2019 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Shugart, Zach

Zach Shugart
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Seattle, Wash.
- High School:
- Bishop Blanchet
Bio
2021: Coped with injury during the season, competing just three times outdoors โฆ competed at Pac-12s but unable to clear a bar โฆ indoors, competed unattached, getting a make of 16-6 ยพ at the UW Indoor Preview to take second โฆ also made 16-3 ยฝ at the Husky Classic.
2020 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): Had a season-best clearance in the pole vault of 16-7 1/4 at the UW Indoor Preview โฆ at the MPSF Championships, tied for 10th with a make of 16-1 3/4.
2019: Best pole vault clearance of his season was 16-6 to take second at the UW-WSU Dual โฆ fourth at the Stanford Invitational with a make of 16-3 1/4 โฆ indoors, was seventh at the MPSF Championships clearing 15-11 3/4 โฆ fourth at the Last Chance Elite Meet going 16-4 1/2.
2018: Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims for the second straight year in the pole vault โฆ matched his PR at the Beach Invitational as he cleared 17-0 ยพ โฆ finished 10th at the Pac-12 Championships with a make of 16-0 ยฝ โฆ was 38th at West Prelims with an opening height make of 15-11 โฆ won the Ken Shannon Invite pole vault going 16-11 โฆ took third at the UW-WSU Dual with a make of 16-1 ยผ โฆ cleared 16-2 ยพ for third-place at the Pepsi Team Invite, held indoors due to weather โฆ indoors, finished seventh at the MPSF Championships with an indoor season-best of 16-8 ยพ โฆ also went 16-2 at the UW Invitational and 16-1 ยผ at the UW Indoor Preview โฆ a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
2017: A successful freshman season saw him score at the Pac-12 Championships and make the NCAA West Preliminaries in the pole vault โฆ was one of four Huskies to clear 17-feet outdoors, as he made a new PR of 17-0 ยพ at the Beach Invitational โฆ placed fifth at his first Pac-12 Championships in Eugene with a make of 16-3 ยฝ โฆ made 15-11 at the NCAA West Prelims in Austin to finish 40th overall โฆ tied for the victory at the rain-drenched UW-WSU Dual with a 15-5 vault โฆ cleared 16-1 ยผ at the Texas Relays โฆ indoors, also scored a point at the MPSF Championships with an eighth-place finish at 15-11 ยพ โฆ made 16-9 ยผ at the UW Invitational for eighth-place, and also cleared 16-2 ยพ at the UW Indoor Preview in his first collegiate competition โฆ a USTFCCCA All-Academic pick.
High School and Personal: Born in Seattle โฆ parents are Shannon and Charlie Shugart โฆ has two older brothers, Tyler and Nick, with Nick also attending Washington โฆ father Charlie was a decathlete in college at Columbia โฆ a two-time Washington 3A state champion in the pole vault, winning as a junior and a senior โฆ cleared his personal-best of 16-8 during a dual meet during his senior season โฆ had five clearances of 16-3 as a senior including at the state championships โฆ won the 2015 World Youth Trials with a make of 16-2 ยพ and went on to compete at the World Youth Championships in Colombia, finishing 16th overall โฆ also was second at state as a sophomore and fourth as a freshman โฆ second at the 2016 Golden West Invite pole vault at 16-0 โฆ jumped at the 2015 USA Junior Championships, going 15-9 for 10th, and was 11th athte 2016 USA Juniors with a 16-2 ยพ clearance.
Major Meets
2017 MPSF - 8th, Pole Vault
2017 Pac-12 - 5th, Pole Vault
2017 NCAA Prelims - 40th (tie), Pole Vault
2018 MPSF - 7th, Pole Vault
2018 Pac-12 - 10th, Pole Vault
2018 NCAA Prelims - 38th, Pole Vault
2019 MPSF - 7th, Pole Vault
2020 MPSF - 10th (tie), Pole Vault
2021 Pac-12 - NM, Pole Vault
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Outdoor Bests
Pole Vaultโฆโฆ.17-0 3/4
Indoor Bests
Pole Vault.......16-9 1/4
Academic Honors
2018 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
2017 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2020 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): Had a season-best clearance in the pole vault of 16-7 1/4 at the UW Indoor Preview โฆ at the MPSF Championships, tied for 10th with a make of 16-1 3/4.
