2018 Track and Field Roster
Biography
Accolades
2017 USATF Championships -
8th Place - 5.60m (18' 4.5")
2017 SoCon Outdoor Pole Vault Champion - 5.35m (17’ 6.5”)
2017 USTFCCCA All-American First Team - NCAA Indoor Championships 8th Place - 5.45m (17' 10.5")
2017 SoCon Indoor Pole Vault Champion - 5.20m (17’ 0.75”)
2016 U.S. Olympic Trials -
4th place - 5.60m (18' 4.5")
2016 USTFCCCA All-American First Team – NCAA Outdoor Championships 7th Place – 5.30m (17’4 ½”)
2016 SoCon Outdoor Pole Vault Champion – SoCon Championship Record – 5.50m (18’ ½”)
2016 SoCon Indoor Pole Vault Champion – 5.10m (16’ 8 ¾”)
2015 SoCon Indoor Pole Vault Champion – 5.02m (16’ 5 ½”)
- Placed fourth at the 2016 Olympic trials
- One of the top pole vaulters in the nation
- NCAA qualifier in both the indoor and outdoor championships
- Finished eighth in the 2017 NCAA Indoor Championships
- Two-time All-American
- Southern Conference record-holder in the pole vault
- Samford record-holder in the pole vault
- SoCon Outdoor Field Athlete of the Month (March)
- First place at the SoCon Outdoor Championships
- SoCon Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week (March 29)
- Won his third consecutive SoCon indoor championship in the pole vault
- SoCon Indoor Field Athlete of the Month (January)
- SoCon Indoor Field Athlete of the Week (Feb. 8)
- SoCon Indoor Field Athlete of the Week (Feb. 1)
- Set the meet record at the Samford Invitational by clearing a height of 5.46 meters
- First place at the Buccaneer Invitational
- First place at the War Eagle Invitational and nearly set the track record with a height of 5.47 meters
- First place at the Samford Alabama Challenge
School Records
Indoor: 17' 11" (5.46m)
Outdoor: 18' 6.5" (5.65m)
2017 | R-Junior
Season Best
Pole Vault
Indoor: 5.46m - Samford Friday Invite
Outdoor: 5.68m - KMR Invitational
2016 | R-Sophomore
Season Best
Indoor: 5.31m - UCS Invitational (February 20, 2016) - Personal Best
Outdoor: 5.65m - KMR Pole Vault Invitational (June 25, 2016) - School Record & Personal Best
2015 | R-Freshman
Season Best
Indoor: 5.20m - Vanderbilt Indoor Invitational (January 23, 2015)
Outdoor: 5.30m - Alabama Relays (March 19, 2015)
2014 | Freshman
Redshirted due to injury
High School
Prepped at Allatoona High School under head coach David Ravenscraft...holds Allatoona HS record and earned state championships and All-Class Best Performance both his junior and senior year...set a state record with a 16'1" pole vault...named Atlanta Track and Field Club Athlete of the Year.
Personal
Full name is Olen Tray Oates...born on March 14, 1995...son of Ray and Debbie Oates...has one brother, Blue...majoring in Foods and Nutrition.
Historical Player Information
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2015Redshirt Freshman
Pole Vault
0 lbs
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2016Redshirt Sophomore
Pole Vault
0 lbs
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2017Redshirt Junior
Pole Vault
0 lbs
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2018Redshirt Senior
Pole Vault
6'2"
180 lbs
