James Kubik

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Carol Stream, Ill.
High School:
West Chicago

Personal Bests (as of July 2019):
Indoor-
Pole Vault: 4.45 meters (14 feet, 7.25 inches) No. 9 all-time at MU

Outdoor-
Pole Vault: 4.60 meters (15 feet, 1 inch) No. 8 all-time at MU

TFRRS Profile

2019-20:
BIG EAST All-Academic

2018-19:
BIG EAST All-Academic
Indoor (Sr.): Competed in six indoor meets... Earned bronze at the Parkside Classic on Feb. 2 (4.21 m/13-9.75 ft)... Jumped a season-best 4.40 m/14-5.25 ft at the Badger Red & White Classic on Feb. 15 to finish fifth... Placed sixth at the BIG EAST Championships (4.30 m/14-1.25 ft).
Outdoor (Sr.): Did Not Compete

2017-18:
Indoor (Jr.): Competed unattached.
Outdoor (Jr.): Competed unattached.

2016-17:
Indoor (So.): Recorded marks in four meets during the indoor season ... Tied his best mark of the season at the UW-Parkside Classic (Feb. 4) where he jumped 4.40 meters to place third overall ... Took second place at the John Tierney Classic (Jan. 21) with a height of 4.36 meters.
Outdoor (So.): Set a personal-best and the eighth-best mark all-time with a jump of 4.60 meters to place third at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (May 5) ... Also took third place at the BIG EAST Championships, recording a mark of 4.51 meters en route to a second-place team finish for MU.

2015-16:
Indoor (Fr.): Placed fifth at the BIG EAST Championships with an indoor personal-best and No. 9 mark all-time at MU of 4.45 meters.
Outdoor (Fr.): Recorded his top outdoor mark and matched his indoor finish by taking fifth place at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships with a height of 4.36 meters.

Prior to Marquette: Lettered in track and field at West Chicago Community High School in West Chicago, Illinois ... Served as co-captain as a senior ... An Illinois Top-Prep Times qualifier, Upstate Eight Conference pole vault champion, and two-time outdoor state qualifier ... Was voted most improved as a junior and most valuable as a senior ... Registered a personal-best height of 14 feet, 6 inches as a senior.

Personal: Born in Carol Stream, Illinois and is the son of John and Marla Kubik ... Has four siblings, Corinne, Matthew, Thomas and Andrew ... Majoring in biomedical engineering.

Championships History:
BIG EAST Indoor Championships
2019-
Pole Vault: 6th (4.30 meters; 14 feet, 1.25 inches)
2018-
Did Not Compete
2017-
Pole Vault: 5th (4.45 meters; 14 feet, 7.25 inches) No. 9 all-time at MU
2016-
Pole Vault: NP

BIG EAST Outdoor Championships
2019-
Did Not Compete
2018-
Did Not Compete
2017-
Pole Vault: 3rd (4.51 meters; 14 feet, 9.5 inches)
2016-
Pole Vault: 5th (4.36 meters; 14 feet, 3.5 inches)