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Kyle Jankans
- Position:
- Jumps
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- MA, Sports Management
- Hometown:
- Anaheim, Calif.
- Prev School:
- San José State
Bio
Kyle Jankans - Season/Career Statistics
Long Beach State Top 10 – Indoor High Jump (7-1 3/4; 4th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Outdoor High Jump (7-3; 2nd, T)
2025 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (High Jump)
2025 Big West Champion (High Jump)
2025 MPSF Champion (High Jump)
2024 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (High Jump)
2024 All-Big West Performer (High Jump)
2024 MPSF Champion (High Jump)
2023 MPSF Champion (High Jump)
2025 (Grad)
Outdoor: Cleared 7-3, tying John Temidara (2004) and Vincent Calhoun (2017) for the second-highest mark in school history when he won the Beach Opener at the start of the campaign, earning Big West Field Athlete of the Week honors along the way ... The 7-3 qualified him for the NCAA West First Round as the sixth seed ... Missed advancing to nationals by one spot, finishing 13th, clearing 7-0 1/4 ... Won the Big West high jump title by clearing 6-11, needing only one attempt at the winning height ... Finished second at the Challenge Cup (6-9), third at the Beach Invitational (6-9 3/4), and fifth at the Texas Relays (6-11) ... Entered two long jumps, posting a career-best 23-2 3/4 to finish 10th at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Named Academic All-Conference ... Awarded USTFCCA All-Academic honors.
Indoor: Won his third consecutive MPSF High Jump title, clearing 7-0 1/4, to take the title ... Was sixth in the high jump (6-11 3/4) at the NM Collegiate Classic ... Named as an MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete.
2024 (Senior)
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round with the ninth best performance in the high jump in school history, 7-0 1/4, as he finished third at the Beach Invitational ... Earned All-Conference honors in the high jump by finishing second in the event (6-9) ... Cleared 6-10 3/4 in the high jump at regionals to tie for 25th in the field of 48 ... Won the high jump at the Pacific Coast Invitational after going 6-9 ... Was the runner-up in high jump (6-7) at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Finished eighth in the high jump at the Mt. SAC Relays (6-9 3/4). .. Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Repeated as MPSF Champion in the high jump, clearing 6-11 ... Recorded a season best 6-11 1/2 to finish second at the Don Kirby Invitational ... opened the season by finishing as the runner-up (6-8 3/4) at the Air Force Lindeman Classic... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.
2023 (Junior)
Outdoor: Competed in one meet, finishing second (6-11) at the Beach Opener ... Missed the rest of the season due to injury.
Indoor: Competed in four meets … Won three of his four high jump events, including the MPSF Championship … Cleared the bar at 7-1 3/4 to win the conference title, a career-best and the fourth best mark in program history … That mark ranked him among the top 30 in the US entering the 2024 season ... Also won at the Air Force Invitational and BYU Invitational II.
Prior to LBSU: Competed for two seasons at San José State … Was the runner-up in the high jump at the 2022 Mountain West Indoor Championships setting a best of 7-0 1/4 … Was also the runner-up in the 2021 Mountain West Outdoor Championships … Set an outdoor best of 22-4 1/2 in the long jump at the 2022 Cardinal Classic … Won five times in the high jump while at SJSU.
High School: Competed in track and football for Villa Park High School ... Cleared 6-10 in the high jump during his senior season, which was cut short due to COVID-19... Posted a prep-bests were 15.15 in the 110m hurdles, 21-4 in the long jump, and 42.55 in the 300m hurdles.
Personal: Son of Bryan and Lynee Jankans … Has a sister, Kaylen … Graduated in the Spring of 2024 with a degree in Consumer Affairs ... Working on a masters in Sports Management.
Long Beach State Top 10 – Indoor High Jump (7-1 3/4; 4th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Outdoor High Jump (7-3; 2nd, T)
2025 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (High Jump)
2025 Big West Champion (High Jump)
2025 MPSF Champion (High Jump)
2024 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (High Jump)
2024 All-Big West Performer (High Jump)
2024 MPSF Champion (High Jump)
2023 MPSF Champion (High Jump)
2025 (Grad)
Outdoor: Cleared 7-3, tying John Temidara (2004) and Vincent Calhoun (2017) for the second-highest mark in school history when he won the Beach Opener at the start of the campaign, earning Big West Field Athlete of the Week honors along the way ... The 7-3 qualified him for the NCAA West First Round as the sixth seed ... Missed advancing to nationals by one spot, finishing 13th, clearing 7-0 1/4 ... Won the Big West high jump title by clearing 6-11, needing only one attempt at the winning height ... Finished second at the Challenge Cup (6-9), third at the Beach Invitational (6-9 3/4), and fifth at the Texas Relays (6-11) ... Entered two long jumps, posting a career-best 23-2 3/4 to finish 10th at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Named Academic All-Conference ... Awarded USTFCCA All-Academic honors.
Indoor: Won his third consecutive MPSF High Jump title, clearing 7-0 1/4, to take the title ... Was sixth in the high jump (6-11 3/4) at the NM Collegiate Classic ... Named as an MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete.
2024 (Senior)
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round with the ninth best performance in the high jump in school history, 7-0 1/4, as he finished third at the Beach Invitational ... Earned All-Conference honors in the high jump by finishing second in the event (6-9) ... Cleared 6-10 3/4 in the high jump at regionals to tie for 25th in the field of 48 ... Won the high jump at the Pacific Coast Invitational after going 6-9 ... Was the runner-up in high jump (6-7) at the Steve Scott Invitational ... Finished eighth in the high jump at the Mt. SAC Relays (6-9 3/4). .. Named Academic All-Conference.
Indoor: Repeated as MPSF Champion in the high jump, clearing 6-11 ... Recorded a season best 6-11 1/2 to finish second at the Don Kirby Invitational ... opened the season by finishing as the runner-up (6-8 3/4) at the Air Force Lindeman Classic... Named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.
2023 (Junior)
Outdoor: Competed in one meet, finishing second (6-11) at the Beach Opener ... Missed the rest of the season due to injury.
Indoor: Competed in four meets … Won three of his four high jump events, including the MPSF Championship … Cleared the bar at 7-1 3/4 to win the conference title, a career-best and the fourth best mark in program history … That mark ranked him among the top 30 in the US entering the 2024 season ... Also won at the Air Force Invitational and BYU Invitational II.
Prior to LBSU: Competed for two seasons at San José State … Was the runner-up in the high jump at the 2022 Mountain West Indoor Championships setting a best of 7-0 1/4 … Was also the runner-up in the 2021 Mountain West Outdoor Championships … Set an outdoor best of 22-4 1/2 in the long jump at the 2022 Cardinal Classic … Won five times in the high jump while at SJSU.
High School: Competed in track and football for Villa Park High School ... Cleared 6-10 in the high jump during his senior season, which was cut short due to COVID-19... Posted a prep-bests were 15.15 in the 110m hurdles, 21-4 in the long jump, and 42.55 in the 300m hurdles.
Personal: Son of Bryan and Lynee Jankans … Has a sister, Kaylen … Graduated in the Spring of 2024 with a degree in Consumer Affairs ... Working on a masters in Sports Management.
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