Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

2025 Outdoor: Did not compete

2025 Indoor: Vaulted in seven meets...Posted four top 10 finishes...Started the season at the Indiana Early Bird meet with a third place finish and a vault of 15' 11" (4.85m)...He set a personal best mark at the Crossroads of America Invitational with a height of 16' 6.65" (5.04m)...He won the event at the Redhawks Open with a mark of 16' 0.75"...At the OVC Championships he had a runenr up finish with a vault of 16' 4" (4.98m).

2024 Outdoor: Competed in nine meets…Recorded 13 top-ten finishes including four top-three performances…Named OVC male field athlete of the week once on the season…Started off the season placing first in the pole vault at the Richard Martin Invitational getting to the height of 15’ 10.5” (4.84m)...During the Ole Miss Classic posted a vault of 16’ 5.25” (5.01m) for a new personal record…At the only home meet of the season cleared a height 15' 1" for the bronze in the pole vault at the Joey Haines Invite…Recorded a new PR in the 100-meter dash (10.90) placing 13th and finished in fourth in the pole vault with a vault of 16’ 0.75” (4.90m) at the Tennessee Invite…During the Memphis Tiger Invitational placed first in the 4x100 (42.58), first in the pole vault 15’ 8.25” (4.78m), and seventh in the 100-meter (10.90)...At the Billy Hayes Invitational placed sixth recording a vault of 16’ 4.75” (5.00m)...Placed fourth in the pole vault and in the 4x100-meter relay at the OVC Track and Field Outdoor Championships recording a height of 15’ 9.75” (4.82m) and a time of 42.28.

2024 Indoor: Competed in eight meets…Posted six top-five performances including three new PR’s…Opened the season at the Edmunds-Wilt Invite placing fifth in the pole vault with a vault of 14’ 7.5” (4.46m)...Recorded at personal best in the 55-meters at Redhawks Invite with a time of 6.79 and placed fifth in the pole vault again (14’ 7.25”, 4.45m)...Received the bronze medal in the pole vault getting to the height of 15’ 1.75” (4.62m) at the Bellarmine Open…During the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic had a vault of 16’ 0.75” (4.90m) placing fourth…Posted a height of 15’ 11.75” (4.87m) at the Samford Bulldog Invite 2024 placing third…Posted two new PR’s at the Samford Bulldog Open 2024, one in the 60-meters with a time 7.37 and the other one in the 200-meters with a time 23.28…At the Indoor OVC Track And Field Championships took home the silver medal while posting the best finish of the year with a height of 16’ 4” (4.98m) in the pole vault.

2023 Outdoor: Competed in eight meets…Totaled five top ten performances…During the Mississippi State Bulldog Relays cleared a height of 15' 1" (4.60m) for ninth in the pole vault…Vaulted for a height of 14' 7.25" (4.45m) to claim the bronze in the pole vault, also ran the 100-meter in 11.26 (15th) at the Joey Haines Invite…Posted a PR at two meets in a row, the first at the Cougar Classic in the 100-meter when he crossed the line at 11.41 (8th), the second in the 200 at the Georgia Tech Invitational, with a time of 23.47 (46th)...The vault of 15' 4.25" (4.68m) was good enough for four place at the Memphis Tiger Invite…At the OVC Outdoor Championship he defended his title in the pole vault from the indoor season clearing a height of 15' 3" (4.65m) to wear the gold again.

2023 Indoor: Competed in six meets…Notched six top five finishes…Won OVC male freshman of the year and was selected as male freshman of the week once…During the John Gartland Invitational meet set a PR in the 200 with a run of 23.92, as well as placing sixth in the pole vault with a height of 14’ 4.5”(4.38m)…Finished in sixth at the Indiana University Relays in the pole vault with a height of 14’ 3.25”(4.35m)... During the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic meet  placed third in pole vault with a vault of 14’ 7.25”(4.45m)...At the Hoosier Hills Invite set a new PR in the pole vault at a height of 15’ 6.25” (4.73m)... Placed first in back to back meets in the pole vault at the Redhawks Open and the OVC Indoor championships with vaults of 14’ 10.75’’ (4.54m) and 15’ 7’’ (4.75m) while achieving a new personal best in the latter.

Prep: Illinois High School Athletic Association Class 2A Sectional Champion in the pole vault at Mt. Vernon High School...Won his sectional title with a vault of 15’ 0”...Had a total of six first-place finishes his senior year...Posted a personal record of 15’ 3.75” at the Collinsville Boys Invitational.

Personal: Born April 28, 2004...Son of Vic and Tammy Koontz...Majoring in Business Administration.