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Graduated
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| Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
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| High School:
MICDS
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| Height / Weight:
5-11 / 180
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| Event:
Pole Vault
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Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Senior/Senior
Notables
• School record-holder in pole vault
• 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships Preliminary Round qualifier (pole vault)
• 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier
• 2009 All-Mideast Region
• 2009 Academic All-Big Ten
At Wisconsin
2012 Indoor: Set a personal-best vault of 17-1 1/2 (5.22m) to finish fifth at the Big Ten championships (2/24) in the pole vault ... took the win in the pole vault with a mark of 17-0 3/4 (5.20m) at the Wisconsin NCAA Qualifier (3/2) ... with a clearance of 17-0 3/4 (5.20m), earned the win in the pole vault at the Red & White Open (2/17) ... cleared 16-4 3/4 (5.00m) to finish second in the pole vault at the Bill Bergan Invitational (1/28) ... finished sixth at the Iowa State Classic (2/11) after clearing 16-4 1/2 (4.99m) in the pole vault ... finished third in the pole vault with a clearance of 16-02 3/4 (4.95m) at the Wisconsin Invitational (1/21)... came in third in the pole vault with a mark of 16-02 3/4 (4.95m) at the Badger Track Classic (1/14)
2012 Outdoor: Came in 18th place in the first round of the pole vault at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/26) with a clearance of 17-2 3/4 (5.25m) ... took the win in the pole vault with a height of 16-10 (5.13m) at the Wisconsin Open (5/5) ... vaulted to a fourth-place finish in the pole vault at the Triton Invitational (4/28) with a mark of 16-9 1/2 (5.12m) ... with a clearance of 16-4 3/4 (5.00m), finished second in the pole vault at the UW-Platteville Invitational (4/14) ... came in sixth in the pole vault with a height of 16-8 3/4 (5.10m) at the Stanford Invitational (4/7)
2011 Indoor: Finished ninth in the pole vault with a clearance of 16-8 (5.08m) at the Big Ten championships (2/27) ... won the pole vault with a final clearance of 16-8 3/4 (5.10m) at the Iowa State Classic (2/11) ... placed second in the pole vault with a clearance of 16-7 1/4 (5.06m) at the Red & White Open (2/18) ... earned a second-place finish in the pole vault at the Wisconsin NCAA Qualifier (3/4) with a mark of 16-0 3/4 (4.90m)
2011 Outdoor: Set UW school record with clearance at 17-6 1/2 (5.35m) to win pole vault at Wisconsin Twilight Invitational (5/7) ... won the pole vault at the Rex Foster Open (4/8) with a clearance of 17 3/4 (5.20m)... earned a third-place finish in the pole vault at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/15) with a final clearance of 16-8 3/4 (5.10m)... placed second in the pole vault at the John McDonnell Invitational (4/23) with a clearance of 16-6 3/4 (5.05m)
2010 Indoor: Limited competition due to injury ... won the pole vault by clearing an indoor personal-best 16-11 at the Badger Track Classic (1/23)
2010 Outdoor: Redshirt season ... competed unattached and won the pole vault at the Wisconsin Twilight Invitational (5/8) with a clearance of 16-2 1/2
2009 Indoor: Finished fifth at the Big Ten championships (2/28) in the pole vault with a clearance of 16-8 3/4 ... took third at the Wisconsin Badger Open (2/21) with a clearance of 16-5 1/2 in the pole vault ... placed sixth at the Iowa State Classic (2/14) in the pole vault, clearing 16-6 3/4
2009 Outdoor: Finished third in the pole vault at the NCAA Mideast Regional (5/30), clearing 16-11 to earn All-Region honors ... placed third in the vault at the Big Ten championships (5/17) with a clearance of 17-1 3/4 ... posted mark of 17-2 3/4 in pole vault prelims at the NCAA championships (6/10), qualifying for the final ... won pole vault at VS Athletics Beach Invitational (4/18) with a clearance of 17-0 3/4 ... matched that performance at the Wisconsin Open (5/2) and took first in the pole vault ... posted clearance of 16-10 3/4 to finish in second-place tie at Mt. SAC Relays (4/17) ... finished fourth at the Stanford Invitational (3/28) in the pole vault with an NCAA regional-qualifying clearance of 16-6 3/4 ... hit NCAA regional qualifying standard in each of first 10 competitions of the season before failing to register a height in finals at NCAA championships
2008 Indoor: Redshirt season ... competed unattached and placed fifth in the vault at the Badger Track Classic at 15-0 ... placed 10th in the pole vault at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational at 15-1 1/2 ... tied for fifth in the vault at the Badger Open at 14-9
2008 Outdoor: Placed third at the Wisconsin Twilight competition in the pole vault (15-07.0) ... took seventh at the Iowa Invitational in the pole vault (14-9)
High School
Three-time state Class 3A champion in the pole vault ... also placed fourth at state in the pole vault as a freshman ... team finished second at the 2007 state meet ... 2006 and 2007 St. Louis Post-Dispatch first-team all-metro ... two-time conference and district champion ... also lettered in football ... earned all-academic honors ... Coaches: Jim Lohr, Robert Baker
Personal
Parents are Michael and Ellen DeFilippo ... has one brother, Anthony ... given name is August DeFilippo ... intended major is economics
| Personal Bests |
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Outdoor |
| Pole Vault |
17-1 1/2 (5.22m) |
2-24-12 |
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Pole Vault |
17-6 1/2 (5.35m) |
5-7-11 |
Honors and Awards
Academic All-Big Ten (3)
2009, 2011, 2012
USTFCCCA All-Academic (1)
2011
All-Region Honors (1)
2009 Mideast Regional (1)
Pole Vault: 3rd (16-11 (5.16m))
Academic All-Big Ten (1)
2009
At the NCAA Championships
2009 - Outdoor
Pole Vault: 11th (17-2 3/4 (5.25m))
At the NCAA Preliminary Round
2012 Outdoor - West Preliminary Round
Pole Vault: 18th (17-2 3/4 (5.25m))
2011 Outdoor - West Preliminary Round
Pole Vault: 19th (16-6 3/4 (5.05m))
At the NCAA Regional Championships
2009 Mideast Regional
Pole Vault: 3rd (16-11 (5.16m))
At the Big Ten Championships
2012 - Indoor
Pole Vault: 5th (17-1 1/2 (5.22m))
2012 - Outdoor
Pole Vault: NH
2011 - Indoor
Pole Vault: 9th (16-8 (5.08m))
2011 - Outdoor
Pole Vault: -- (NH)
2010 - Indoor
Pole Vault: -- (NH)
2009 - Indoor
Pole Vault: 5th (16-8 3/4 (5.10m))
2009 - Outdoor
Pole Vault: 3rd (17-1 3/4 (5.24m))
Other Notable Performances - Track
2011 Mt. SAC Relays
Pole Vault: 3rd (16-8 3/4 (5.10m))
