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ATHLETE BIOS james
MCILWAIN DISTANCE
FRESHMAN
CEDAR PARK, TEXAS CEDAR PARK
kyal
kendall
MCVEY
MEYERS POLE VAULT
SPRINTS JUNIOR
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. CIBOLA
SENIOR CHINA SPRING, TEXAS CHINA SPRING ►2013
BIG 12 OUTDOOR RUNNER
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CEDAR PARK HIGH SCHOOL Lettered in both cross country and track and field...competed in the 5,000-meter cross country and 3,200-meter run in track and field...recorded a personal-best time of 9:34 in the 3,200-meter run...recorded a personal-best time of 16:10 in the 5,000-meter run...earned All-District honors as a senior...helped Cedar Park to win the 2010 4A State Cross Country meet.
2013 OUTDOOR Competed in the 400-meter dash and the 800-meter run...clocked a season-best 1:52.90 in the 800-meter run finishing eighth at the Texas Invitational (4/13)... recorded a season-best 50.86 in the 400-meter run finishing 21st at the Texas Tech Open (4/6). 2013 INDOOR Competed in the 800-meter run, 1,000-meter run and the 3,000-meter run.... clocked a season-best in the event of 1:54.44 in the 800-meter run finishing 13th at the Tyson Invitational (2/9)...recorded a season-best of 2:33.47 in the 1,000-meter run finishing third at the Texas Tech Open (1/12)... recorded a season-best of 9:13.29 in the 3,000-meter run finishing 19th at the Red Raider Open (2/2). 2012 OUTDOOR: Competed in the 800-meter run with a season-best time of 1:51.06 to place third at the Red Raider Open (5/5)...finished 14th at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 1:52.20. 2012 INDOOR: Jumped onto the scene as a talented freshman earning three top-five finishes in the 800-meter run...ran a season-best time of 1:54.19 to place fourth at the U.N.M. Collegiate Elite (2/1)...was a member of the Distance Medley Relay team and helped the Red Raiders to finish eighth at the Big 12 Indoor Championships with a time of 9:55.41. CIBOLA HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years under head coach Ken Henry... Competed in the 400M, 800M, 200M 4x400 relay, 4x200 relay...Recorded senior season personal bests of 48.4 in the 400M and 1:54 in the 800M...State Champion in the 800M...Earned All-State honors in 2009 and 2010.
►2012 OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM
►2012 INDOOR ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM ►2011 BIG 12 INDOOR CHAMPION
2013 OUTDOOR Big 12 Runner Up in the Pole Vault...advanced to the NCAA West Preliminaries...cleared a season-best 5.37-meters (17’-7.00”) at the Texas Relays (3/29)... clearance ranked in the top-20 nationally...cleared 5.19-meters at the Big 12 Championships to finish second...cleared 5.30-meters (17’-4.50”) at the NCAA West Preliminaries...collected two first place finishes on the season...finished first overall at the Aztec Invitational (3/16) clearing 5.18-meters (16’-10.75”)... finished first overall at the Red Raider Open clearing 5.12-meters (16’-9.50”)...cleared six bars at or above 17-feet. 2013 INDOOR Competed in the pole vault...cleared a career-best 5.41-meters (17’-9.00”) in a fourth place finish at the Tyson Invitational (2/9)...marked the No. 5 clearance all-time at Texas Tech...marked the highest clearance by a Red Raider since 2005...finished first overall at the Red Raider Open (2/2) clearing 5.32-meters (17’5.50”)...finished second at the Texas A&M Challenge (1/26) clearing 5.19-meters (17’-0.25”)...cleared four bars on the season over 17-feet. 2012 OUTDOOR Earned second team All-American honors in the pole vault with a clearance of 5.30m (17’4.50”) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships to place 10th overall...Big 12 Runner-Up with a clearance of 5.31m (17’-5.00”)...cleared a season-best and personal-best height of 5.41m (17’-9.00”) at the Texas Tech Open on April 4...the mark ranked No. 13 nationally for the 2012 Outdoor season. 2012 INDOOR Earned second team All-American honors clearing a bar of 5.30m (17’-4.50”) and placing 11th overall...Big 12 Runner-Up with a clearance of 5.30m (17’4.50”)... cleared a season-best height of 5.38m (17’-75”) at the Red Raider Open meet on Feb. 4...collected a total of three first place finishes. 2011 OUTDOOR Big 12 Runner-Up with a clearance of 5.28m (17’3.75”)...cleared a season-best height of 5.35m (17’6.50” to place 7th overall at the Texas Relays. 2011 INDOOR Big 12 Pole Vault Champion...captured the championship with a clearance of 5.30m (17’-4.50”) on his first attempt...named Big 12 Outstanding Performer of the Year. CHINA SPRING: Played football, basketball and competed in track ... district champion in football 2008-2009 ... district pole vault champion 2008-2010...2009 regional pole vault champion. SENIOR KYAL MEYERS
2013 Big 12 Outdoor Runner Up 2012 Outdoor All-American Second Team 2012 Indoor All-American Second Team 2011 Big 12 Indoor Pole Vault Champion
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