William & Mary Athletics

Indoor	Mark	Date
Pole Vault	5.20m (17-0.75)	3/8/20
Outdoor	Mark	Date
Pole Vault	5.08m (16-8)	4/27/19

2019-20
Indoor: IC4A Champion in the pole vault ... Cleared a lifetime-best 5.20m (17-0.75) to win the IC4A title ... Set a then-best 5.10m (16-8.75) in his season opener at George Mason in late January ... Six of his seven meets cleared 4.91m (16-1.25) or higher, higher than his indoor best coming into the season ... Won four of his events, all with heights better than 5.00m (16-4.75) ... Named second-team all-state in jumps on the first-ever VaSID Indoor Track & Field All-State team ... CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll for having a GPA over 3.0 in the fall semester ... Named All-Academic by the USTFCCCA.
Outdoor: Season cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic ... W&M Provost's Award for having a GPA over 3.5.

2018-19
Indoor: Earned All-East honors after placing seventh in the pole vault at the IC4A Championships ... Tied his personal-best with a leap of 4.90m (16-0.75) ... Qualified for the first time after hitting that height at the VMI Keydet Invitational in mid-January ... Finished no worse than fifth in six regular-season meets.
Outdoor: NCAA Qualifier in the pole vault ... Finished 31st at the NCAA Eastern Semifinals after clearing 4.96m (16-3.25) ... Repeated as CAA Champion, clearing 4.85m (15-11) ... That was one of four wins on the year ... Third at the Colonial Relays with a then-best height of 4.98m (16-4) ... That effort earned him CAA Athlete of the Week honors ... Cleared a lifetime-best 5.08m (16-8) at UVA in late April ... Opened the year with a then-best vault of 4.83m (15-10) to win the Stimson Memorial Meet ... W&M Provost's Award for having a GPA over 3.5 ... CAA Academic Honor Roll for having a GPA over 3.0 ... Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic team.

2017-18
Indoor: Redshirted.
Outdoor: CAA Champion in the pole vault, winning a tactical competition with a vault at 4.25m (13-11.25) ... Also threw the javelin at the conference meet, finishing fourth overall ... Set his season-best height at George Mason, clearing 4.66m (15-3.5).

Prep
Swept the Virginia 6A (largest schools) state championships in the pole vault both indoors and outdoors in 2017 ... Also won the conference and region titles outdoors ... Named first-team All-Met by the Washington Post for both the winter and the spring ... Won the conference title both indoors and out as a junior ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Member of the DECA Club.

Personal
Son of Walter and Judy Fairbanks ... Enjoys lifeguarding, ping pong, and football.