2012 Men's Track & Field

Tommy Hamm

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Riverside, Calif.

Biography

2012 (Senior)
• Finished 15th in the pole vault at the Big West Championships
• Cleared a season-best 15-01 at the All-UC Meet
• Matched that height with a seventh-place showing at the Big West Challenge

 2011 (Junior)
• Qualified for the Big West Championships in the pole vault
• Notched a personal-record 16-01.25 to win the event in a dual meet with Cal State Fullerton
• That mark ranks 10th in school history
• Also picked up an individual victory at the Mangrum Invitational in San Marcos (14-10.75)
• Had top-10 performances at the Cal-Nevada Championships and Ben Brown Invitational

2010 (Sophomore)
• Scored at the Big West Championships with a sixth-place finish in the pole vault (15-08.25)
• Recorded a season-best 15-09 to take first place at the Soka Peace Invitational
• Came in third at the Big West Challenge with a height of 15-07

2009 (Freshman)

• Big West qualifier in the pole vault
• Cleared a season-best 15-01 at the Steve Scott Invitational

High School
• Four-time Scholar-Athlete at Riverside Poly High School
• Won the league title in the pole vault
• Placed third at the Junior Olympics
• Also lettered in football, helping his team advance to the CIF semifinals

Personal
Majoring in sociology
Parents are Heidi and Tom Hamm
Has one brother, Steven


TOP MARKS AT UCI
Pole Vault = 16-01.25 (2011 UCI-Cal State Fullerton Dual Meet)