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Boys Track & Field - Kentucky

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BOYS TRACK & FIELD

Wyatt Stewart

Pole Vault
MADISON CENTRAL
RICHMOND, KENTUCKY
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 16ft, 8in

Class 3A State Meet - Pole Vault

2nd - 16-4.75

New Balance Outdoor Nationals - Pole Vault
“Wyatt Stewart vaulted his way to the top of the field among national prep boys in 2023 and now ranks No. 1 in prep history among Kentucky competitors. At season’s end, the University of South Dakota-bound standout successfully battled pesky winds to earn the silver medal at New Balance Nationals.”
Rich Gonzalez
editor of PrepCalTrack.com
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot, 159-pound senior broke both the state record in the pole vault this past season and also won the Class 3A individual title. His clearance of 16 feet, eight inches established a new meet record at states, but Stewart had already obliterated the state standard by clearing 17-7.75 inches April, which held up as the No. 1 clearance by a prep boy in 2023. The mark ranks No. 25 in U.S. Prep history. He closed out his season by winning silver at  the New Balance Nationals Outdoor with a vault of 16-04.75.

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Academic Achievement

Stewart has maintained a weighted 3.38 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete on an athletic scholarship at the University of South Dakota this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Stewart has volunteered locally on behalf of multiple community service initiatives in association with his church community.  A member of DECA, a club for aspiring business leaders, he has also participated in choir and musical theatre programs at Madison Central.