The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2011 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Mark Thomas
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 145
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Lorena, Texas
- High School:
- Lorena
Career Bests
Outdoor
Pole Vault: 17-2.75 (5.25m)
Indoor
Pole Vault: 17-4.50 (5.30m)
2014-15
Outdoor:
• Tied for 3rd place in the pole vault at the Lobo Collegiate Open with
• Tied for 7th place at Big 12 Championships with clearance of 5.05m (16-6.75).
Indoor:
• Tied for 3rd place in the pole vault at the Lobo Collegiate Open with a personal best jump of 5.30m (17-4.50)
• Won Tyson Invitational with mark of 5.25m (17-2.75)
2013-14
Outdoor: Did not compete (redshirt season)
Indoor:
• Finished sixth in pole vault at Big 12 Championships with mark of 17-0.75
• Posted personal best 17-3.00 to finish sixth at Tyson Invitational
• Took fourth at New Mexico Collegiate Invitational at 17-0.75
• Finished third at Arkansas Dual
2012-13
Outdoor:
• Competed in five meets for Texas during his junior campaign
• Participated in the pole vault competition at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds, finishing tied for 31st with a clearance of 16-6.75 (5.05m)
• Cleared 16-0.5 (4.89m) at the Big 12 Championships for 12th place
• Finished third in the event at the Longhorn Invitational (17-1/5.21m)
• Tied for eighth place at the Texas Invitational with a vault of 16-1.75 (4.92m)
• Started the season at the Texas Relays, where he cleared 16-7.25 (5.06m) for 20th place
Indoor:
• Participated in just one meet due to injury
• Tied for seventh in the pole vault, clearing 16-1.25 (4.91m) at the Razorback Team Invitational
2011-12
Outdoor:
• Tied for 15th in the pole vault in the NCAA West Regional prelims with a personal best vault of 17-2.75 (5.25m)
• Earned all-league honors with a fifth-place finish in the pole vault (16-11/5.16m) at the Big 12 Championships
• Vaulted 16-6.75 (5.61m) to place fifth at the Bobcat Classic
• Posted a pole vault victory with a clearance of 17-0.75 (5.20m) at the Longhorn Invitational
• Ran a personal-best 23.36 in the 200m at the Texas Invitational
• Also cleared 17-1.5 (5.22m) to place fourth in the pole vault
• Placed 11th in the pole vault with a clearance of 16-06.75 (5.05m) at the Texas Relays
• Claimed second place in the pole vault (16-4.75/5.00m) at the UCLA Dual meet
Indoor:
• Garnered top 10 finishes in all pole vault competitions
• Earned all-league accolades by tying for fourth place with a clearance of 16-4.75 (5.00m) at the Big 12 Championships
• Tied for fourth in the pole vault (5.25m, 17-2.75) at the Don Kirby Invite
• Cleared a height of 17-0.75 (5.20m) at the New Balance Invitational to tie for sixth place
• Placed fifth at the Razorback Invitational with a clearance of 16-10.75 (5.15m)
• Posted a second-place finish in the pole vault at the Arkansas Dual with a mark of 16-10.75 (5.15m)
2010-11
Outdoor:
• Cleared a season-best height of 16-10 (5.13m) to finish fifth at the Big 12 Championships, earning all-league honors
• Vaulted 15-9 (4.80) to place fourth in the college section at the Penn Relays
• Posted a pole vault clearance of 16-6.75 (5.05m), tying for third place at the Michael Johnson Classic
• Cleared 16-2.75 (4.95m) to place fifth in the pole vault at the UT/Arkansas/UCLA Tri meet.
Indoor:
• Notched his first all-league honor with a fifth-place showing in the pole vault at the Big 12 Championships, clearing 16-4.75 (5.00m)
• Cleared 16-4.75 (5.00m) to tie for 11th in the pole vault championship at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational
• Placed second in the pole vault at the Razorback Invitational, clearing a then personal-best height of 16-6.75 (5.05m)
• Won the pole vault at the Arkansas Dual Meet with a clearance of 16-0.75 (4.90m)
PRIOR TO TEXAS
• Vaulted 15-6 at the Region 3-3A Meet and the UIL State Championships
• Took first at the Regional and second at the state meet
• Took second in the pole vault at the Texas Relays with a clearance of 16-4
• Finished fifth in the pole vault (16-0) at the Nike Indoor Nationals
• Opened his senior indoor season with a personal-best 16-6 clearance, which was tied for the third-best mark nationally
• Went on to place first at the Texas A&M H.S. Invitational (16-3) and second at the Carl Lewis H.S. Invitational (16-0)
• Finished second at the 2009 3A Texas state meet with a clearance of 16-0 as a junior
• Won the regional championship with a 15-8 clearance
• Four-year letterman in track and field
PERSONAL
• Born in Waco, Texas
• Son of Frank and Loretta Thomas
• Has five siblings, Frank, James, Charrolette, Eric and Brett
• Graduated with degree in health promotion
• Earned a spot of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in the spring of 2012
