University of Tennessee Athletics
2019-20 Track & Field / XC Roster
Roster
Ference, Andrew

Andrew Ference
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Tucson, Ariz.
- High School:
- Salpointe Catholic
Bio
Personal Records
Indoor Track
- Pole Vault: 5.15m (2019, 20)
Outdoor Track
- Pole Vault: 5.25m (2019)
SEC Scoring
Outdoor Track
- 2019 - Pole Vault - 8th - 5.25m
HONORS
- 2020 USTFCCCA Track & Field All-Academic Athlete
- 2020 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 USTFCCCA Track & Field All-Academic Individual
- 2019 First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Cleared 5.10m (16-8.75) for 5th place in the pole vault at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/15)
- Tied his PR in the pole vault (5.15m / 16-10.75) for second place at the Virginia Tech Invite (1/18)
- Opened the season placing third in the pole vault at the Tennessee-Indiana Duals (1/11), clearing 5.12m
Outdoor
- Did not compete, as the 2020 outdoor track & field season was canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) global health crisis
2019 TRACK & FIELD
Indoor- Towered over a lifetime-best 5.15m (16-10.75) at the Hokie Invitational (1/19)
- Made his collegiate debut at the Tennessee-Indiana Duals (1/5), clearing 4.85m (15-11) for fourth place
- Finished third in the pole vault at the USATF Junior Championships
- Competed at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships (5/25) in the pole vault and took 17th with a mark of 5.21m (17-1)
- Placed eighth in the pole vault at the SEC Outdoor Championships (5/11) with a new personal-best clearance of 5.25m (17-2.75)
- Cleared 4.85m (15-11) in the pole vault at the Tom Jones Invite (4/27) to take seventh place
- Recorded a then personal-best in the outdoor pole vault with a 4.95m (16-2.75) mark at the Power 5 Trailblazer (3/23)
PERSONAL
- Cleared 16-5.5 at the Desert Tune Up Invitational in March 2018, the highest recorded jump in Tucson, Ariz., history
- Recorded a PR of 16-8 at the NIKE Chandler Rotary Elite in March 2018 to win the competition
- Wrapped up high school winning the AIA Division III Championship state title in pole vault for Salpointe Catholic.
- Andrew Vincent Ference born on June 12th, 2000
- Son of Joseph and Lori Ference
- Majoring in Biomedical Engineering
- Aspires to obtain a job at a medical company
- Recipient of the Jones C. Beene / Plastic Industries Scholarship
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