Carson Lenser

position Pole Vault
class Sophomore
Hometown Vilonia, Ark.
High school Vilonia HS

position Pole Vault
class Sophomore
Hometown Vilonia, Ark.
High school Vilonia HS

Season and Career Results
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