Nick Frawley
Nick Frawley

Player Profile
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Midlothian, Texas
High School:
Midlothian
Height:
5-10
Event:
Pole Vault

SOPHOMORE (2008): NCAA All-American...was the runner-up at the national championship meet with a clearance of 17'2¾"...earned the team's Alonzo Babers Performance Award...finished third at the NCAA Regional meet...all-region honoree...cleared a season-best 17'5" at that meet...earned all-conference accolades following a third-place finish at the MWC Championships...regionally qualified with a winning 17'3" at the Louisville Classic...recorded the second-best vault at the Drake Relays...opened the outdoor campaign with a winning vault of 16'10¾" at the Willie Williams Classic...finished 15th at the NCAA indoor championships...Mountain West Conference indoor champion...cleared career-best 17'10¼" to win second conference crown...set Sophomore Class record with that jump...that is also the second-best jump in Academy history...all-conference honoree...NCAA provisional qualifier...height of 17'10¼" is tied for the third-best clearance ever at the MWC Championships and the fifth-best in conference history...recorded two NCAA provisional qualifying marks...set then-personal-best mark of 17'7" at the Air Force Invitational to win the event...finished second at the Pole Vault Summit with a height of 16'10¾"...was the top collegiate at the All-Comers Meet behind a height of 16'6¾"...earned the team's Field Athlete of the Week on two occasions during the indoor season and once during the outdoor season.

FRESHMAN (2007): Earned co-Newcomer of the Year honors... ranked eighth in the nation heading into the national championships...tied for 17th at the NCAA championships...earned an at-large spot to the NCAA meet, following an eighth-place performance of 16'7¼" at the Midwest Regional Championships...won the Mountain West Conference pole vault title at the outdoor championships...cleared a career-best 17'5½" at that meet...that was the fourth-best jump in Academy history... that clearance was the best by anyone in the league during the season...all-region honoree...earned all-conference honors...posted the team's best finish at the Sun Angel Classic...placed third with a height of 16'2¾" at that meet...was also the team's top scorer at the Rob Upton Invitational with a second-place finish...posted the best mark (15'11") of any collegiate competitor...cleared the fifth-best indoor height in Academy history (16'11½") at the TCR Race Productions Invitational...picked up a fifth-place finish of 16'7½" at the MWC Indoor Championships...was the top collegiate finisher at the Air Force Invitational (16'7¼"), Air Force Open (16'1¼") and Air Force All-Comers Meet (15'7").

HIGH SCHOOL: Won the pole vault at the Texas 4A state high school championship with a leap of 17'0¼"...followed that up with a win at the Great Southwest Invitational in Albuquerque, clearing a career-best mark of 17'0¾"...that mark ranked him as the fifth-best high school senior in the U.S. for 2006...that mark also broke 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist Nick Hysong's meet record...placed sixth at the Nike High School Outdoor Nationals...recorded a seventh-place finish at the USA Junior Championships...earned national champion honors at the 2003 USATF Youth Outdoor Meet...claimed back-to-back national champion titles at the AAU Championships (2004-05)...also lettered in football and baseball...earned all-4A District honors as a wide receiver.

PERSONAL: Son of Ed and Shelley Frawley...has younger twin brothers who are both pole vaulters...majoring in systems engineering management...would like to participate in the World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) following graduation...selected as the top-ranked basic cadet of the Class of 2010 during BCT...hobbies include rock climbing and playing N64 Super Smash Bros...member of the 2009 track and field leadership council.

 
 
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