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Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Springdale,
Arkansas
Last School
Har-Ber High School
Roster Years
2020-2021
Personal
- Parents are Rick McWhorter and Kimberlee Guin
- Father, Rick pole vaulted at BYU and holds the 10th-best all-time mark for the Cougars
- Siblings are Jayk, Madeleine and Charlotte
- Major: Entrepreneurial Management
- Mission: Jakarta, Indonesia (2017-19)
- Also recruited by Air Force, Baylor, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Stanford, Texas Tech and Washington
- Fun Fact: McWhorter is actually right-handed, while he pole vaults left-handed
- Enjoys reading Russian literature and challenging his own ideas as well as those of others
- Donald C. Sloan Speech Showcase Finalist (2020)
Before BYU
- 2016 17-18-year-old USATF National Champion
- Four-time Arkansas state champion in the pole vault
- Arkansas 7A state record holder
- 2017 Democrat Gazette Arkansas Track & Field Athlete of the Year
- Second-place at the 2016 New Balance Indoor National Championship
Stats
| Indoor Personal Bests | ||
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| Mark | Event | Meet |
| 5.80m/19-0.25 | PV | NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships |
| Outdoor Personal Bests | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mark | Event | Meet |
| 5.70m/18-8.25 | PV | 2021 Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays |
Career Stats
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2020
Indoor (2020)
- Named a USTFCCCA All-American in the pole vault
- Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Landed the No. 2 all-time pole vault mark at BYU in his first season with a mark of 5.61m/18' 4.75" at the 2020 Dr. Sander Invite
- Finished the season with the seventh-best pole vault mark in the nation
- Placed third at the 2020 MPSF Indoor Championships in the pole vault
- 2020 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships 12th-place finisher
- Competed in six meets during the 2020 indoor season
Sophmore Year
2021
Indoor (2021)
- Finished as national runner-up in the men’s pole vault with a school record-breaking clearance of 5.80m/19-0.25, garnering All-America First Team honors. With that clearance, McWhorter also set a new indoor personal best.
Outdoor (2021)
- Shattered the BYU record for outdoor men’s pole vault with a personal-best clearance of 5.70m/18-8.25 at the 93rd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.
Overall
- ReceivedUSTFCCCA All-Academic honors
- Finished tied for 19thin the men’s PV Qualifying Round at the U.S. Olympic Trials
Junior Year
Senior Year
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
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Zach and Rick McWhorter - 2021 NCAA Regionals
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M Track & Field | Jun, 09
Mantz takes second place in 10,000m on first day of 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships
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M Track & Field | Jun, 09
Mantz takes second place in 10,000m on first day of 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships
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M Track & Field | May, 27Three Cougars punch tickets to Eugene on first day of NCAA West Prelims
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M Track & Field | Mar, 26McWhorter, Riner smash school records at Texas Relays
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W Track & Field | Mar, 26McWhorter, Riner smash school records at Texas Relays
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M Track & Field | Mar, 13McWhorter finishes as national runner-up in pole vault, breaks school record
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M Track & Field | Feb, 06McWhorter Breaks School Record in Pole Vault
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M Track & Field | Jan, 30Women’s DMR Squad Clocks Fastest Time in NCAA