Nick Burkhalter

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
South Lyon, Mich.
High School:
South Lyon
Position:
Pole Vault

Last Updated: February 4, 2019

At Michigan
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2016)

Senior (2018-19)

Indoor Track & Field
• Cleared 4.63m (15-2.25) in the pole vault for 8th at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 1-2)
• Cleared 4.77m (15-7.75) in the pole vault for 5th at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (Jan. 19)
• Cleared 4.75m (15-7) in the pole vault for 4th at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 12)

Junior (2018)

Outdoor
• Cleared 4.81m (15-9.25) in the Pole Vault to finish 3rd at the Toledo Invitational (May 3-4)
• Cleared 4.65m (15-3) in the Pole Vault to finish 8th at the National Relay Championships (April 27-28)
• Cleared 4.75m (15-7) in the Pole Vault to finish 8th at the Texas Invitational (April 13-14)
• Cleared 4.78m (15-8.25) in the Pole Vault to win the competition at the Battle of the Blues (April 6)

Indoor
• Did not compete

Sophomore (2017)

Outdoor
• Cleared 4.81m (15-9.25) in the Pole Vault to finish 2nd at the Toledo Invitational (May 4-5)
• Cleared a career-best 4.90m (16-0.75) in the Pole Vault to finish 7th at the Longhorn Invitational (Apr. 28-29) in the "B" section
• Cleared 4.56m (14-11.5) in the Pole Vault to finish 11th at the Jesse Owens Invitational (Apr. 21-22)
• Cleared a career-best-tying 4.70m (15-5) in the Pole Vault to finish 2nd at the Kleinow Invitational (Apr. 13)
• Cleared 4.60m (15-1) in the Pole Vault to finish 6th at the Battle of the Blues (Apr. 1)

Indoor
• Cleared a career-best 4.84m (15-10.5) in the Pole Vault to finish 14th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25)
• Cleared 4.73m (15-6.25) in the Pole Vault to finish 13th at the Spire Invitational (Feb. 10-11)
• Cleared 4.59m (15-.75) in the Pole Vault to finish 6th at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 3-4)
• Cleared 4.71m (15-5.5) in the Pole Vault to finish 2nd at the SVSU Jets Pizza Invitational (Jan. 28)
• Jumped a career-best 4.75m (15-7) in the Pole Vault to finish 7th at the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 21)
• Cleared a career-best 4.75m (15-7) to finish sixth in his season debut at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 14)

Freshman (2016)
Outdoor
• Cleared 4.59 meters (15-0.75 ft.) to place sixth at the Toledo Classic (May 6)
• Cleared 4.65 meters (15-3 ft.) at Hillsdale's Gina Relays (April 30)
• Finished seventh at the Don Kleinow Invitational (April 16), clearing a height of 4.70 meters (15-5 feet)
Indoor
• Finished third at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 20), clearing a height of 4.57 meters (15 feet)
• Vaulted at the SPIRE NCAA D1 Invitational (Feb.13), finishing seventh with a vault of 4.58 meters (15-00.25 ft.)
• Finished fourth at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 6), clearing a height of 4.60 meters (15-01 ft.)
• Finished fifth at the Jet's Pizza Invitational (Jan. 30) with a new personal record vault of 4.56 meters (14-11.5 ft.)
• Did not record a height while competing at the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 23)
• Placed fourth, clearing 4.45 meters (14-07.25 ft.) at the Doug Raymond Invitational (Jan. 16)
· Finished 11th overall, clearing 4.53 meters (14-03.25 ft.) at the Hillsdale Winter Opener (Jan. 9)
· Competed in the pole vault clearing 4.40 meters (14-5.25 ft.) in his U-M debut finishing 14th at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec. 4)

Prep
• Graduated from South Lyon High School (2015)
• Honor Roll, Principals List member all four years of high school

Track and Field
• State Champion (2015)
• Kensington All-Area Track Athlete of the Year (2015)
• Set or tied records while finishing first at the county (15-6 ft.; 4.72m), conference (14-6 ft.; 4.41m), and regional (15-1 ft.; 4.59m) meets as a senior, and also broke South Lyon's program record twice, finishing with a height of 15-7 ft. (4.74m)
• Competed at New Balance Indoor Nationals as a junior (14-4 ft.; 4.36m) and senior (14-9.5 ft.; 4.50m), finishing 21st in 2015
• Tied for fifth place at 2015 Midwest Meet of Champions, clearing 15 ft. (4.57m)
• As a junior, finished second at the conference meet and fifth at regionals
• Two-time Recipient of team's 'Most Dedicated' Award (2013-14), also recognized for Best Leadership (2015) and Most Valuable Athlete (2015) honors
• Won his first varsity letter as a sophomore

Personal
• Enrolled in the School of Engineering
• Majoring in Computer Science
• Born July 6, 1997
• Son of Cris and Deborah Burkhalter