BYU Highlights
- Competed at the 2023 NCAA West Preliminary Round in the pole vault
Personal
- Parents are Russell and Isabelle Thornton
- Only son in a family of four siblings
- Major: Pre-Business
- Missionary Service: Served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Antofagasta, Chile Mission (2023-25)
- Fun Facts: Played football from fourth grade to eighth grade, has won two school Super Smash Bros. tournaments and is very passionate about dirt biking. He's also good at card games and loves driving fast cars
Before BYU
- Two-time high school All-American
- 2022 Utah 6A Pole Vault State Champion
- Broke the Utah high school all-time state pole vault record with a clearance of 5.15m/16-9
- In 2022, finished second at the Indoor New Balance Nationals and fourth at the Outdoor Nike Nationals
- 2021 All-State honors
- 2021 17-18 USATF Utah Pole Vault State Champion
- 2021 17-18 USATF Utah Pole Vault state record
- 2021 Utah 6A Pole Vault State Champion
- Freshman, Junior and Senior Leadership Awards (2019, 2021, 2022)
- High school honor roll during all four years (2019-22), completed high school with 4.0 GPA
Stats
Indoor Personal Bests |
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Mark |
Event |
Meet |
5.21m/17-1 |
Pole Vault |
2023 Jarvis Scott Open |
Outdoor Personal Bests |
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|---|---|---|
Mark |
Event |
Meet |
5.30m/17-4.5 |
Pole Vault |
2023 NCAA West Preliminaries |