Eastern Michigan Athletics
2013-14 Men's Track Roster
Roster
Babits, Max

Max Babits
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Howell, Mich.
- High School:
- Fowlerville
Bio
Personal Bests
Pole Vault (Indoor) - 5.51 meters/18 feet 1.00-inch (Hillsdale Tune-Up 02-22-14)
Pole Vault (Outdoor) - 5.35 meters/17 feet 6.50-inches (Texas Relays 03-28-14)
2012-2013: Competed in pole vault in a total of 12 meets throughout both indoor and outdoor seasons… Outdoor: Placed first in three-of-five invitational meets with leaps of 5.18m/17-feet 0-inches, 4.90m/16-feet 1.0- inches, and 5.05m/16-feet 6.75-inches…Qualified for NCAA Regionals in pole vault…Indoor: Received Second Team All-MAC Honors for pole vault…Set a school record at the MAC Championship with a leap of 5.33m/17-feet 5.75-inches…Received first-place in three meets throughout the season…
2011-12: Indoor: Finished fourth at GVSU Open with a 4.90-meter vault...Placed fourth at Silverston Invite with a 4.85-meter leap...Outdoor: Won the pole vault with a 4.85-meter jump at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge...Tied for second with teammate Joe Abela-Tesner at the Spartan Invitational with a jump of 4.88 meters...Leaped 5.05 meters to finish runner-up at the Al Owens Classic...With a season-best vault of 5.05 meters, won the Hillsdale Gina Relays...Took third at the MAC Outdoor Championship with a 4.93-meter jump...2010-11: Indoor: Took first in the pole vault with a 4.75-meter leap at the CMU/Detroit Triangular meet...Took first at the Harvey Invitational with a 5.05-meter jump in the pole vault...Placed second at the Wisconsin/Purdue Triangular with a 5.00-meter jump...Took fourth at the Silverston Invite with a 4.60-meter vault...His 5.05-meter jump placed him in fifth at the Indoor MAC Championships...Outdoor: Took the crown at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge with a 4.88-meter jump...Took fourth at the MAC Outdoor Championships with a 4.85-meter leap...High School: As a senior, was the Michigan Division II State Pole Vault Champion and meet record holder with a career best vault of 16’-6”...Indoor state champion, competed in the World Youth Championships in Italy for the United States...all-State vaulter (4th place finish at states) and CAAC Gold League champion...Personal: Full name: Robert Maximillian Babits...Son of Robert, who was a pole vaulter at San Jose State University, and Lilli Babits...Has one brother, Alex Babits... Major: Mechanical Engineering Technologies.
Pole Vault (Indoor) - 5.51 meters/18 feet 1.00-inch (Hillsdale Tune-Up 02-22-14)
Pole Vault (Outdoor) - 5.35 meters/17 feet 6.50-inches (Texas Relays 03-28-14)
2012-2013: Competed in pole vault in a total of 12 meets throughout both indoor and outdoor seasons… Outdoor: Placed first in three-of-five invitational meets with leaps of 5.18m/17-feet 0-inches, 4.90m/16-feet 1.0- inches, and 5.05m/16-feet 6.75-inches…Qualified for NCAA Regionals in pole vault…Indoor: Received Second Team All-MAC Honors for pole vault…Set a school record at the MAC Championship with a leap of 5.33m/17-feet 5.75-inches…Received first-place in three meets throughout the season…
2011-12: Indoor: Finished fourth at GVSU Open with a 4.90-meter vault...Placed fourth at Silverston Invite with a 4.85-meter leap...Outdoor: Won the pole vault with a 4.85-meter jump at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge...Tied for second with teammate Joe Abela-Tesner at the Spartan Invitational with a jump of 4.88 meters...Leaped 5.05 meters to finish runner-up at the Al Owens Classic...With a season-best vault of 5.05 meters, won the Hillsdale Gina Relays...Took third at the MAC Outdoor Championship with a 4.93-meter jump...2010-11: Indoor: Took first in the pole vault with a 4.75-meter leap at the CMU/Detroit Triangular meet...Took first at the Harvey Invitational with a 5.05-meter jump in the pole vault...Placed second at the Wisconsin/Purdue Triangular with a 5.00-meter jump...Took fourth at the Silverston Invite with a 4.60-meter vault...His 5.05-meter jump placed him in fifth at the Indoor MAC Championships...Outdoor: Took the crown at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge with a 4.88-meter jump...Took fourth at the MAC Outdoor Championships with a 4.85-meter leap...High School: As a senior, was the Michigan Division II State Pole Vault Champion and meet record holder with a career best vault of 16’-6”...Indoor state champion, competed in the World Youth Championships in Italy for the United States...all-State vaulter (4th place finish at states) and CAAC Gold League champion...Personal: Full name: Robert Maximillian Babits...Son of Robert, who was a pole vaulter at San Jose State University, and Lilli Babits...Has one brother, Alex Babits... Major: Mechanical Engineering Technologies.
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