2019: Best pole vault clearance of his season was 16-6 to take second at the UW-WSU Dual โฆ fourth at the Stanford Invitational with a make of 16-3 1/4 โฆ indoors, was seventh at the MPSF Championships clearing 15-11 3/4 โฆ fourth at the Last Chance Elite Meet going 16-4 1/2.
2018: Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims for the second straight year in the pole vault โฆ matched his PR at the Beach Invitational as he cleared 17-0 ยพ โฆ finished 10th at the Pac-12 Championships with a make of 16-0 ยฝ โฆ was 38th at West Prelims with an opening height make of 15-11 โฆ won the Ken Shannon Invite pole vault going 16-11 โฆ took third at the UW-WSU Dual with a make of 16-1 ยผ โฆ cleared 16-2 ยพ for third-place at the Pepsi Team Invite, held indoors due to weather โฆ indoors, finished seventh at the MPSF Championships with an indoor season-best of 16-8 ยพ โฆ also went 16-2 at the UW Invitational and 16-1 ยผ at the UW Indoor Preview โฆ a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
2017: A successful freshman season saw him score at the Pac-12 Championships and make the NCAA West Preliminaries in the pole vault โฆ was one of four Huskies to clear 17-feet outdoors, as he made a new PR of 17-0 ยพ at the Beach Invitational โฆ placed fifth at his first Pac-12 Championships in Eugene with a make of 16-3 ยฝ โฆ made 15-11 at the NCAA West Prelims in Austin to finish 40th overall โฆ tied for the victory at the rain-drenched UW-WSU Dual with a 15-5 vault โฆ cleared 16-1 ยผ at the Texas Relays โฆ indoors, also scored a point at the MPSF Championships with an eighth-place finish at 15-11 ยพ โฆ made 16-9 ยผ at the UW Invitational for eighth-place, and also cleared 16-2 ยพ at the UW Indoor Preview in his first collegiate competition โฆ a USTFCCCA All-Academic pick.
High School and Personal: Born in Seattle โฆ parents are Shannon and Charlie Shugart โฆ has two older brothers, Tyler and Nick, with Nick also attending Washington โฆ father Charlie was a decathlete in college at Columbia โฆ a two-time Washington 3A state champion in the pole vault, winning as a junior and a senior โฆ cleared his personal-best of 16-8 during a dual meet during his senior season โฆ had five clearances of 16-3 as a senior including at the state championships โฆ won the 2015 World Youth Trials with a make of 16-2 ยพ and went on to compete at the World Youth Championships in Colombia, finishing 16th overall โฆ also was second at state as a sophomore and fourth as a freshman โฆ second at the 2016 Golden West Invite pole vault at 16-0 โฆ jumped at the 2015 USA Junior Championships, going 15-9 for 10th, and was 11th athte 2016 USA Juniors with a 16-2 ยพ clearance.
Major Meets
2017 MPSF - 8th, Pole Vault
2017 Pac-12 - 5th, Pole Vault
2017 NCAA Prelims - 40th (tie), Pole Vault
2018 MPSF - 7th, Pole Vault
2018 Pac-12 - 10th, Pole Vault
2018 NCAA Prelims - 38th, Pole Vault
2019 MPSF - 7th, Pole Vault
2020 MPSF - 10th (tie), Pole Vault
2021 Pac-12 - NM, Pole Vault
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Outdoor Bests
Pole Vaultโฆโฆ.17-0 3/4
Indoor Bests
Pole Vault.......16-9 1/4
Academic Honors
2018 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
2017 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
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