Sydney King

Position:
Pole Vault
Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Dalhart HS
Hometown:
Dalhart, Texas

2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier (Pole Vault)
2021 NCAA Outdoor West Preliminary Qualifier (Pole Vault)
2021 Big 12 Outdoor Championships 1st Place (Pole Vault)
2021 NCAA Second Team All-American
2019 Big 12 Outdoor Championships Scorer (Pole Vault)
2019 Big 12 Indoor Championships Scorer (Pole Vault)

OU INDOOR COLLEGIATE BESTS:
Pole Vault: 13-8.25 (4.17m), 2019

OU OUTDOOR COLLEGIATE BESTS:
Pole Vault: 14-0 (4.27m), 2021

2021

(Outdoor) Competed at the NCAA Championships finishing 16th in pole vault with a height of 13-3.5 (4.05m) … Set a PR in pole vault at the NCAA West Prelims with a height of 14-0 (4.27m) … Clinched first place in pole vault with a height of 13-11.25 (4.25m) at the Big 12 Championships … Took second place at the John Jacobs Invitational with a height of 12-9.5 (3.90m) in pole vault … Finished fourth in pole vault with a height of 12-11.75 (3.96m) at the 93rd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays … Grabbed gold at the TCU Invitational in pole vault with a height of 12-9.5 (3.90m) …

2019

(Outdoor) Finished top-10 in pole vault clearing a height of 13-4.25 (4.07m) at the 2019 Big 12 Outdoor Championships, scoring for the Sooners…Earned a second place finish at the John Jacobs Invitational in pole vault with a mark at 13-7.25 (4.15m)… Brought home a third place pole vault finish at the Rafer Johnson & Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational, recording a height of 13-3 (4.04m)… Earned a PR height of 13-9.75 (4.21m) at the 2019 92nd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, finishing top-10. (Indoor) Scored for the Sooners in pole vault at the Big 12 Indoor Championships, recording a height of 13-6.5 (4.13m) and finishing in fourth place… Earned back-to-back third place finishes in pole vault at the Tyson Invitational and J.D. Martin Invitational…Brought home 1st place in pole vault at the Sooner Challenge, clearing a height of 13-3.5 (4.05m)… Recorded a PR at the Corky Classic with a height of 13-8.25 (4.17m), finishing in third place… Scored in all six meets competed for the Sooners.

2018

(Outdoor) Took sixth in the pole vault competition at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships, clearing a PR height of 13-7 (4.14 meters)… Competed in the pole vault at Penn Relays, clearing 12-1.5 (3.70 meters)… Took third In the pole vault at the John Jacobs Invite, clearing 12-7.5 (3.85 meters)… Placed fifth and eighth, respectively, in the pole vault competition at the TCU Invite and Aztec Invite… (Indoor) Placed sixth in the pole vault at Big 12 Indoors, clearing 13-1 (3.99 meters)… Took second in the pole vault at the J.D. Martin Invite, going over the bar at 13-0.25 (3.97 meters)… Won the pole vault title at the Leonard Hilton Invite, clearing 13-1.5 (4.00 meters)

2017

(Outdoor)Finished fifth in the pole vault at the John Jacobs Invitational with a height of 11-11.75 (3.65m)... Finished fourth in the pole vault at the Bobby Lane Invitational with a height of 11-11.75 (3.65m). (Indoor) Finished 11th in the pole vault at the Armory Track Invitational with a height of 11-11.75 (3.65m)... Finished fifth in the pole vault at the J.D. Martin Invitational with a personal best height of 12-01.50 (3.70m)... Finished tied for third in the pole vault at the Sooner Opener with a mark of 11-09.75 (3.60m).

2016

(Outdoor) Placed 10th in the pole vault at the Baldy Castillo Invitational with a mark of 12-1.50. (Indoor) Finished 20th in the pole vault at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational with a new personal best of 11-10.50 (3.62m)... Participated in the pole vault at the Razorback Invitational but did not record a height... Placed 12th at the Texas A&M Quadrangular in the pole vault with a mark of 11-08.50 (3.57m)... Placed second in the pole vault at the J.D. Martin Invitational with a mark of 11-03.50 (3.44m).

HIGH SCHOOL

Attended Dalhart High School... Texas 4A State champion in pole vault… Track and field all-state selection in 2014.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Jon and Jennifer King … Has two siblings: Brant (20) and Gracie (15) ... Majoring in health and exercise science... 2018 Academic All-Big 12 First Team and received USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.