Cole Wigal

Position:
Pole Vault
Weight:
null
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Belpre, Ohio
High School:
Warren

2020 Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor campaign.

2019 Outdoor: Captured his first-ever Mid-American Conference title winning the men's pole vault title at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 11) with a season-best mark of 17-0.75 (5.20m)...an NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier (May 23) in the pole vault, registering a mark of 16-9.25 (5.11m) to post the No. 25 qualifying mark...finished fourth in the pole vault at the Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 4) and Northeast Ohio Quad (April 5) recording marks of 16-2 (4.93m) and 16-8.25 (5.09m)...placed sixth in the pole vault at the LSU Invitational (April 27) eclipsing 17-0.25 (5.19m)...added marks of 16-0.75 (4.90m), 16-7.25 (5.06m) and 16-4.75 (5.00m) at the Roadrunner Invitational (March 23), Pacific Coast Intercollegiate (April 18) and Texas Relays (March 28)...competed in nine meets for the Zips in the pole vault en route to recording six top-10 finishes.

2019 Outdoor Accolades: NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier (Outdoor Pole Vault)...MAC Champion (Outdoor Pole Vault)...First-Team All-MAC (Outdoor Pole Vault).

2019 Indoor: Appeared in seven meets for the Zips, including garnering second-team all-league honors with a runner-up finish in the pole vault with a mark of 16-7.25 (5.06m) at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships (Feb. 23)...posted six top-10 performances in the pole vault on the campaign...recorded a season-best clearance of 17-2.75 (5.25m) to finish fourth in the pole vault at the Jim Green Invitational (Jan. 12)...placed second, third and fifth, respectively, besting the bar at 17-0.75 (5.20m), 16-6 (5.03m) and 17-0.75 (5.20m) at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 15), Tyson Invitational (Feb. 8) and National Pole Vault Summit (Jan. 19).

2019 Indoor Accolades: Second-Team All-MAC (Indoor Pole Vault).

2018 Outdoor: Competed in nine meets for the Zips in the pole vault, including placing second at the Mid-American Conference Championships with a season-best clearance of 16-7.50 (5.07m) to earn second-team All-MAC honors...an NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier in the pole vault recording a mark of 16-4.75 (5.00m) to finish 27th...jumped 16-2.75 (4.95m) to win pole vault at Ashland Alumni Open (April 28), while also placing second and third with marks of 16-2 (4.93m) and 16-1.25 (4.91m) at the Northeast Ohio Quad (April 7) and Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 5).

2018 Outdoor Accolades: NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier (Outdoor Pole Vault)...second-team All-MAC (Outdoor Pole Vault).

2018 Indoor: Earned a third-place performance in the men’s pole vault eclipsing a season-best 16-2.75 (4.95m) at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 23)...posted six top-five efforts in the pole vault, including finishing third at the Akron Pole Vault Convention (Jan. 7), Kent State Dual (Jan.19), Akron Invitational (Feb. 3) and Zips Invitational (Feb. 16) registering marks of 15-11 (4.85m), 16-0.75 (4.90m), 16-2.75 (4.95m) and 16-0 (4.88m), respectively.

2017 Outdoor: Did not compete during the outdoor campaign.

2017 Indoor: Competed in six meets for Akron in the pole vault...registered a season-best mark of 15-6.25 (4.73m) at the Spire Invitational (Feb. 11)...placed fifth at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 17) in the pole vault with a clearance of 15-5.75 (4.72m)...finished sixth in the pole vault at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 20) and Akron Invitational (Feb. 3) with jumps of 15-1.75 (4.62m) and 15-0.50 (4.59m).

2016 Outdoor: Registered five top-10 performances in the pole vault...placed seventh in the pole vault at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 14) with clearance of 15-6.25 (4.73m)...recorded season-best jump of 16-2.75 (4.95m) at Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 7).

2016 Indoor: Recorded five top-10 performances in the pole vault, including placing second at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 19) with a mark of 15-11 (4.85m)...registered a season-best mark of 16-2.75 (4.95m) to finish fifth at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 5)...surpassed 15-1.75 (4.62m) to place ninth at the Penn State National (Jan. 29).

Personal: Majoring in mechanical engineering...son of Patrick Wigal and Jo Rasmussen.

4-10-20