2017-18 Track & Field Roster

David Akins

  • Position Pole Vault
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Orlando, Fla.
  • High School Celebration HS

Biography

2017-2018
Indoor 

  • Competed at The American Athletic Conference Championship (2/23-2/24) placing 4th in the pole vault with a height of 16-08.25
  • Finished 1st in pole vault at the Akron Invitational (2/2-2/3) with a season-best height of 16-08.75. 
 

2016-2017

Outdoor 

  • Competed in the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championship (5/14/17) in the pole vault, finishing 4th with a height of 16-5.25. 

Indoor 

  • Did not compete 

2016 NCAA Qualifier (Pole Vault)
2016 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE INDOOR RUNNER-UP (Pole Vault)
2016 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM (Pole Vault)

2015-16

Outdoor

  • Earned American Athletic Conference third team honors with his season-best mark of 16-8.75 (5.10m).
  • Qualfied for the NCAA East Preliminary, failed to clear the bar after passing on the opening height.

Indoor

  • American Athletic Conference Runner-Up with an indoor school-record of 17-3.50 (5.27m). Earned second-team all-conference honors.
  • Jumped over 16 feet in all six meets.
  • Won the Joe Donahue Games (1/22) and the UAB Blazer Invite (1/15).

Prior to USF: Placed fifth at the USATF Junior Olympic National Track and Field Championships (Young Men's, Age 17-18) with a height of 15-11 on July, 24, 2013... Won the KYA High School Indoor Classic on Jan. 18, 2013 with a height of 14-6... Withstood rain to win the Class 3A Florida State Championship on May 3, 2013 by clearing 14-6.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Pole Vault
  • 2016-17Junior

    Pole Vault
  • 2017-18Senior

    Pole Vault