Kansas State University Athletics

2024-25 Track & Field Roster

K-State at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships / Lawrence, KS
K-State Track and Field Oregon Team Invite, April 18, 2025.



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Pierson Carlise pole vault Triangular
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Pierson Carlisle

  • Position:
    Pole Vault
  • Weight:
    null
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Gardner, Kan.
  • High School:
    Gardner-Edgerton
  • Prev School:
    Central Missouri
TFRRS Link (Personal Bests)

Personal Bests
 Pole Vault  5.21m (17' 1") (Ward Haylett Invitational, 5/9/25)

HONORS
  • 2025 CSC Academic All-District Team

AS A SOPHOMORE (2024-25)
OUTDOOR
  • At the Big 12 Championship (5/15-17/25) he competed in the pole vault clearing a height of 5.06m, finishing in 12th place.
  • Recorded a big personal best by six inches in the pole vault at the Ward Haylett Invite (5/9/25) finishing runner-up at a height of 5.21m, the no. 3 best height in the K-State all-time top-10.
  • Won the pole vault university event at the Drake Relays (4/23-26/25) clearing a height of 5.02m.
INDOOR
  • Medaled at the Big 12 Championship (2/28-3/1/25) in the pole vault clearing a height of 5.01m, tying for 7th place.
  • Recorded his pole vault personal best by two inches at the Tyson Invite (2/14-15/25), clearing a height of 5.05m in 3rd place.
  • Cleared his season best height at the Steve Miller Invite (2/7/25) at 4.89m in 11th place.
  • Competed in the pole vault at the Red Raider Invite (1/24/25), clearing a height of 4.78m, finishing in 7th place.
  • In his first back-to-back meets as a Wildcat he competed in the pole vault, finishing runner-up at the Thane Baker Invite (1/18/25) at 4.80m and at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/17/25) clearing a height of 4.76m in 7th place.

AS A FRESHMAN AT CENTRAL MISSOURI (2023-24)
  • Reached his seasons best in the pole vault at the Concordia Twilight (5/10/24) clearing a height of 5.00m. 

PRIOR TO K-STATE
  • Transferred from Central Missouri
  • 2023 KSHSAA 6A pole vault state champion
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Saturday, August 30
K-State TF | NCAA Championship Recap
Tuesday, June 17
K-State Track and Field | Coach Geopfert Post Meet Comments - NCAA Championships / Women's Finals
Monday, June 16
K-State Track and Field | Coach Geopfert Post Meet Comments - NCAA Championships / Men's Finals
Saturday, June 14