COLLIN KAO'S TFRRS PROFILE
CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCES
• 2025 Big Ten Outdoor Eighth Place (Pole Vault - 5.19m / 17-00.25)
• 2024 Big Ten Indoor Eighth Place (Pole Vault - 5.03m / 16-06.00)
2024-25 / AS A SENIOR
Outdoor
• Competed in seven meets
• Took third in the pole vault (5.15m / 16-10.75) at the Florida Relays (April 5)
• Finished third at the Fighting Illini Twilight in the pole vault (5.18m / 17-00.00) (April 26)
• Was second in the pole vault (5.18m / 17-00.25) at the Jim Green Invitational (May 2)
• Earned a point with an eighth-place finish in the pole vault (5.19m / 17-00.25) at the Big Ten Championships (May 17)
• Finished the season 32nd at the NCAA East First Round in the pole vault (5.03m / 16-06.00) (May 29)
Indoor
• Competed in six meets
• Finished second with a mark of 5.00m (16-04.75) at the Blue Demon Holiday Invite (Dec 13)
• Secured first in pole vault at the Rod McCravy Memorial invite, clearing a height of 5.17m (16-11.50) (Jan 10-11)
• Came in second with a mark of 4.95m (16-02.75) at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational on Jan 18
• Earned a personal best height at the Midwest Classic Invitational at 5.23m (17-01.75) (Jan 21- Feb 1)
• Placed third with a 5.05m (16-06.75) mark at the Music City Challenge in pole vault (Feb 14-15)
2023-24 / AS A JUNIOR
Outdoor
• Competed in seven meets
• Came in third in pole vault at the Jim Green Invitational with a mark of 5.12m (16-09.50) (Apr 19-20)
• Finished in second in pole vault, clearing 5.12m (16-09.50) at the 114th Drake Relays (Apr 24-27)
• Placed ninth at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in pole vault with a 5.01m (16-05.25) mark (May 10-12)
• Competed at the NCAA East First Round in pole vault, placing 41st in preliminaries with a 4.92m (16-01.75) mark (May 22-25)
Indoor
• Competed in six meets
• Started his Boilermaker career at the Edmunds-Wilt Invite and placed third in pole vault with a mark of 4.71m (15-05.50)
• Finished first by clearing 5.07m (16-07.50) at the Badgers Midwest Invite (Jan 13)
• Placed second in pole vault at the Simmons-Harvey invite with a mark of 4.80m (15-09.00) (Jan 20)
• Won the pole vault event at the PNC Lenny Lyles invite by clearing 5.02m (16-05.50)(Jan 26-27)
• Finished in eighth at the Big Ten Indoor Championships with a height of 5.03m (16-06.00) (Feb 23-24)
2022-23 / AS A SOPHOMORE AT ILLINOIS
Outdoor
• Competed in three meets
• Finished third in pole vault at the Redbird Invite with a mark of 4.75m (15-07.00) (Apr 1-2)
• Took first at the Illini Classic with a pole vault height of 4.75m (15-07.00) (Apr 9)
• Placed third by clearing 4.58m (15-00.25) at the Illini Invitational (Apr 22-23)
Indoor
• Competed in three meets in pole vault
2021-22 / AS A FRESHMAN AT ILLINOIS
Outdoor
• N/A
Indoor
• N/A
Sophomore2023-24
Pole Vault