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Canon Melstrand
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Hometown:
- West Bend, Wis.
- High School:
- West Bend
Honors: Two-time Academic All-Big Ten
TFRRS Profile
2022 Outdoor: Finished fourth in the pole vault at the Jim Click Shootout (April 9) with a clearance of 15-11 ... placed 11th in the vault, clearing 15-11 1/4, at the Drake Relays (April 30) ... took third in the vault at the Wisconsin Classic (May 6) with a height of 15-5 1/2
2022 Indoor: Placed second in the pole vault with a clearance of 16-0 at the Badger St. Valentine's Open (Feb.18) ... came in fifth in the pole vault with a personal best clearance of 16-7 1/4 at the Windy City Invitational (Feb.11) ... finished third in the pole vault with 16-0 3/4 at the Larry Wieczorek Invite (Jan. 22)
2021 Outdoor: Placed second in the pole vault (15-2 1/4) at the Wisconsin B1G Invitational ( May 8) ... finished seventh in the pole vault (15-10) with an outdoor personal best at the M City Classic (May 1 )... placed fifth in the pole vault (15-7 1/4) at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays (April 23)
2021 Indoor: Placed 15th in the pole vault (15-1) at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational (Feb. 13) ... finished eighth in the pole vault (15-5 3/4) at the Hoosier Hills Invitational (Feb. 6) ... finished in fifth in the pole vault (15-7) at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (Jan. 23) ... placed first in the pole vault (15-3) at the Badger Icebreaker (Jan. 16)
2020 Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19
2020 Indoor: Placed fifth in the pole vault with a clearance of 14-11 at the Jack Jennett Open (Jan. 24) ... placed seventh in the pole vault with a clearance of 14-8 3/4 at the Jack Johnson Classic (Feb. 1)
Personal: Parents are Brian and Jessica Melstrand … has two siblings, Chase and Carly … involved with Badgers Give Back … born July 27 ... majors are business: real estate and land economics, business: finance, investment and banking and business: risk management and insurance
| Personal Bests | |||||
| Outdoor | Indoor | ||||
| Pole Vault | 16-7 3/4 (5.06m) | 2/12/22 | Pole Vault | 15-10 (4.83m) | 5/1/21 |
TFRRS Profile
2022 Outdoor: Finished fourth in the pole vault at the Jim Click Shootout (April 9) with a clearance of 15-11 ... placed 11th in the vault, clearing 15-11 1/4, at the Drake Relays (April 30) ... took third in the vault at the Wisconsin Classic (May 6) with a height of 15-5 1/2
2022 Indoor: Placed second in the pole vault with a clearance of 16-0 at the Badger St. Valentine's Open (Feb.18) ... came in fifth in the pole vault with a personal best clearance of 16-7 1/4 at the Windy City Invitational (Feb.11) ... finished third in the pole vault with 16-0 3/4 at the Larry Wieczorek Invite (Jan. 22)
2021 Outdoor: Placed second in the pole vault (15-2 1/4) at the Wisconsin B1G Invitational ( May 8) ... finished seventh in the pole vault (15-10) with an outdoor personal best at the M City Classic (May 1 )... placed fifth in the pole vault (15-7 1/4) at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays (April 23)
2021 Indoor: Placed 15th in the pole vault (15-1) at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational (Feb. 13) ... finished eighth in the pole vault (15-5 3/4) at the Hoosier Hills Invitational (Feb. 6) ... finished in fifth in the pole vault (15-7) at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (Jan. 23) ... placed first in the pole vault (15-3) at the Badger Icebreaker (Jan. 16)
2020 Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19
2020 Indoor: Placed fifth in the pole vault with a clearance of 14-11 at the Jack Jennett Open (Jan. 24) ... placed seventh in the pole vault with a clearance of 14-8 3/4 at the Jack Johnson Classic (Feb. 1)
2019 Indoor: Competed unattached and finished sixth in the pole vault, clearing a height of 14-5 1/4 at the Red & White Classic (Feb. 15)
High School: Two-time regional and two-time conference pole vault champion … finished fifth in the pole vault at the indoor state meet and fourth in the pole vault at the outdoor state meet as a junior … 4x200-meter relay sectional champion his senior year … indoor state pole vault runner-up as a senior … Wisconsin High School Sports Awards Athlete of the Year nominee … also participated in swimming and football … two-time all-conference in football … two-time state qualifier for swimming … helped the 2017 swim team to a conference championship … played in the WFCA All-Star Game … class valedictorian … high school coach was Mike Vorphal
Personal: Parents are Brian and Jessica Melstrand … has two siblings, Chase and Carly … involved with Badgers Give Back … born July 27 ... majors are business: real estate and land economics, business: finance, investment and banking and business: risk management and insurance
Why Wisconsin?
"I chose Wisconsin because I wanted to be a part of a place where they achieve high academic and athletic excellence.”
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