Pole Vaulter John Scott Kendricks signs with Razorbacks

John Scott Kendricks is a fine young pole vaulter who will be competing next year for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. John Scott is also the brother of one Sam Kendricks, former two-time world champion, as well as an Olympic vaulter, where he took the bronze in Rio 2016. We found a fun social media comment from Sam Kendricks wishing his brother, John Scott, good luck in university.

Pole Vaulter John Scott Kendricks signs with Razorbacks.

FAYETTEVILLE – Pole vaulter John Scott Kendricks of Oxford, Mississippi, signed a national letter of intent with the Arkansas Razorbacks. Kendricks heads into his senior high school season with a career-best of 16 feet, 9.5 inches (5.12), which won the 2022 adidas Outdoor Nationals title.

Kendricks produced an undefeated 2022 season as a junior at Oxford High School. His vault of 16-9.5 ranked 11th nationally among high school vaulters, and he was the fifth-best junior for the year.

John Scott is the younger brother of Sam Kendricks, an Olympic vaulter who earned a bronze medal in 2016 along with a pair of gold medals at the 2017 & 2019 World Championships. Competing at Ole Miss, Sam won a pair of NCAA titles in 2013 and 2014.

Sam Kendricks, John Scott Kendricks, Scott Kendricks, photo from Sam Kendricks, repost from Instagram

In 2022, Kendricks won the Mississippi 6A State title with a 16-6.5 vault, which followed a then-career best of 16-8 set in the MHSAA 1-6A Region meet.

As a sophomore in 2021, Kendricks finished as State runner-up (15-0), and then cleared 15-8.5 to win the Mississippi Meet of Champions.

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Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

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