Ty McPhail

Ty McPhail places second in the men's pole vault at the Rod McCravy Memorial Invite

Photo by: Rachel Klotz | Louisville Athletics

Weight:
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Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Andale, Kan.
High School:
Andale

Ty McPhail TFRRS Profile

CAREER HONORS
• ACC Outdoor Bronze Medal, Pole Vault (2022)
• All-ACC Outdoor First Team, Pole Vault (2022)
• All-ACC Indoor Second Team, Pole Vault (2024)
• NCAA East Regional Qualifier, Pole Vault (2022, 2023, 2025)
• USTFCCCA Academic Team (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
• CSC Academic All-District Team (2023)
• All-ACC Indoor Academic Team (2023, 2024)
• All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team (2022, 2023, 2025)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)

2024-25
Indoor:
• Did not compete in any indoor events

Outdoor:
• Competed in the pole vault at six meets
• Earned his third career qualification to the NCAA East Regional, where he finished in a tie for 23rd with a mark of 5.18m (17-0)
• Placed 10th with a clearance of 5.06m (16-7.25) at the ACC Outdoor Championships
• Moved up to fourth in program history with a personal-best bar of 5.30m (17-4.5) to place second in his season debut at the Bobcat Invitational
• Cleared a height of 5.20m (17-0.75) to finish as the runner-up at the Alumni Muster

2023-24
Indoor:
• Competed in the pole vault at six meets
• Finished fourth at the ACC Indoor Championships to earn Second Team All-ACC distinction, clearing 5.17m (16-11.5)
• Set a new meet record of 5.22m (17-1.5) on his way to an event victory at the Bellarmine Open
• Made his season debut with a third-place finish at the KTCCCA College Opener, recording a personal-best clearance of 5.23m (17-1.75) that moves him to third in Louisville history

Outdoor:
• Did not compete in any outdoor events

2022-23
Indoor:
• Competed in six meets in the pole vault
• Recorded three top-five finishes, including an event victory at the Cardinal Classic
• Cleared 5.10m (16-8.75) to set a aseason-best at the Commonwealth College Opener

Outdoor:
• Competed in seven meets in the pole vault, qualifying for the NCAA East Preliminaries in the event
• Set a season-best mark of 5.15m (16-10.75) at the Jim Freeman Louisville Invitational
• Tied for seventh in the event at the ACC Outdoor Championships to earn a point for the Cardinals

2021-22
Indoor:
• Competed in six events in the pole vault
• Posted three top-four finishes
• Opened the season with a third place showing at the Louisville Cardinal Classic with a mark of 4.85m (15-11)
• Placed second at the UAB Blazer Invitational with a vault of 4.95m (16-2.75)
• Improved his height to 5.05m (16-6.75) to finish fourth at the Hokie Invitational
• Achieved a season-best vault of 5.06m (16-7.25) to finish 10^th at the ACC Indoor Championships

Outdoor:
• Recorded a mark of 4.89m (16' 0.5") to finish 33rd in the men's pole vault at the NCAA East Region Preliminary Round
• Earned All-ACC first team honors with a third-place and season-best height of 5.13m (16' 10") at the ACC Outdoor Championships
• Recorded three top-seven finishes in the men's pole vault in the outdoor season with the ACC Championships podium as a season-best
• Selected for the USATF U20 Outdoor Championships, cleared 4.90m (16-0.75) to place sixth in the men's pole vault

Prep/High School Honors:
• Two-time Kansas State Champion
• 2021 High School All-American
• Andale High School pole vault record holder