Paul Thenard

Position:
Pole Vault
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Major:
Exercise Science
Hometown:
Huntington Beach, Calif.
Prev School:
Marina HS

Paul Thenard -- Career and Season Statistics

Long Beach State Top 10 -- Indoor Pole Vault (17-0 3/4, 6th)

2017 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Pole Vault)
2017 Big West Individual Champion (Pole Vault)

2017 (Senior)
Outdoor: Became the Big West Champion in the pole vault with a leap of 16-9 1/2 ... Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the pole vault, finishing 31st (16-4 3/4) ... Won the Big West Challenge in the pole vault (16-8 3/4) ... Was second in the pole vault at the Steve Scott Invitational, second at the UC Riverside Spring Track Classic, and third at the Triton Invitational .. Named Academic All-Conference.

Indoor: Reset career-best in the indoor pole vault when he went 17-0 3/4 to finish third at the Air Force Indoor Team Challenge ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.

2016 (Junior)
Outdoor: Big West point-scorer in the pole vault with a fifth-place finish at the conference meet ... Matched his personal best at 16-6 3/4 ... Also cleared that height for a runner-up performance at the Anteater 4-Way Meet ... Registered top-10 showings at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate (16-0), Payton Jordan Invitational (16-0 1/2) and Triton Invitational (16-0 3/4) ... Named Academic All-Conference.

Indoor: Tied for 24th in the pole vault with a height of 15-4 1/4 at the MPSF Indoor Championships ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.

2015 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Switched primary focus to the pole vault ... Placed fourth at the Big West Championships ... Matched his season best at 16-0 3/4 ... Also hit that mark at the Jim Bush Collegiate Challenge (3rd) ... Won the pole vault at the Anteater 4-Way Meet (15-11) ... Reached 15-9 at the California Collegiate Invitational, Big West Challenge and UCSD Triton Invitational ... Named Academic All-Conference.

Indoor: Notched an indoor season-best 15-3 1/2 at the Lumberjack Team Challenge ... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.

2014 (Freshman)
Outdoor: Competed primarily in the high jump ... Cleared a season-best 6-0 3/4 to tie for sixth at the RCC Quad Meet ... Matched that height at the Cal-Nevada Championships and the Steve Scott Invitational ... Had a season-best 15-1 in the pole vault.

Indoor: Did not compete.

High School: Attended Marina High School ... Won the Sunset League title in the pole vault as a senior ... Also finished second in the 110m hurdles and third in the high jump ... Advanced to the CIF-Southern Section prelims in all three events ... Went on to place sixth in the pole vault at the CIF-SS Division I finals ... CIF qualifier in the high jump and pole vault in 2012 ... Established prep-bests of 6-3 in the high jump and 15-6 in the pole vault.

Personal: Majoring in exercise science.