VJ Vanderlipe

Position:
Pole Vault
Height:
5-11
Class:
Graduate Student
Major:
Business
Hometown:
Salinas, Calif.
Prev School:
Cornell

Prior to LBSU: A member of the track and field team at the Ivy League’s Cornell University from 2022-24 … Won the pole vault (17-0 3/4) at the 2024 IC4A/ECAC Indoor Track and Field Championships … Cleared a career-best 17-3 to place fourth at the 2024 Ivy League Indoor Track and Field Championships … Qualified for the 2023 NCAA East Preliminary Round after finishing fifth at the Ivy League Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a season-best 16-9 1/2 … Went 16-5 1/2 at the 2023 Penn Relays … Won the pole vault (16-4 3/4) at the 2023 Georgia Tech Invitational … Established career-bests in the 100m (11.19) and in the long jump (21-7 1/2) at the 2023 Transatlantic Series … Won the pole vault at the 2023 IC4A/ECAC Indoor Track and Field Championships (16-4 3/4) … Ran a career-best 6.99 in the 60m at the 2023 Cornell Upstate Challenge.

High School: A 2021 graduate of Everett Alvarez High School … Served as team caption his senior and junior year... Finished second in the Pole Vault at the CIF Winter State Championships ... Holds the Monterey County Record with a 16-0 pole vault ... Placed first in pole vault at the PCAL Gabilan Championships ... Earned first-place in the pole vault at the Stanford Invitational ... Played football and wrestled for Everet Alvarez during prep career ... Served as the Sophomore Class Vice President and Junior Class President.

Personal: Son of Vicente Sr. and AgnesCecilia Vanderlipe … Intended major is Business.