2018 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Lev Marcus
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Seattle, Wash.
- High School:
- Nathan Hale
2018 MPSF Pole Vault Runner-Up
2015 All-America Honorable Mention (Pole Vault, Indoors)
2018: Competed just three times indoors and twice outdoors in the pole vault his final year, but indoors was the MPSF Championships runner-up โฆ at the MPSF meet, cleared 17-0 ยพ to take second to teammate Chase Smith โฆ also cleared 17-1 ยพ at the UW Invitational to take the victory โฆ outdoors did not clear a height at two meets.
2017: Made it back to the NCAA West Preliminaries in the pole vault and was one of four Huskies to clear 17-feet outdoors โฆ at the NCAA Prelims in Austin, made 16-10 ยพ to finish 27th overall โฆ season-best clearance of 17-0 ยพ came at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate, tying for third โฆ tied for the win at the UW-WSU Dual in stormy weather, making 15-5 โฆ had a 16-7 ยผ clearance at the Texas Relays โฆ did not make a bar at the Pac-12 meet โฆ indoors, had one mark, clearing 16-1 ยพ at the SPU Final Qualifier.
2016: Had a full indoor season in the pole vault, clearing 17-feet on three occasions โฆ made it over a season-best 17-3 at the SPU Final Qualifier to cap the indoor season โฆ cleared 17-1 ยพ at the UW Indoor Open, and also cleared 17-1 at the UW Invitational for third-place โฆ made 16-8 at the Husky Classic for 12th โฆ dealt with some injury issues outdoors and competed just twice, and did not get a clearance.
2015: Burst onto the scene at his first indoor meet of the year and continued on with a great first season competing in uniform, scoring at Pac-12s and making it to NCAA Indoors ... at his first Pac-12 Championships, finished fourth-place with an outdoor season-best clearance of 17-2 3/4 ... took second in the vault at the UW-WSU Dual with a clearance of 16-9 1/2 ... tied for second at the Pepsi Team Invitational with a make of 16-6 3/4 ... also went 16-6 3/4 at the Ken Shannon Invitational ... qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in his first official college season, but no heighted at the national meet, earning All-America honorable mention ... burst out of the gates with a huge PR by more than a foot, clearing 17-10 1/2 at the UW Indoor Preview ... followed that up with a make of 17-5 at the UW Invitational ... upped his PR again to 17-11 1/4 at the Husky Classic, getting the win, and moving to No. 4 on the Husky indoor top-10 list ... tied for sixth at the MPSF Championships with a clearance of 17-0.
2014: Redshirted the season to preserve a year of eligibility, but had some strong performances competing unattached in the pole vault โฆ three times vaulted over five-meters, going 16-7 ยผ at the Ken Shannon Invitational and 16-5 ยผ at the Washington Open outdoors, and indoors clearing a best of 16-7 ยฝ at the Husky Classic to finish seventh.
High School and Personal: Born in Seattle โฆ mother is Wendy Marcus, who also attended Washington โฆ has one older brother, Cary, and four older sisters, Sophie, Courtney, Eve, and Shira โฆ the Washington 3A State runner-up in the pole vault in 2013, and also owner of the second-best clearance during the season as he jumped 15-10 to win the Metro League title โฆ won three-straight Metro League titles and two district vault titles โฆ jumped 15-9 to win the 2013 district meet โฆ competed at Junior Olympic Nationals in 2011 in Kansas, finishing 10th in the vault.
Major Meets
2015 MPSF - 6th (tie), Pole Vault
2015 NCAA Indoors - NH, Pole Vault (All-America honorable mention)
2015 Pac-12 - 4th, Pole Vault
2015 NCAA Prelims - 22nd, Pole Vault
2016 MPSF - NH, Pole Vault
2017 Pac-12 - NH, Pole Vault
2017 NCAA Prelims - 27th, Pole Vault
2018 MPSF - 2nd, Pole Vault
Outdoor Bests
Pole Vault.......17-2 3/4
Indoor Bests
Pole Vaultโฆโฆ.17-11 1/4
