Tanner Williams

Position:
Pole Vault
Position:
PV
Height:
6-2
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Ardmore, Okla.
High School:
Plainview

• 2016 Big 12 Outdoor Scorer (Pole Vault)

• 2014 Big 12 Outdoor Scorer (Pole Vault)
• 2013 Big 12 Indoor Scorer (Pole Vault)

Indoor Collegiate Bests
Pole Vault: 16-11.50 (5.17m), 2016

Outdoor Collegiate Bests
Pole Vault: 17-01.00 (5.21m), 2016

2016
(Outdoor) Qualified for the NCAA West Prelim in the pole vault and cleared a height of 16-4.00 (4.98m)... Placed seventh in the pole vault at the Big 12 Championship with a mark of 17-00.75 (5.20m)... Participated in the pole vault at the Payton Jordan Invitational but did not record a height... Placed second in the pole vault at the John Jacobs Invitational with a height of 17-00.00 (5.18m)... Finished second in the pole vault at the Battle on the Bayou with a mark of 16-08.00 (5.08m)... Finished fifth in the pole vault at the Texas Relays with a new personal best mark of 17-01.00 (5.21m)... Came in second in the pole vault at the Baldy Castillo Invitational after achieving a new best 17-0.75. (Indoor) Finished 10th in the pole vault at the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships with a mark of 16-06.50 (5.04m)... Came in eighth in the pole vault at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational with a new personal best of 16-11.50 (5.17m)... Finished eighth in the pole vault at the Razorback Invitational with a mark of 16-01.25 (4.91m)... Placed seventh in the pole vault at the Texas A&M Quadrangular with a mark of 15-11.25 (4.86m)... Won the pole vault at the J.D. Martin Invitational with a mark of 16-05.50 (5.02m).

2015
(Outdoor) Finished 11th in the pole vault at the Big 12 Championship with a clearance of 16-00.75 (4.90m)... (Indoor) Placed 11th in the pole vault at the Big 12 Championships with a clearance of 15-08.25 (4.78)... Placed 14th in the pole vault at the Tyson Invitational with a clearance of 16-02.75 (4.95m)... Finished fifth in pole vault with a clearance of 15-08.25 (4.78m) at the Texas A&M Quadrangular.

2014
(Outdoor) Finished 30th in the pole vault at the NCAA West Prelims after clearing a height of 16-3.25 (4.96m)... Placed fifth in the pole vault at the Big 12 Championships after clearing a personal best height of 17-00.25 (5.19m) (Indoor) Finished ninth in the pole vault after clearing a height of 16-06.75 (5.05m) at the Big 12 Indoor Championships... Cleared 16-3.25 (4.96) in pole vault for a seventh place finish at the Texas A&M Invitational... Placed eighth in the pole vault at the Armory Collegiate Invitational after clearing 16-4.75... Finished second with a 16-1.75 vault at the J.D. Martin Invitational... Opened the season with a 15-11.75 (4.87) pole vault for a second place finish at the Sooner Opener.

2013
(Outdoor) Placed 10th in the pole vault at the Big 12 Championships after clearing a height of 16-0.50 (4.89)… Cleared a height of 16-0.50 (4.75) in the pole vault competition at the Dr. Pepper Classic en route to a second place finish… Made his outdoor debut at the John McDonnell Invitational with a fifth-place effort in the pole vault competition after he cleared 16-5.25 (5.01m). (Indoor) Finished seventh at the Big 12 Indoor Championships with a 16-5.50 (5.02m) effort, en route to the first All-Big 12 honors of his career...Took third at the Sooner Invitational after clearing 15-7.25 (4.76m) in the pole vault competition...Took second in the pole vault with a 15-11.00 (4.85m) effort at the Varsity Apartments Invitational...Launched his career at OU after he cleared 15-01.50 (4.61m), placing third in pole vault at the J.D. Martin Invitational.

High School
A two-time pole vault Oklahoma state champion.. Four-time 3A regional and Lake County Conference pole vault champion...Placed first at the Meet of Champions with a 15-0 vault...Plainview High School Pole Vault record-holder at 15-6.

Personal
Son of Mike Callihan and Jana Ellis...Has five siblings, Justin (23) Heather (28) Mandy (27) Rylie (22) and Ethan (22).