2022-23 Men's Indoor Track Roster
Roster
Kirbo, Benjamin

Benjamin Kirbo
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Class:
- Freshman
- Weight:
- null
- Hometown:
- Stephenville, Texas
- High School:
- Stephenville HS
Bio
Career Results
Awards, honors and records
TCU Indoor Pole Vault School Record – 5.36m
TCU Outdoor Pole Vault School Record – 5.40m
2024 Big 12 ITF Pole Vault Medalist (5th)
2023 Big 12 OTF Pole Vault Medalist (7th)
TCU's All-Time Top 10 List
No. 1 Indoor Pole Vault (5.36m)
No. 1 Outdoor Pole Vault (5.40m)
Personal Bests (Entering 2024-25 Season)
Pole Vault – 5.40m (17-8.5)
2025 Indoor
Competed in six meets for TCU … Kicked off the season breaking a school record with his personal-best pole vault of 5.41m and placing third at the Corky Classic (Jan. 17-18) … Earned a spot on the podium, finishing fifth in the pole vault (5.31m) at the Big 12 Championships (Feb 28 - March 1) … Placed second at the Texas A&M Ted Nelson Invitational (Jan. 24-25) in the pole vault … Finished third with his height of 5.23m at the Texas A&M Charlie Thomas Invitational (Feb. 7-8).
2024 Outdoor
Jumped in seven meets for TCU this season … Finished 25th in the pole vault with his height of 5.22m (17-1.50) at the NCAA West First Round (May 22-25) … Placed 10th at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships (May 9-11) with his height of 5.05m (16-6.75) … Shattered the school record with his personal-best height of 5.40m (17-8.5) at the Michael Johnson Invitational (April 19-20) … Finished sixth with his height of 5.15m (16-10.75) at the Tom Jones Memorial (April 12-13).
2023-24 Indoor
Competed in five meets for the Horned Frogs … Placed fifth in the pole vault (5.33m) at the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships (Feb. 23-24) … Kicked off the season with a first place win at the McFerrin 12-Degree Invite (Jan. 13) in the pole vault (5.18m) ... Finished sixth at the Corky Classic (Jan. 19-20) with a jump of 5.20m … Made the highest jump in TCU history at the Jarvis Scott Open (Feb. 9-10), earning first in the pole vault (5.36m).
2023 Outdoor
Competed in six meets for the Horned Frogs … placed second in the pole vault with a height of 4.80m (15’ 9”) at the TCU Alumni Invitational (March 17-18) … finished third in the pole vault at the Clyde Hart Classic (March 24-25) with a mark of 4.80m (15’ 9”) … recorded a height of 4.90m (16’ 0.75”) and finished second at the Sooner Invitational (April 14-15) … garnered seventh with an outdoor personal-best 5.01m (16’ 5.25”), the third highest outdoor mark in program history, at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships (May 12-14).
2022-23 Indoor
Competed in five indoor meets for TCU … set the school record and recorded a season-best vault of 5.10m (16’ 8.75”) at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 13) … placed eighth at the TTU Red Raider Open with his mark of 5.08m (16’ 8.75) (Jan. 20) … finished 11th overall with a height of 4.93m (16’ 2”) at the Big 12 Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25).
High School
Took first at the TX UIL 4A State Championships with a height of 16' 0" … Claimed the UIL 4A Area 05-06 Championships with a height of 15' 6" … Finished his senior season winning five consecutive meets.
Awards, honors and records
TCU Indoor Pole Vault School Record – 5.36m
TCU Outdoor Pole Vault School Record – 5.40m
2024 Big 12 ITF Pole Vault Medalist (5th)
2023 Big 12 OTF Pole Vault Medalist (7th)
TCU's All-Time Top 10 List
No. 1 Indoor Pole Vault (5.36m)
No. 1 Outdoor Pole Vault (5.40m)
Personal Bests (Entering 2024-25 Season)
Pole Vault – 5.40m (17-8.5)
2025 Indoor
Competed in six meets for TCU … Kicked off the season breaking a school record with his personal-best pole vault of 5.41m and placing third at the Corky Classic (Jan. 17-18) … Earned a spot on the podium, finishing fifth in the pole vault (5.31m) at the Big 12 Championships (Feb 28 - March 1) … Placed second at the Texas A&M Ted Nelson Invitational (Jan. 24-25) in the pole vault … Finished third with his height of 5.23m at the Texas A&M Charlie Thomas Invitational (Feb. 7-8).
2024 Outdoor
Jumped in seven meets for TCU this season … Finished 25th in the pole vault with his height of 5.22m (17-1.50) at the NCAA West First Round (May 22-25) … Placed 10th at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships (May 9-11) with his height of 5.05m (16-6.75) … Shattered the school record with his personal-best height of 5.40m (17-8.5) at the Michael Johnson Invitational (April 19-20) … Finished sixth with his height of 5.15m (16-10.75) at the Tom Jones Memorial (April 12-13).
2023-24 Indoor
Competed in five meets for the Horned Frogs … Placed fifth in the pole vault (5.33m) at the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships (Feb. 23-24) … Kicked off the season with a first place win at the McFerrin 12-Degree Invite (Jan. 13) in the pole vault (5.18m) ... Finished sixth at the Corky Classic (Jan. 19-20) with a jump of 5.20m … Made the highest jump in TCU history at the Jarvis Scott Open (Feb. 9-10), earning first in the pole vault (5.36m).
2023 Outdoor
Competed in six meets for the Horned Frogs … placed second in the pole vault with a height of 4.80m (15’ 9”) at the TCU Alumni Invitational (March 17-18) … finished third in the pole vault at the Clyde Hart Classic (March 24-25) with a mark of 4.80m (15’ 9”) … recorded a height of 4.90m (16’ 0.75”) and finished second at the Sooner Invitational (April 14-15) … garnered seventh with an outdoor personal-best 5.01m (16’ 5.25”), the third highest outdoor mark in program history, at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships (May 12-14).
2022-23 Indoor
Competed in five indoor meets for TCU … set the school record and recorded a season-best vault of 5.10m (16’ 8.75”) at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 13) … placed eighth at the TTU Red Raider Open with his mark of 5.08m (16’ 8.75) (Jan. 20) … finished 11th overall with a height of 4.93m (16’ 2”) at the Big 12 Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25).
High School
Took first at the TX UIL 4A State Championships with a height of 16' 0" … Claimed the UIL 4A Area 05-06 Championships with a height of 15' 6" … Finished his senior season winning five consecutive meets.
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