2007: OUTDOOR - Finished third in the pole vault at the Missouri Relays with a personal-best jump of 16-00.75 ... Placed sixth at the MVC Championships (15-9.00) and ninth at the John Jacobs Invite (15-7.00). INDOOR - Finished 11th in the pole vault at the ISU Classic, jumping 16-01.25 ... Took fifth place at the MVC meet (15-11.75) and fourth at the Northwest Open (15-05.00).

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time conference champion in the pole vault .... Three-time indoor state qualifier, placing fifth as a junior and third as a senior ... Holds third highest pole vault mark in Illinois state history (16-5) ... 2005 National Junior Olympic qualifier ... Placed second at the Junior Olympic Regional meet ... 2006 USATF National Junior Track and Field qualifier ... 2005 Indiana State Fair street vault open champion ... Set six meet records during his senior year ... Two-time all-conference ... Jumped 15 feet or higher in 18 meets ... Also played football and had a 49-18 career record on the wrestling team ... Member of Honor Roll ... National Latin Honor Society ... National Junior Classical League High Honors ... Latin Student of the Year, 2005-06.

PERSONAL: Son of Stephen and Deborah Beese ... Born Jan. 15, 1988 in Downers Grove, Ill. ... Majoring in exercise science.

OUTDOOR Pole Vault 16-00.75

INDOOR Pole Vault 16-01.25