The 5-foot-11, 170-pound junior pole-vaulter won the event at the Class 6A state meet with a clearance of 17 feet, 10 inches, helping the Wildcats to the team title. Hamm’s personal-best height of 18-1 set a state record and ranked as the nation’s No. 1 clearance among prep competitors in 2022. Only five other prep athletes jumped within a foot of Hamm this spring, and the closest cleared 17-6. Rated No. 31 in the national MileSplit 50 at the time of his selection, he also won an indoor national title at the adidas Track National with a clearance of 18-0.5.
Hamm has maintained a 3.92 weighted GPA in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.
A member of First United Methodist Church in Scottsboro, Hamm has participated in multiple service-mission trips with the First United Methodist Youth, during which he has volunteered in soup kitchens, food pantries, and shelters for the needy, helping prepare and serve meals, sorting clothing and hygiene supplies, and raising awareness for people experiencing houselessness. He has also donated his time raising funds for the Life Resource Center, which provides services locally for the unhoused. In addition, he works part-time doing site maintenance for a local outpatient healthcare facility.
