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2024-25 Track & Field Roster

TF Claire Bybee pole vault Ward Haylett Invite May 9, 2025
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K-State Track and Field Oregon Team Invite, April 18, 2025.



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K-State Track and Field Oregon Team Invite, April 18, 2025.



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Claire Bybee
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Claire Bybee

  • Position:
    Pole Vault
  • Class:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Sulphur Springs
  • Hometown:
    Sulphur Springs, Texas
TFRRS Link (Personal Bests)

Personal Bests
 Pole Vault  4.20m (13' 9.25") (Ward Haylett Invitational, 5/9/25)

HONORS
  • 2024-25 Academic All-Big 12 Team
  • 2023-24 Academic All-Big 12 Team
  • 2024 USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete

AS A JUNIOR (2024-25)
OUTDOOR
  • Medaled at the Big 12 Championship (5/15-17/25) in the pole vault, tying for 8th place at a height of 4.06m.
  • Recorded a big personal best at the Ward Haylett Invite (5/9/25) with a higher clearance of six inches at 4.20m in 3rd place, tied for the no. 3 best height in the K-State all-time top-10.
  • At the Drake Relays (4/23-26/25) she competed in the pole vault university event, tying for 3rd place at a height of 3.82m.
  • Competed in the Oregon Open (4/18/25) in the pole vault clearing a height of 3.98m for 5th place.
  • Started the season at the KT Woodman Classic (4/11-12/25) with a 3rd place finish in the pole vault at 3.89m.
INDOOR
  • Competed at the Big 12 Championship (2/28-3/1/25) in the pole vault, clearing a height of 3.86m in 15th place.
  • During the Tyson Invite (2/14-15/25) she tied for 9th in the pole vault by clearing a height of 3.94m.
  • At the Steve Miller Invite (2/7/25) she competed in the pole vault clearing a height of 3.77m in 12th place.
  • Jumped her best indoor height ever at the DeLoss Dodds Invite (1/31-2/1/25) at 3.97m in 10th place.
  • Competed in the pole vault at the Red Raider Invite (1/24/25) where she finished 4th at a height of 3.81m.
  • Started the season competing in the pole vault in back to back meets, at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/17/25) she finished 5th with a clearance of 3.80m, before competing at the Thane Baker Invite (1/18/25) with another 5th place finish at a height of 3.75m.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2023-24)
OUTDOOR
  • Competed in the pole vault at the Big 12 Championship (5/9-11/24) clearing a height of 3.81m in 17th place.
  • Finished 5th in the pole vault during the Shocker Open (5/3/24), clearing a height of 3.68m.
  • Took 3rd place in the pole vault at the Ward Haylett Invitational (4/26/24) clearing a height of 3.76m.
  • During the Mt SAC Relays (4/17-20/24) she finished runner-up in pole vault B event, with a height of 3.95m.
  • At the Jim Click Shootout (4/5-6/24) she finished 8th in the pole vault over a height of 3.76m.
  • Finished runner-up in the pole vault at the Shocker Spring Invitational (3/29-30/24) clearing a height of 4.05m.
  • In the first meet of the season at the Hurricane Invitational (3/15-16/24) she competed in the pole vault, clearing a height of 3.80m.
INDOOR
  • Finished 5th in the pole vault at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (2/1-3/24) clearing a height of 3.87m, less than an inch from tying her best.
  • During the Texas Tech Corky Classic (1/19-20/24) she finished 7th in the pole vault clearing a height of 3.75m.
  • At the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/12/24) she finished 3rd in the pole vault clearing a height of 3.73m.

AS A FRESHMAN (2022-23)
OUTDOOR
  • Competed in the Big 12 Championships (5/12-14/23) with a pole vault height of 3.75m.
  • During the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/6/23) she tied for 3rd in the pole vault with a height of 3.90m.
  • Tied for 7th place in the pole vault at the Rock Chalk Classic (4/29/23) with a height of 3.70m.
  • At the Michael Johnson Invitational (4/21-22/23) she finished 9th in the pole vault with a height of 3.87m.
  • Won the pole vault during the ESU Relays (3/23-25/23) with a height of 3.90m.
INDOOR
  • Finished runner-up in the pole vault at the Steve Miller Invitational (2/17/23) with a height of 3.80m.
  • Competed in the pole vault at the Tyson Invitational (2/10-11/23), tying for 11th with a height of 3.83m.
  • Won the pole vault during the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/20-21/23) with a height of 3.90m.
  • At the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/13/23) she finished 3rd in the pole vault with a height of 3.60m.
  • In her first meet as a Wildcat at the K-State Winter Invitational (12/10/22) she won the pole vault at 3.70m.

PRIOR TO K-STATE
  • Attended Paris Junior College
  • Broke the school record for pole vault 7 times throughout high school
  • Competed and placed 1st and 2nd in state competition for pole vault

IN THE CLASSROOM
  • Majoring in Kinesiology

PERSONAL
  • Daughter of Denise and Tony Bybee
  • Has two siblings; Jackson and Ty
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