Michael McNamara Class: Graduate Student Hometown: Tulsa, Oklahoma High School: Cascia Hall Event: Pole Vault Birthdate: 03/27/1979

Bests: (Indoor) Pole Vault: 17-7 (2000); (Outdoor) Pole Vault: 18-4.5 (2000)

In 2001 (Junior): (Indoor) Did not compete while rehabilitating an injured knee.

In 2000 (Sophomore): (Outdoor) Cleared a season and career best of 18-4.5 to win the Abilene Christian Invitational ... height gave him an NCAA automatic mark and also qualified him for the U.S. Olympic Trials ... second best vault in OU history ... finished fourth at the Big 12 Championship with a 17-7.25 ... did not clear the opening height at the NCAA meet ... (Indoor) Posted an NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the pole vault with a 17-7 at the Big 12 Indoor Championship ... Finished second with that personal-best vault ... did not clear the opening height at the NCAA meet.

In 1999 (Freshman): (Outdoor) Finished seventh in the pole vault at the Big 12 Championship … cleared 16-6.75 … set career best in pole vault with a 17-0 in front of a home crowd at the John Jacobs Invitational … took first place in the event … cleared 16-6.75 at the Texas Invitational … credited with a 16-10.75 vault at the Texas Relays … named Most Valuable Walk-On for the 1999 season ... (Indoor) Finished ninth in the Big 12 Championship with a vault of 16-4.75 … OU’s top finisher in the conference meet … recorded a 16-0 vault at the OU All-Comers in his first official collegiate meet … jumped 16-8.75 at the Reno National Pole Vault Summit for his career-best mark … finished fourth in the Sooner Classic with a 16-1.25.

In 1998 (Freshman): Redshirted.

In High School: Placed within the top five at the state championship three consecutive years while competing for Cascia Hall ... captain of the track team during his senior year ... earned four varsity letters in track and football.

Other: Ranked 24th heading into the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials ... failed to clear opening height.

Personal: Son of Jennifer and Charlie McNamara ... born 3/27/79 ... is a business major ... named to the honorable mention Academic All-Big 12 list … honored as a Sooner Scholar ... multi-time selection to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.