Sean Connolly at DirectAthletics
2014-15: Cleared a seasonal best 4.12 meters (13'6 1/4"), his highest bar since Feb. 2013, at the conference indoor meet to finish eighth...ninth at the YSU Invite.
2013-14: Competed in six meets during the year, all exclusively in the pole vault...had a seasonal best of 4.05 M (13'3 1/2") at the RU Invite...finished 19th at the Mason Spring Invite (4.00 M/13'1 1/2")...also cleared a height at the Liberty Collegiate Invite.
2012-13: Competed in just four meets in his sophomore season, all indoors...finished fifth in the heptathlon at the Liberty Open (3,919 points)...cleared 4.20 meters (13'9 1/4") in the pole vault at the Liberty Quad...did not clear a pole vault height at the Wake Forest Invite or the Big South Indoor Championships...redshirted the outdoor season.
2011-12: Focused on the multis early in his first year at VMI...finished seventh in the heptathlon at the indoor conference meet, posting a personal best mark of 4,053 points...effort included four indoor PR's, including significant overall improvements in the long jump and shot put...finished 13th in the heptathlon at the Liberty Kickoff...won the pole vault at the VMI Collegiate Invitational (4.09 M/13'5")...went to an eighth-place finish and personal best mark of 5,074 points in the decathlon at the outdoor season opener, the VMI/W&L Carnival...from that point forward, competed exclusively in the pole vault...had a new PR in the vault at the Fred Hardy Invitational, 4.15 M/13'7 1/4"...was fifth at the Big South Championship with a 3.95 M (12'11 1/2") clearance.
High School/Personal: Personal Bests - PV-12’, 300H-43.58, 200-22.93
Personal Bests (other individual events available via DirectAthletics link):
Pole Vault: 4.20 M/13'9 1/4" (2013 Liberty Quad)
Decathlon: 5,074 points (2012 VMI/W&L Carnival)
Heptathlon: 4,053 points (2012 Big South Indoor Championships)
