MUTIGERS


Will Drover
Will Drover

Hometown:
Camdenton, Mo.

High School:
Camdenton HS

Height:
5-11

Event:
Pole Vault

Birthdate:
09/27/1984


PERSONAL BESTS

as of October 25, 2007

Indoor
60m 7.25 MoInv '06
PV 4.75m 15-7 MoInv '07
Outdoor
100m 11.51 1.0 MoRel '05

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Academic All-Big 12

YEAR-BY-YEAR

2007:
Outdoor: Did not compete. Indoor: Scored all-time personal best leap of 15-7 (4.75m) in winning the Missouri Invitational pole vault ... injury late in the season kept him from Big 12 Indoor meet.

2006:
Outdoor: Rebounded from injury to capture new career best with the pole vault, marking 15-7 (4.75m) at the Tom Botts Invitational. Indoor: Captured season-best pole-vault performance with a 15-1 (4.60m) clearance at the Missouri Invitational ... succumbed to injury soon after.

2005:
Outdoor: Medical redshirt season. Indoor: Jumped over 15-5, indoor career-best at two meets, the Tom Botts Invitational and the Northern Iowa Invite ... scored three third-place performances.

2004:
Outdoor: Once again hit 14-11 (4.55m) for a season-best at the Tom Botts Invitational, placing fourth. Indoor: Hit a personal-best indoor vault at 14-11 (4.55m) in the Missouri Invitational, placing third overall ... also placed third at the MU-KU-KSU Triangular.

High School:
All-State in the pole vault with a fifth place Class 4 finish in 2002 for the Lakers ... district champion, pole vault, in 2003 ... also a state qualifier in the 100-meter dash and a three-time qualifier as part of the school's 4x100m relay.

Personal:
Son of Gary & Janny Drover ... Majoring in business management with an emphasis on real estate ... was also an all-state, all-Ozark conference, and all-district running back for high school football team as well as an Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year nominee ...born September 27, 1984 in Columbia, Mo.