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2018-19 Men's Track & Field Roster
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Slinkman, Alexander
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Alexander Slinkman
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Mechanicsville, Va.
- High School:
- Lee-Davis HS
Bio
Slinkman's TFRRS Results
Rice All-Time Ranking (as of July 2, 2024)
No. 2 in Outdoor Pole Vault (18-4.75; 5.61)
No. 3 in Indoor Pole Vault (18-2.25; 5.55)
ALL-AMERICAN HONORS
2024 NCAA Indoor First Team All-American (7th-Pole Vault)
2023 NCAA Outdoor Second Team All-American (11th-Pole Vault)
2023 NCAA Indoor Second Team All-American (10th-Pole Vault)
2022 NCAA Outdoor Honorable Mention (18th-Pole Vault)
CONFERENCE TITLES
2023 C-USA Outdoor Pole Vault
2023 C-USA Indoor Pole Vault
2022 C-USA Outdoor Pole Vault
2021 C-USA Indoor Pole Vault
SUPERLATIVES
2023 C-USA Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week (4/4/23)
2023 C-USA Indoor Field Athlete of the Week (1/24/23)
2022 C-USA Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week (4/12/22)
2022 C-USA Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week (4/5/22)
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
2023 C-USA Outdoor Pole Vault (1st)
2023 C-USA Indoor Pole Vault (1st)
2022 C-USA Outdoor Pole Vault (1st)
2021 C-USA Indoor Pole Vault (1st)
2020 C-USA Indoor Pole Vault (3rd)
AT MAJOR MEETS
2024 NCAA Championships - 7th, Pole Vault, 5.40m (17-8.5)
2024 AAC Championships - NH
2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships - 11th, Pole Vault, 5.45 (17-10.5)
2023 NCAA West Prelims - 2nd, Pole Vault, 5.40m (17-8.5)
2023 C-USA Outdoor Championships - 1st, Pole Vault, 5.43m (17-9.75)
2023 NCAA Indoor Championships - 10th, Pole Vault, 5.51m (18-1)
2023 C-USA Indoor Championships - 1st, Pole Vault, 5.39m (17-8.25)
2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships- 18th, Pole Vault, 5.30/17-4.5
2022 NCAA West Prelims- 10th, Pole Vault, 5.29/17-4.25
2022 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 1st, Pole Vault, 5.23/17-1.75
2021 C-USA Indoor Championships- 1st, Pole Vault, 5.19/17-0.25
2020 C-USA Indoor Championships- 3rd, Pole Vault, 5.08/16-8.00
PERSONAL BESTS
Outdoor
Pole Vault- 5.61m (18-4.75), Tom Tellez Invitational (5/5/23)
Indoor
Pole Vault- 5.55m (18-2.5), New Mexico Collegiate Classic (2/2/24)
ACADEMIC HONORS
2023-24 AAC All-Academic Team
2022-23 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2022-23 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021-22 USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors
2021-22 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2020-21 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2019-20 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2018-19 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2023-24
Indoor: Competed at four meets...Earned First Team All-American honors after placing seventh at the NCAA Championships...Set a personal record for indoor pole vault with a clearance of 5.55m at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic...Outdoor: Competed at one meet.
2022-23
Indoor: Competed at seven meets...Set the C-USA meet record while claiming the event title at the C-USA Championships...Had an indoor personal best with a clearance of 5.51m at the NCAA Indoor Championships earning a 10th-place finish and Second Team All-American honors...Outdoor: Competed at seven meets...Earned Second Team All-American honors with an 11th-place finish at the NCAA Championships in Austin...Claimed five event titles in pole vault including the Texas Relays event title...Set the C-USA Championships meet record with a clearance of 5.43m while sweeping the indoor/outdoor pole vault titles...Finished second at the NCAA West Prelims, clinching a spot at the NCAA Championships.
2021-22
Outdoor: Competed at nine meets...earned All-American Honorable Mention honors after placing 18th in the pole vault at the NCAA Championships...qualified for the NCAAs with a 10th place result in the pole vault at the West Prelims...won his first career C-USA Outdoors title with a clearance of 5.23m at the C-USA Championships.
2020-21
Indoor: Won the individual title in the pole vault at the C-USA Championships, clearing 5.19m (17-0.25). Outdoor: Competed at five meets...set a PR of 5.40m (17-8.5) to place ninth overall at the Texas Relays...won the vault at the H-Town SpeedCity Series IV, clearing 5.33m (17-5.75)...also placed third at the Longhorn Invitational with a clearance of 5.35m (17-6.5)...was second in the vault at the Houston Alumni meet, going 5.32m (17-5.5).
2019-20
Indoor: Competed at five meets...earned all-conference honors with a third place finish at the C-USA Championships in the pole vault (5.08m)...established a season-best clearance of 5.15m to place fourth at the Howie Ryan Invite...began the season with a second place result at the FasTrak Invite.
2018-19
Indoor: Debuted at Charlie Thomas Invitational converting 15’6.25” for 11th place….Hit a personal best 15’9” at Music City Challenge. Outdoor: Placed second at TSU Relays at 15’5”
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Lee-Davis HS (Mechanicsville, VA) where he competed for the Yikes under head coach Neil Mathews....All-American and two-time state champion...career-best mark of 16'0 in the pole vault...graduated with a 3.7 GPA.
