2015-16: (Indoor): Took second place at the NCAA Division II National Championships in the pole vault  clearing 17’ 1” … Won his second straight Indoor MIAA Championship with an indoor personal-best jump of 17’ 3”, third-best indoor jump at UCM … Finished in the top two in the pole vault in six of seven meets competed in. (Outdoor): Again placed second at the NCAA Championships, jumping 17’ for his fourth All-American award … Won the MIAA Championship clearing 16’ 8.75”, his fourth career MIAA Championship … Jumped a season-high 17’ 1.5” to win the Missouri S&T Invitational … Finished in the top three in nine of 10 meets.

2014-15: (Indoor): Won his first NCAA All-American Award by finishing fifth at the NCAA Championships in the pole vault, jumping 16’ 6.75” … Had the second-best jump in the nation and third-best in school history when he cleared 17’ 1.5” at the UCM Relays … Won his first ever MIAA Championship jumping 16’ 9.25” …Placed no lower than fifth at any meet he competed in including winning the pole vault in five out of eight meets (Outdoor): Again claimed All-American honors by placing seventh in the pole vault at the NCAA Championships, jumping 16’ 6.75” … Had the best-mark in the country at 17’ 7.25” which won the MIAA Championship and is the second-best mark in UCM history … Placed either first or second in five outdoor meets.

2013-14: (Indoor): Redshirted, competed unattached ... (Outdoor):  Recorded the third-highest jump in UCM history in the pole vault at the UCM Mule Relays, winning the event with a jump of 16’ 8.75” ...  Finished second in the pole vault at the MIAA Championships, earning All-MIAA status with a jump of 16’ 8” ... Finished first at the Sam Williams Twilight Qualifier, jumping 16’ 5.25”.

2012-13: (Indoor): Picked up a point for UCM at the MIAA Championships with a 4th place finish ... Had three 2nd place finishes at the UCM Classic, the Iowa State Classic, and the UCM Mule Relays ... (Outdoor): Competed for UCM four times ... Won the pole vault at the UCM Mule Relays ... Set a career-high mark at the MSSU Last Chance, finishing 2nd...

Before UCM: Set Nixa HS school record in the pole vault during senior season.

Personal: Business major ... son of Clay and Angie Phillips