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2020-21 Men's Track and Field Roster

Travis Kartz

  • Position Pole Vault
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Granite Bay, Calif.
  • Highschool Granite Bay

Biography

Personal Bests
Event Result
Pole Vault 15-11


Career Highlights:
  • Ranks eighth (tied), All-Time Indoor Performance List: pole vault (15-9)
  • Ranks sixth (tied), All-Time Outdoor Performance List: pole vault (15-11)
  • 2017 CAA Outdoor Gold Medalist: pole vault
  • 2019 CAA Outdoor Silver Medalist: pole vault
2020-21
OUTDOOR
  • Finished third in the CAA Championships (4/30-5/1) pole vault event with a jump of 13-5.25.
INDOOR
  • Took home a third-place finish at the URI Dual Meet (2/26)

2019-20:
INDOOR
  • Placed second in the pole vault (14-9) at the Crimson Opener (12/7)
  • Placed fourth in the pole vault (14-11) at the Joe Donahue Games (12/14)
  • Finished fifth in the pole vault (14-9) at the Beantown Challenge (1/10-11)
  • Took second in the pole vault (15-3) at the BU Multi Meet (1/18)
  • Finished fifth in the pole vault (15-5) at the New England Championships (1/31-2/1)
  • Took second in the pole vault (15-3) at the USATF New England Championships (2/23)

2018-19: 
OUTDOOR
  • Placed third in the pole vault (14-1.25) at the UMass Lowell Invitational (3/30)
  • Tied for sixth in the pole vault (13-5.25) at the Minuteman Invitational (4/6)
  • Finished seventh in the pole vault with a height of 14 feet, 8 inches at the Northeast Challenge (4/13)
  • Championed the pole vault (15-1) at the Jay Carisella Coaches Invitational (4/20)
  • Won the pole vault for the second straight week with a height of 15 feet, 8 inches at the Brown Springtime Invitational (4/28)
  • Took silver in the pole vault (14-11) at the CAA Championships (5/3-4)

INDOOR
  • Placed second in the pole vault (15-8) at the Howlin’ Husky Invitational (12/8)
  • Competed in the pole vault (15-7) at the Beantown Challenge (1/12)
  • Earned first place in the pole vault (15-1) at the Joe Donahue Games (1/18)
  • Placed fourth in the pole vault (15-8) at the New England Championships (2/1-2)
  • Championed the pole vault (15-8) at the URI Tribute to Bill Falk (2/9)
  • Competed in the pole vault at the Brown University Invitational (2/16)

2017-18: 
OUTDOOR
  • Finished first in the pole vault (15-0) at the Raleigh Relays (3/30-31)
  • Secured third place in the pole vault (15-5) at the Mark Young Invitational (4/7)
  • Placed sixth in the pole vault (15-3) at the Northeast Challenge (4/14)
  • Took first in the pole vault (15-5) at the Jay Carisella Coaches Invite (4/21)
  • Secured second place at both the Brown Springtime Invitational (4/29) and the IC4A Championships (5/11-13) with his pole vault score of 15 feet, 5 inches. 

INDOOR
  • Opened the indoor season with a fifth place finish in the pole vault (15-1) at the BU Season Opener (12/2)
  • Placed second in the pole vault (15-5) at Dartmouth Relays (1/7)
  • Secured third place in the pole vault (15-8) at the Beantown Challenge (1/13)
  • Finished second in pole vault (15-8) in the Joe Donahue Games (1/19)
  • Finished seventh in the pole vault (15-5) in the New England Championship (2/2-3)
  • Finished eighth in the pole vault (15-3) at David Hemery Invite (2/10)

2016-17: 
OUTDOOR
  • Finished seventh in pole vault (14-5.25) at the Victor Lopez Classic (3/24-25)
  • Earned third place in pole vault (15-5) at the Mark Young Invite (4/1)
  • Finished sixth in pol vault (15-5) at the Northeast Challenge (4/15)
  • Won pole vault (15-11, PB) at the Albany Spring Classic (4/22)
  • Took first in pole vault (15-3) at the Brown Invite (4/30)
  • Won gold in the pole vault (15-5) at the CAA Outdoor Championships (5/5-6)
  • Finished third in the pole vault (15-9.25) at the New England Championships (5/12-13)

INDOOR
  • Took first place in pole vault (15-3) at the Jay Carisella Invite (12/10)
  • Finished third in pole vault (15-3) at the Joe Donahue Games (1/20)
  • Finished sixth in pole vault (15-5) at the David Hemery Invite (2/10-11)
  • Earned second in pole vault (15-9) at the New England Championships (2/24-25)
 
Before Northeastern: 
Placed third at the 2016 CIF State Track and Field Championships

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Pole vault
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Pole vault
  • 2018-19Junior

    Pole Vault
  • 2019-20Senior

    Pole Vault
  • 2020-21Graduate Student

    Pole Vault