Carson Lenser

Season and Career Results
2023

Indoor

Competed in just four meets during the indoor season, competing in the pole vault … Posted a mark in just one meet, finishing second at the USC Indoor Open when he cleared 4.85m (15-11).

Outdoor

Appeared in just one meet on the outdoor season before missing the rest of the season … Competed in the 200m and the pole vault at the Island Relays Bahamas, posting a personal best in the 200m with a time of 23.26.

2022

Indoor

Took part in eight meets during the indoor season, appearing in the pole vault in all eight competitions … Began his collegiate career with a runner-up finish in the Clemson Opener, clearing 4.85m (15-11) … Captured the podium in the Orange and Purple Elite with a height of 4.75m (15-7) and later claimed the victory in the Carolina Challenge following a vault of 5.15m (16-10.75) … Recorded an indoor personal-best of 5.26m (17-3) at the South Carolina Invitational, which set the seventh-best indoor mark in program history … Cleared above 5.00m on three occasions during the indoor season.

Outdoor

Earned SEC All-Freshman honors during the outdoor season … Pole vaulted in eight meets during his first outdoor campaign … Placed fourth in his first outdoor meet with a height of 5.11m (16-9.25), his second highest vault of the season … Followed that up with a first-place finish in the Weems Baskin Relays when he cleared 4.88m (16-0) … Also recorded Top-3 finishes at the Gamecock Invitational (5.05m/16-6.75) and UofSC Open (5.05m/16-6.75) … Earned SEC Freshman of the Week when he finished second at the Gamecock Invitational … Cleared an outdoor personal-best of 5.25m (17-2.75) in the SEC Outdoor Championship where he placed fourth to score for the Gamecocks … Vaulted 5.04m (16-6.50) in the NCAA East Regional … Vaulted over 5.00m on five occasions during the outdoor season.

Pre-South Carolina
High School

Won the 5A pole vault state titles indoor and outdoor in 2021 … Was a 400-meter state champion in 2019 and 2021 … Was a member of four state-title winning 4X400-meter relay teams … Was the runner-up in the Arkansas high school decathlon competition … Won the pole vault and 400- meters title at the 2021 NSAF Championships.

Personal

Earned offers from Ole Miss, North Carolina, Texas, Texas A&M, Alabama, Nebraska and Arkansas State … Chose South Carolina for the coaching staff … Started pole vaulting in eighth grade after doing gymnastics as a child, says the transition to pole vaulting was natural … Has three sisters, Savannah, Kaylee and Nicole … Was born to his parents Michael and Virginia on Feb. 5, 2003.

Personal Records
Indoor

Outdoor