USF Athletics

Awards and Accolades
Member of the 2024 AAC Championship Team
Received a silver medal in the 2024 AAC Men's Outdoor Pole Vault Championship


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Collegiate PRs
Pole Vault: 5.15m (16' 10.75") | The American Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 10-12, 2024)
Long Jump: 6.53m (21-5.25) | Tiffin Track Carnival (Apr. 15-16, 2022)*
*Competing for Tiffin University
 
Season Recaps:
2025 (South Florida):
Indoor: Finished in third place at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational, clearing a 5.00m (16' 4.75") mark...placed third in the pole vault competitions with a 5.00m mark (16' 4.75") at the Celebration Classic, helping his group receive a USTFCCCA national ranking (10th Place) during that week...Achieved a 5.07m mark (16' 7.5") at the Windy City Invitational (Feb. 14-15)...

2024 (South Florida): 
Indoor: Opened the season with a second-place finish in the pole vault (5.00m/16' 4.75") at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 12)…Placed fifth in the pole vault (4.87m/15' 11.75") at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invite (Jan. 26-27)…Recorded a season-best indoor vault of 5.02m (16' 5.5") to take second place at the Celebration Pointe Classic (Feb. 2-3)…Finished sixth in the pole vault (4.86m/15' 11.25") at the Badger's Windy City Invite (Feb. 9-10)…Secured second place in the pole vault (4.88m/16' 0") at The American Indoor Track & Field Championship (Feb. 23-24)...

Outdoor: Finished with a fourth-place time in the pole vault (5.10m/16' 8.75") at the USF Bulls Alumni Invitational (Mar. 15-16)…Placed seventh in the pole vault (5.05m/16' 6.75") at the Pepsi Florida Relays (Mar. 29-30)…Recorded a second-place finish in the pole vault (5.13m/16' 10") at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational (Apr. 12-13)…Vaulted 5.00m (16' 4.75") to secure second place at the 64th Annual Mt. SAC Relays (Apr. 17-20)…Did not clear a height at the East Coast Relays (Apr. 26-27)...Took second in the pole vault (5.15m/16' 10.75") at The American Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 10-12), marking a season-best…Competed at the NCAA East First Round (May 22-25), placing 32nd in the pole vault (5.07m/16' 7.5")...

2024 Season Highlights: Competed in the Indoor and Outdoor Conference Championships...Qualified for the NCAA East First Round...Recognized as an AAC Men's Champion...

2023 (South Florida):
Indoor: Began the season with a fifth-place finish in the pole vault (4.60m/15' 1") at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 13)…Cleared 4.63m (15' 2.25") for an eighth-place finish at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational Indoor (Jan. 27-28)…Recorded a season-best indoor vault of 4.77m (15' 7.75") to place fourth at the Boston University Scarlet and White Invite (Feb. 4)…Did not clear a height at the Crimson Elite (Feb. 3-4) and the Wisconsin Badger's Windy City Invite II (Feb. 10-11)…Finished seventh in the pole vault (4.64m/15' 2.75") at The American Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 24-25)...
 
Outdoor: Saw a 14th-place finish in the pole vault (4.60m/15' 1") at the USF Bulls Invitational (Mar. 17-18)…Vaulted 4.73m (15' 6.25") to claim third place at the Knights Invite (Mar. 24-25)…Cleared 4.68m (15' 4.25") at the Pepsi Florida Relays (Mar. 31-Apr. 1)… Secured fourth place in the pole vault (4.75m/15' 7") at the South Florida Invitational (Apr. 7-8)…Did not clear a height at the UF Tom Jones Memorial (Apr. 14-15)…Finished 12th in the pole vault (4.60m/15' 1") at the UNF East Coast Relays (Apr. 28-29)…Recorded a season-best outdoor vault of 4.91m (16' 1.25") to place eighth at The American Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 12-14)...

2023 Season Highlights: Placed at the AAC Indoor & Outdoor Championships... 
 
2022 (Tiffin):
Indoor: Marked a third-place finish in the pole vault (4.78m/15' 8.25") at the Findlay Alumni Classic & Elite Throws (Jan. 28-29)…Competed in the 60m dash (7.38) at the same meet, placing 21st in preliminaries…Cleared 4.42m (14' 6") for 12th place at the Ashland Jud Logan Light Giver Open (Feb. 4-5)…Did not clear a height at the Reggie Thomas Collegiate Classic (Feb. 12)…Secured fifth place in the pole vault (4.78m/15' 8.25") at the G-MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 25-26)...

Outdoor: Clocked a third-place finish in the pole vault (4.56m/14' 11.5") at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational (Mar. 17-19), where he also ran 23.56 in the 200m ...Cleared 4.80m (15' 9") to claim second at the Tiffleberg Open (Apr. 2)...Did not clear a height at the Circle Logistics Monday Meet at Indiana Tech (Apr. 11) or the Tiffin Track Carnival (Apr. 15-16), where he also finished 15th in the long jump (6.53m/21' 5.25", -0.9)...Vaulted 4.55m (14' 11") to finish 13th at the Georgia Tech Invitational (Apr. 22-23)...Placed eighth in the pole vault (4.70m/15' 5") at the Ashland Alumni Open (Apr. 29-30)…Did not clear a height at the Great Midwest Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 4-6)…Competed at three consecutive last-chance meets, finishing eighth (4.55m/14' 11") at the GVSU 10 Event-Last Chance (May 10), sixth (4.80m/15' 9") at the Oakland Last Chance (May 12), and second (4.87m/15' 11.75") at the Harrison Dillard Twilight (May 13)...

2022 Season Highlights: Competed in the G-MAC Indoor Championships...Appeared at the Great Midwest Outdoor Championships...

2021 (Tiffin): Did not compete

High School: Won the pole vault at the Sam Burley Hall of Fame Invitational with a personal best mark of 4.40m (14-5.25).

Personal: Attended Tiffin University and John A. Ferguson High School. Son of Sherri Bitter and Dayton Bitter. Majoring in Economics. Born on August 23^rd.