2010-11 Track & Field Headshots - Ben Licklider

Ben Licklider Season 2010

PositionCombined Events
ClassSophomore
HometownHolts Summit, Mo.

Personal Bests Indoor Outdoor
Pole Vault 4.45m (14-7 1/4) 4.45m (14-7 1/4)
Javelin 48.23m (158-3)

2010:
Indoor:
Competed in the pole vault at four meets during the indoor season and cleared a season-best height of 4.45m (14-7 ¼) in his final meet of the season, the Missouri Collegiate Challenge ... Saw his marks progress from 4.15m (13-7 ¼) in the season-opening Missouri Invitational to the 4.45m (14-7 ¼) vault at the Collegiate Challenge ... Also posted a mark of 4.30m (14-1 ¼) at the Bill Bergan Invitational. Outdoor: Competed in the pole vault at the Missouri Relays where he cleared a personal-best height of 4.45m (14-7 ¼), placing third in the competition ... Competed in the vault again at the Tom Botts Invitational and cleared 4.00m (13-1 ½) ... Also threw the javelin at the Tom Botts Invitational and measured in at 39.22m (128-8), placing ninth.

2009:
Indoor:
Combined event athlete that used his first year with Mizzou to train in multiple events ... Set personal-best marks in six different events during the indoor season ... Tossed a personal-best mark of 12.46m (40-10 ½) in the shot put at the Collegiate Challenge ... Leaped to a personal-best 5.83m (19-1 ½) in the long jump at the Missouri Invitational ... Cleared a personal-best 3.85m (12-7 ½) in the pole vault at the Collegiate Challenge ... Jumped 1.65m (5-5) in the high jump at the Collegiate Challenge as well ... Set personal-bests in two track events as well, clocking in at 9.16 in the 60m hurdles and 57.94 in the 400m dash. Outdoor: Set personal-best marks in four other events during the outdoor season, including a toss of 48.32m (158-6) in the javelin at the Missouri Relays ... Set two more career-best marks at the Tom Botts Invitational, throwing 31.73m (104-1) in the discus and jumping 5.68m (18-7 ¾) in the long jump ... Added one more track event personal-best to his ledger after clocking a 110m hurdle time of 17.24 at the Missouri Relays.

High School:
Was twice an all-state performer in MSHSAA's Class 4 in the pole vault ... high school coach - Dennis Licklider.

Personal:
Son of Dennis and Roberta Licklider ... majoring in nutrition and fitness ... born August 21, 1989, in Jefferson City, Mo.

Tiger Head Shot

Junior
2011

Pole Vault
Tiger Head Shot

Freshman
2009

Combined Event