University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2024 Track and Field Roster
Russell, Nick
Nick Russell
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- New Iberia, La.
- High School:
- Catholic
Bio
2023-24
Indoor: Finished 2nd with a season-best 15-7.75 at the Jaguar Invitational (Feb. 4) … Matched that height to finish 6th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
2022-23
Outdoor: Won the Louisiana Classics at 15-1.5 … Cleared 16-5.25 to win the Leon Johnson Invitational (Apr. 15) … Jumped a personal-best 16-7.25 at the LSU Alumni Gold (Apr. 22) … Matched that at the Sun Belt Conference Championships to finish 2nd.
Indoor: Finished 2nd at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a jump of 15-9 … Placed 4th at the Samford Bulldog Invite with a jump of 15-3.75 (Feb. 10) … Placed 7th at the Lone Star Conference Championships at 15-6.25.
2021-22
Outdoor: Placed 7th at the Maroon and White Invitational with a jump of 15-3.5.
Indoor: Did not compete
2020-21
Outdoor: Finished 3rd at the Louisiana Classics at 15-7.25 … Placed 4th at the LSU Boots Garland Invitational with a jump of 15-11.25 (Apr. 17) … Jumped 15-7 at the Leon Johnson Invitational to finish 4th (Apr. 24).
Indoor: Took 3rd at the LSU Louisiana Invite at 15-5.5 (Jan. 29) … Placed 9th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with a jump of 15-7.25.
2019-20
Indoor: Posted a season-best in the pole vault (15-91/4) with an eighth-place finish at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships ... debuted at the LSU Purple Tiger and cleared 15-5 to finish fourth overall ... posted a mark of 15-11/2 at the Ted Nelson Invitational and 15-0 at the FasTrak Collegiate Invitational.
High School: A three-time state champion in the pole vault at New Iberia's Catholic High ... claimed the 2019 Class 2A Outdoor title in the pole vault (16-0) and the 2019 LHSAA Indoor state crown (16-43/4) ... earned first-place honors at the 2017 LHSAA Division II indoor state meet ... finished as the state runner-up at both the 2018 indoor and outdoor state meet ... placed fifth overall at the 2018 National Pole Vault Summit and was 11th at the 2018 New Balance Nationals Indoor ... a two-time district champion.
Indoor: Finished 2nd with a season-best 15-7.75 at the Jaguar Invitational (Feb. 4) … Matched that height to finish 6th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
2022-23
Outdoor: Won the Louisiana Classics at 15-1.5 … Cleared 16-5.25 to win the Leon Johnson Invitational (Apr. 15) … Jumped a personal-best 16-7.25 at the LSU Alumni Gold (Apr. 22) … Matched that at the Sun Belt Conference Championships to finish 2nd.
Indoor: Finished 2nd at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a jump of 15-9 … Placed 4th at the Samford Bulldog Invite with a jump of 15-3.75 (Feb. 10) … Placed 7th at the Lone Star Conference Championships at 15-6.25.
2021-22
Outdoor: Placed 7th at the Maroon and White Invitational with a jump of 15-3.5.
Indoor: Did not compete
2020-21
Outdoor: Finished 3rd at the Louisiana Classics at 15-7.25 … Placed 4th at the LSU Boots Garland Invitational with a jump of 15-11.25 (Apr. 17) … Jumped 15-7 at the Leon Johnson Invitational to finish 4th (Apr. 24).
Indoor: Took 3rd at the LSU Louisiana Invite at 15-5.5 (Jan. 29) … Placed 9th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with a jump of 15-7.25.
2019-20
Indoor: Posted a season-best in the pole vault (15-91/4) with an eighth-place finish at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships ... debuted at the LSU Purple Tiger and cleared 15-5 to finish fourth overall ... posted a mark of 15-11/2 at the Ted Nelson Invitational and 15-0 at the FasTrak Collegiate Invitational.
High School: A three-time state champion in the pole vault at New Iberia's Catholic High ... claimed the 2019 Class 2A Outdoor title in the pole vault (16-0) and the 2019 LHSAA Indoor state crown (16-43/4) ... earned first-place honors at the 2017 LHSAA Division II indoor state meet ... finished as the state runner-up at both the 2018 indoor and outdoor state meet ... placed fifth overall at the 2018 National Pole Vault Summit and was 11th at the 2018 New Balance Nationals Indoor ... a two-time district champion.
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