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2017-18 RIT Men's Track/Field Roster

Jack Bates

  • Position Multi-Events/Pole Vault
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Bath, NY
  • Highschool Bath-Haverling
  • Major Computational Mathematics

Biography

TFRRS Athlete Profile 

2017-18:
 Competed in multiple field and sprinting events during the indoor and outdoor season … finished in the top-10 eight times … set a career-best in the long jump (6.32 meters) at the Liberty League Indoor Championship … set a career-best in the 110-meters hurdles with a time of 19.45.

2016-17: Competed in multiple indoor and outdoor pole vaulting events … set career best 4.10 meters at the RIT February Invitational … finished fifth at Liberty League Indoor Championship.
 
2015-16: Competed in several pole vault events during the indoor and outdoor season … recorded a career-best fifth place finish at the RIT Early Season Invitational … set a personal best vault of 4.00 meters at the RIT Tiger Invitational.

Before RIT: Ran track at Haverling High School … was a two-year team captain … first place league finishes in the pole vault and the 4x400-meter relay outdoors, as well as the indoor pole vault, 4x400-, and 4x200-meter relay … holds the school record in the indoor and outdoor pole vault, despite only starting the event sophomore year … was named an “Exceptional Senior” for Livingston County.
 
Personal: Computational mathematics major … astronomy minor … son of Rick and Amy Bates … has one sibling, Griffin.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16First Year

    Multi-Events
    6'1"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Multi-Events
    6'1"
  • 2017-18Junior

    Multi-Events/Pole Vault
    6'1"