Washburn University Athletics

At Washburn: Competed in 19 events as an Ichabod … has the ninth-best individual performance in the indoor pole vault and the 10-best mark in the outdoor pole vault in program history … a three-time member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

In 2024-25: Recorded a season-best ninth-place finish in the pole vault at the ESU Relays and the following week at the ESU Midwest Classic … at the Midwest Classic he recorded his best jump of the season at 4.33m (14-02.50) … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

In 2023-24: Competed in 11 events as a freshman … won the Gorilla Classic pole vault with a mark of 4.50m (14-09.00) … had best mark of 4.51m during the outdoor season at the SBU Invitational … had an indoor best vault of 4.52m (14-10.00) at the MIAA Indoor Championships … had seven top-10 finishes overall … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

Background: Finished second at the league meet and won two other individual titles in the pole vault as a senior … finished fifth at the regional meet as a junior and was third in the league meet … a member of the National Honors Society.

Personal: Son of Dennis and Ann Rausch … a brother, Nick … a sister, Natalie … majoring in nursing.