Jack Whitt

Whitt attended Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma and was coached by Joe Dial, the No. 1 U.S. vaulter in 1985 and nationally ranked for 10 years.

He is a three-time Oklahoma state champion and holds the record at the Golden South Meet of 17 ft 10 in, the Texas Relay's 18 ft in, and the New Balance outdoor (Nike) 17 ft 8.

Jack Bryan Whitt (born April 12, 1990) is an American pole vaulter.

Whitt was born in Norman, Oklahoma in 1990, the son of Kevin and Ki Whitt.

At his father's urging, Whitt started pole vaulting in the seventh grade.

"My dad talked me into vaulting in the seventh grade. I was tall for my age and he thought a non-team sport would be better for me," said Whitt.

"I did play football, basketball and baseball until the tenth grade. I was actually a pretty good pitcher."

In 2007, he cleared and was a runner up at the 2007 AAU nationals in Knoxville Tennessee vaulting.

In 2008, he cleared and also won the 2008 Junior Olympics in Omaha, Nebraska with a jump of.

While a senior in high school, he cleared.

Whitt won the 2009 USATF Junior National championships in pole vault with a jump of, qualifying him for the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships held in Trinidad and Tobago.

He won the gold medal with a vault of at the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.

At the age of 18, Whitt vaulted 18 feet, making him the sixth high schooler to ever do so.

His personal best jump indoors is, achieved in June 2012 in Tulsa, OK.

Whitt married Reagan Russell in July 2012.

His best outdoor jump of came in May 2013 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

He represented the United States at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow.

Whitt went to high school at Norman North High School in Norman, Oklahoma.

He was coached by Tim McMichael of McMichael Athletics of Oklahoma City.