PERSONAL
Parents: Micah and Pamela Ross...one brother, three sisters...Rice College: Duncan...Major: Sports Management & VADA.
Rice All-Time Ranking (as of July 2, 2024)
No. 2 in Outdoor Pole Vault (18-4.75; 5.61)
No. 3 in Indoor Pole Vault (18-2.25; 5.55)
ALL-AMERICAN HONORS
2024 NCAA Indoor First Team All-American (7th-Pole Vault)
2023 NCAA Outdoor Second Team All-American (11th-Pole Vault)
2023 NCAA Indoor Second Team All-American (10th-Pole Vault)
2022 NCAA Outdoor Honorable Mention (18th-Pole Vault)
CONFERENCE TITLES
2023 C-USA Outdoor Pole Vault
2023 C-USA Indoor Pole Vault
2022 C-USA Outdoor Pole Vault
2021 C-USA Indoor Pole Vault
SUPERLATIVES
2023 C-USA Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week (4/4/23)
2023 C-USA Indoor Field Athlete of the Week (1/24/23)
2022 C-USA Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week (4/12/22)
2022 C-USA Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week (4/5/22)
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
2023 C-USA Outdoor Pole Vault (1st)
2023 C-USA Indoor Pole Vault (1st)
2022 C-USA Outdoor Pole Vault (1st)
2021 C-USA Indoor Pole Vault (1st)
2020 C-USA Indoor Pole Vault (3rd)
AT MAJOR MEETS
2024 NCAA Championships - 7th, Pole Vault, 5.40m (17-8.5)
2024 AAC Championships - NH
2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships - 11th, Pole Vault, 5.45 (17-10.5)
2023 NCAA West Prelims - 2nd, Pole Vault, 5.40m (17-8.5)
2023 C-USA Outdoor Championships - 1st, Pole Vault, 5.43m (17-9.75)
2023 NCAA Indoor Championships - 10th, Pole Vault, 5.51m (18-1)
2023 C-USA Indoor Championships - 1st, Pole Vault, 5.39m (17-8.25)
2022 NCAA Outdoor Championships- 18th, Pole Vault, 5.30/17-4.5
2022 NCAA West Prelims- 10th, Pole Vault, 5.29/17-4.25
2022 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 1st, Pole Vault, 5.23/17-1.75
2021 C-USA Indoor Championships- 1st, Pole Vault, 5.19/17-0.25
2020 C-USA Indoor Championships- 3rd, Pole Vault, 5.08/16-8.00
PERSONAL BESTS
Outdoor
Pole Vault- 5.61m (18-4.75), Tom Tellez Invitational (5/5/23)
Indoor
Pole Vault- 5.55m (18-2.5), New Mexico Collegiate Classic (2/2/24)
ACADEMIC HONORS
2023-24 AAC All-Academic Team
2022-23 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2022-23 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021-22 USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors
2021-22 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2020-21 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2019-20 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2018-19 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2023-24
Indoor: Competed at four meets...Earned First Team All-American honors after placing seventh at the NCAA Championships...Set a personal record for indoor pole vault with a clearance of 5.55m at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic...Outdoor: Competed at one meet.
2022-23
Indoor: Competed at seven meets...Set the C-USA meet record while claiming the event title at the C-USA Championships...Had an indoor personal best with a clearance of 5.51m at the NCAA Indoor Championships earning a 10th-place finish and Second Team All-American honors...Outdoor: Competed at seven meets...Earned Second Team All-American honors with an 11th-place finish at the NCAA Championships in Austin...Claimed five event titles in pole vault including the Texas Relays event title...Set the C-USA Championships meet record with a clearance of 5.43m while sweeping the indoor/outdoor pole vault titles...Finished second at the NCAA West Prelims, clinching a spot at the NCAA Championships.
2021-22
Outdoor: Competed at nine meets...earned All-American Honorable Mention honors after placing 18th in the pole vault at the NCAA Championships...qualified for the NCAAs with a 10th place result in the pole vault at the West Prelims...won his first career C-USA Outdoors title with a clearance of 5.23m at the C-USA Championships.
2020-21
Indoor: Won the individual title in the pole vault at the C-USA Championships, clearing 5.19m (17-0.25). Outdoor: Competed at five meets...set a PR of 5.40m (17-8.5) to place ninth overall at the Texas Relays...won the vault at the H-Town SpeedCity Series IV, clearing 5.33m (17-5.75)...also placed third at the Longhorn Invitational with a clearance of 5.35m (17-6.5)...was second in the vault at the Houston Alumni meet, going 5.32m (17-5.5).
2019-20
Indoor: Competed at five meets...earned all-conference honors with a third place finish at the C-USA Championships in the pole vault (5.08m)...established a season-best clearance of 5.15m to place fourth at the Howie Ryan Invite...began the season with a second place result at the FasTrak Invite.
2018-19
Indoor: Debuted at Charlie Thomas Invitational converting 15’6.25” for 11th place….Hit a personal best 15’9” at Music City Challenge. Outdoor: Placed second at TSU Relays at 15’5”
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Lee-Davis HS (Mechanicsville, VA) where he competed for the Yikes under head coach Neil Mathews....All-American and two-time state champion...career-best mark of 16'0 in the pole vault...graduated with a 3.7 GPA.
PERSONAL
Parents: Micah and Pamela Ross...one brother, three sisters...Rice College: Duncan...Major: Sports Management & VADA.
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