Ken Ritchey

Class:
Senior
Position:
Pole Vault
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Forest, Va.
Prev School:
Jefferson Forest High School

Top Efforts in a Liberty Uniform
LJ - 19-0.5 (5.80m)
PV - 16-8.75 (5.10m) (Indoor)

Big South Individual Titles (1)
2015 Outdoor Pole Vault

All-Big South Honors (5)
2014 Indoor Pole Vault - 2nd
2015 Indoor Pole Vault - 2nd
2015 Outdoor Pole Vault - 1st
2016 Indoor Pole Vault - 3rd
2016 Outdoor Pole Vault - 3rd

Career
• At the time of his graduation, ranked among Liberty's all-time top 10 in the indoor pole vault (fourth, 16-8.75) and outdoor pole vault (eighth, 16-6.75)

2016 Outdoor Track & Field (R-Sr.)
• Third-place finisher in the Big South pole vault final, claiming his fifth All-Big South honor
• Pole vaulted a season-high 16-3.25 at the Highlander Invitational

2015-16 Indoor Track & Field (R-Sr.)
• Came in third in the Big South pole vault
• Cleared a personal-best 16-8.75 at the Liberty Quad, earning Big South Men's Field Athlete of the Week honors on Feb. 17

2015 Outdoor Track & Field (Jr.)
• Made the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
• Captured his first Big South pole vault title, thanks to a 16-3.25 clearance
• Placed 24^th in his NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round debut, vaulting 16-4.75
• Pole vaulted a career-best 16-6.75 to win at the Campbell Invitational
• Won the pole vault at six meets and cleared 16 feet seven times

2014-15 Indoor Track & Field (Jr.)
• Joined the 16-foot club for the first time at the Big South Championship, clearing 16-2.75 for runner-up honors in the pole vault
• Also successful at 16-2.75 at the IC4A meet, tying for sixth place

2014 Outdoor Track & Field (So.)
• Came in fourth in the Big South pole vault final
• Cleared a season-best 15-9 to tie for 13th in the pole vault at the IC4A meet
• Men's pole vault champion at the Virginia Cup and Liberty Collegiate Invitational

2013-14 Indoor Track & Field (So.)
• Big breakthrough came at the Big South meet, where he pole vaulted a season-best 15-11 for the runner-up spot
• Vaulted at the IC4A meet for the first time

2013 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Big South Presidential Honor Roll
• Cleared 15-3 for fourth place in Liberty's 1-2-3-4 sweep of the Big South pole vault final
• Also got over 15-3 in his final meet of the year, the Liberty Twilight Qualifier

2012-13 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Tied for fifth place in the Big South pole vault
• Pole vaulted a season-best 15-3 at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup

Prep
• Graduated from Jefferson Forest High School
• As a senior, he won the Virginia Group AA state pole vault title outdoors and finished second indoors.
• Vaulted a career-best 15-3.5 to win the 2012 Seminole District meet, setting school, meet, district and Group AA records in the process
• Placed seventh in the emerging elite section of the pole vault at the 2012 New Balance Indoor Nationals
• Came in sixth in the pole vault final at the 2011 Virginia Group AA outdoor meet as a junior
• Also competed in gymnastics growing up, placing fifth on the parallel bars and sixth on the pommel horse at the 2009 Canadian Gymnastics Championships

Personal
• Son of Jeff and Brigitte Richey
• Electrical engineering major
• Birthday is Jan. 11