoor Championships to finish in second place ... Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships ... Helped Arkansas place in the top-five with a seventh-place finish ... Battled the elements throughout the outdoor season and was rewarded with five meet titles ... Vaulted 14-4 or higher seven times during the sophomore outdoor season ... Cleared a season-best of 14-11 at the Arkansas Twilight ... Picked up her third SEC title, scoring 10 points towards Arkansas’ Triple Crown victory .... Qualified for NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Completed her second year as a Razorback earning a silver medal at the national meet, propelling Arkansas to another top-five finish.

Freshman (2016)
2016 Olympian, US Olympic Trials Bronze Medalist, Two-time NCAA Champion, Two-time First Team All-American ... Vaulted a new PR and NCAA-leading mark of 4.50m/14-9 in her Razorback debut at the Arkansas Invitational ... Became the fifth woman in NCAA history to vault over 15 feet at the Tyson Invitational with a new personal best clearance of 4.60m/15-1 -- the youngest to accomplish the feat ... Earned a gold medal at her first SEC Indoor Championship with a 4.48m/14-8.25 clearance ... Selected as the SEC Freshman Field Athlete of the Year ... Recognized as the NCAA South Central Field Athlete of the Year ... Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships ... Placed first at indoor nationals in the pole vault with an NCAA meet-record clearance of 4.63m/15-2.25 to become the first freshman in NCAA history to win a title in the event ... Capped her first season with three clearances over 15 feet and undefeated in collegiate competition ... Opened outdoor season with 4.50m/14-9 clearance at the Arkansas Invitational which earned her SEC Field Athlete of the Week honors ... Set a new outdoor PR at the John McDonnell Invitational, clearing her first 15 foot bar of the outdoor season with 4.64m/15-2.75 ... Posted another 15-foot clearance at the SEC Outdoor Championship to help the Razorbacks to their second-consecutive conference Triple Crown ... Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championship ... Vaulted to another NCAA title with a 4.50m/14-9 clearance at Hayward Field to cap her collegiate competition season ... Qualified for the 2016 US Olympic Trials ... Advanced out of the preliminary round by vaulting 4.40m/14-5.25 ... Became one of the youngest qualifiers for the US Olympic team by setting a new PR of 4.70m/15-5 to earn a bronze medal ... Completed her historic season, placing 19th in the pole vault for USA at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

High School
Set a national record in the pole vault at the height of 14’7.5” (2015) … Finished her senior season as the top pole vaulter in the nation on the outdoor circuit (2015) … Won the 100-meter hurdles and long jump at the AR 7A State Meet (2015) … Placed atop the Army National Guard Cyclone Relays in the pole vault, long jump, and 400-meter sprints (2015) … Was the second-best long jumper and 100-meter hurdler in the state of Arkansas (2015) … Won the Arkansas Gatorade Player of the Year for Track & Field (2015).


Personal
Born on Nov. 20, 1996 ... Daughter of Brent and Amy Weeks ... Has three brothers; Tyler, Matthew, and Connor and one sister; Tori, who also vaults for Arkansas... Majoring in chemistry.
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