Shawn Barber
| Year: | Fr. |
| Hometown: | Kingwood, Texas |
| High School: | Kingwood Park HS |
| Position: | Pole Vault |
Honors
Canadian Pole Vault Record Holder
Pam American Junior Pole Vault Champion (2013)
Canadian Pole Vault Champion (2013)
2x USTFCCCA All-America First Team (2013 Outdoor, 2013 Indoor)
2x MAC Champion (2013 Indoor)
2x All-MAC First Team (2013 Indoor, 2013 Outdoor)
National High School Pole Vault Record Holder
as a Freshman (2013): Indoor... USTFCCCA All-America First Team honoree ... Bowerman Award Watch List Honorable Mention ... placed fifth at the NCAA Championships (March 8) with a jump of 18.00.50 ... was the nation's No. 1-ranked pole vaulter for the majority of the indoor season ... entered the NCAA Championships as the No. 2-seed ... MAC Pole Vault Champion ... broke the school's all-time indoor record in his first collegiate meet with a clearance of 18-04.50 at the EMU Triangular (Jan. 11) ... set the Stile Athletics Field House facility record (18-02.75) the following weekend at the Kent Duals (Jan. 18) ... bettered his mark at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 2) with a winning clearance of 18-03.75 ... named Athlete of the Meet at the Virginia Tech Elite (Feb. 9) ... won event titles in six of seven meets leading into the NCAA Championships ... Outdoor... Became the Canadian national pole vault record holder with a school-record setting clearance of 18-08.75 at the Texas Relays (March 29) ... brought home the bronze medal at the NCAA Championships with a jump of 18-04.50 to earn his second All-America First Team honor ... Summer... won the Canadian pole vault championship with a jump of 17-08.50 at the Canadian Track & Field Championships in Moncton, New Brunswick (June 22) ... the winning jump earned him a spot on the Canadian national team that competed at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia (Aug. 11) ... placed 16th in his group with a jump of 17-08.50 ... captured gold at the Pan American Junior World Championships (Aug. 25) in Medellin, Colombia with a jump of 17-06.50.
at Kingwood Park HS: National high school pole vault record holder ... shattered the 13-year old previous standard of 17-01.00 by jumping a winning mark of 18-03.50 (5.57m) at the AAU Junior Olympics in Houston, Texas, in August of 2012 ... named the No. 2 high school track & field athlete of the year by Track & Field News ... finished third at the World Junior Track and Field Championships in Barcelona, Spain, in July of 2012 with a jump of 18-02.50 as a member of the Canadian national team ... cleared 17-06.50 at the Texas A&M Indoor Classic in January of 2012, surpassing his previous personal record by a foot and earned a No. 2 ranking all-time on the indoor list ... jumped 17-08.00, which was the top mark in the nation and 11th-best all-time, in March of 2012 beforing racking up a number of major titles, including the Texas Relays (17-06.50), Texas 4A state meet (16-00.00), Great Southwest (17-05.50) and the New Balance Nationals Outdoor (16-04.00).
Personal: Parents are George and Ann Barber ... George pole vaulted for the Canadian National Team and collegiately at UTEP ... born May 27, 1994.
Canadian Pole Vault Record Holder
Pam American Junior Pole Vault Champion (2013)
Canadian Pole Vault Champion (2013)
2x USTFCCCA All-America First Team (2013 Outdoor, 2013 Indoor)
2x MAC Champion (2013 Indoor)
2x All-MAC First Team (2013 Indoor, 2013 Outdoor)
National High School Pole Vault Record Holder
as a Freshman (2013): Indoor... USTFCCCA All-America First Team honoree ... Bowerman Award Watch List Honorable Mention ... placed fifth at the NCAA Championships (March 8) with a jump of 18.00.50 ... was the nation's No. 1-ranked pole vaulter for the majority of the indoor season ... entered the NCAA Championships as the No. 2-seed ... MAC Pole Vault Champion ... broke the school's all-time indoor record in his first collegiate meet with a clearance of 18-04.50 at the EMU Triangular (Jan. 11) ... set the Stile Athletics Field House facility record (18-02.75) the following weekend at the Kent Duals (Jan. 18) ... bettered his mark at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 2) with a winning clearance of 18-03.75 ... named Athlete of the Meet at the Virginia Tech Elite (Feb. 9) ... won event titles in six of seven meets leading into the NCAA Championships ... Outdoor... Became the Canadian national pole vault record holder with a school-record setting clearance of 18-08.75 at the Texas Relays (March 29) ... brought home the bronze medal at the NCAA Championships with a jump of 18-04.50 to earn his second All-America First Team honor ... Summer... won the Canadian pole vault championship with a jump of 17-08.50 at the Canadian Track & Field Championships in Moncton, New Brunswick (June 22) ... the winning jump earned him a spot on the Canadian national team that competed at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia (Aug. 11) ... placed 16th in his group with a jump of 17-08.50 ... captured gold at the Pan American Junior World Championships (Aug. 25) in Medellin, Colombia with a jump of 17-06.50.
at Kingwood Park HS: National high school pole vault record holder ... shattered the 13-year old previous standard of 17-01.00 by jumping a winning mark of 18-03.50 (5.57m) at the AAU Junior Olympics in Houston, Texas, in August of 2012 ... named the No. 2 high school track & field athlete of the year by Track & Field News ... finished third at the World Junior Track and Field Championships in Barcelona, Spain, in July of 2012 with a jump of 18-02.50 as a member of the Canadian national team ... cleared 17-06.50 at the Texas A&M Indoor Classic in January of 2012, surpassing his previous personal record by a foot and earned a No. 2 ranking all-time on the indoor list ... jumped 17-08.00, which was the top mark in the nation and 11th-best all-time, in March of 2012 beforing racking up a number of major titles, including the Texas Relays (17-06.50), Texas 4A state meet (16-00.00), Great Southwest (17-05.50) and the New Balance Nationals Outdoor (16-04.00).
Personal: Parents are George and Ann Barber ... George pole vaulted for the Canadian National Team and collegiately at UTEP ... born May 27, 1994.
| PERSONAL RECORDS | |||
| Indoor | Mark | Date (Meet) | |
| Pole Vault | 18-04.50 | Jan. 11, 2013 (EMU Triangular) | |
| Outdoor | Mark | Date (Meet) | |
| Pole Vault | 18-08.75 | March 29, 2013 (Texas Relays) Courtesy Akron | |
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