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Slater, Tristan
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Tristan Slater
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Charleston, W.Va.
- High School:
- Capital
Bio
Personal Records
Indoor Track
- Pole Vault: 5.34m (2019)
Outdoor Track
- Pole Vault: 5.30m (2018)
SEC Scoring
Indoor Track
- 2020 - Pole Vault - 6th - 5.11m
- 2019 - Pole Vault - 5th - 5.34m
- 2018 - Pole Vault - 7th - 5.10m
Outdoor Track
- 2018 - Pole Vault - t-3rd - 5.30m
- 2017 - Pole Vault - t-6th - 5.07m
HONORS
- 2020 USTFCCCA Track & Field All-Academic Athlete
- 2020 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2018 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2018 Outdoor All-SEC Second Team
- 2018 Outdoor SEC Bronze Medalist - Pole Vault
- 2017 Outdoor Freshman All-SEC
- 2017 Indoor Freshman All-SEC
2020 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Scored at the SEC indoor meet in the pole vault for the third year in a row, clearing a season-best height of 5.11m (16-9.25) for sixth place (2/28)
- Took third place at the Virginia Tech Invite (1/18) in the pole vault with a clearance of 5.05m (16-6.75)
Outdoor
- Completed his degree in Recreation & Sport Management in May
- Did not compete, as the 2020 outdoor track & field season was canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) global health crisis
2019 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Cleared a personal-best mark of 5.34m (17-6.25) in the pole vault at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/23) and took fifth overall
- Placed fourth in the pole vault at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational (2/9), with a clearance of 5.16m (16-11)
- Set a facility record at the Carolina Challenge, winning the men's pole vault with an indoor PR of 5.30m (17-4.5)
- Cleared a mark of 5.25m (17-2.75) for fourth place at the Hokie Invitational
- Opened the season with a runner-up finish at the Tennessee-Indiana Duals, clearing 5.20m (17-0.75)
- Competed at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (5/25) and took 26th with a clearance of 5.11m (16-9.25)
- Cleared a height of 5.10m (16-8.75) at the SEC Outdoor Championships (5/11) and took ninth overall
- Placed fifth in the pole vault at the Tom Jones Invite (4/27) with a clearance of 5.00m (16-4.75)
- At the Virginia Challenge (4/20), took third in the pole vault with a mark of 5.07m (16-7.5)
- Finished 11th in the pole vault with a clearance of 5.05m (16-6.75) at the Tennessee Relays (4/13)
- Took first in the pole vault at the Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge (3/23) with a clearance of 4.95m (16-2.75)
2018 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Set new personal best in pole vault, clearing 5.13m (16-10.00) at Clemson's Bob Pollock Invitational (1/27) to finish fifth
- Won the pole vault at UAB Vulcan Invite (1/13), clearing 5.00m
- At Indiana-Tennessee Dual (1/6), finished second in pole vault with height of 4.90m
- Opened season by taking fourth in the pole vault at the Hoosier Open (12/8), clearing 4.85m
- Set a personal best at the SEC Outdoor Championships (5/11), clearing a height of 5.30m and finishing in third place
- Grabbed a first place finish at the Virginia Challenge (4/20), clearing a height of 5.06m
- Finished second at the Tennessee Relays (4/12), clearing 5.05m
2017 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Took ninth place in the pole vault competition at the SEC Indoor Championship as he cleared 4.90m
- Tied his personal best and tied for third place with a pole vault clearance of 5.10m (16-8.75) at the Tiger Paw Invitational
- Took third place in the pole vault as jumped 5.00m at the Commodore Invitational
- Won the pole vault in his first collegiate meet as he cleared 5.10m at the Indiana-Tennessee Dual
- Finished in a tie for 34th place at the NCAA East Prelims as he cleared the bar at 5.00m
- Scored for the Vols at the SEC Championship as he tied for sixth place with a clearance of 5.07m in the pole vault competition
- Cleared 5.07m to tie for fourth place in the pole vault competition at the SEC Relays
- Won the pole vault competition at the USC Open as he cleared 5.05m on his third attempt
- Cleared 5.10m and took second place in the pole vault competition at the Tennessee Relays
- Took second place in the pole vault competition as he cleared 5.00m at the Tennessee Rust Buster
PERSONAL
- Tristan Montgomery Slater, son of Tracy and Greg Bailey, was born on Oct. 28
- Majoring in kinesiology
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Competed for Canada at the Youth Olympic Games (4th), Pan Am Junior Championships (4th) and the World Junior Championships (24th)
- Five-time All-American and four-time state champion in the pole vault
- West Virginia state record holder in the pole vault at 17-1 (5.21m)
- Recipient of the Jones C. Beene / Plastic Industries Scholarship
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