Marshall Shank
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- Hometown:
- Granite Quarry, N.C.
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- Events:
- Pole Vault, Javelin
Bio
2015-2016: Shank’s debut season donning the Orange & Blue saw the freshman win two Southeast Region Championships and a South Atlantic Conference Championship in the men’s pole vault. The freshman from Granite Quarry, N.C. recorded an outdoor and career-best of 4.75 meters at the Adidas Winthrop Invitational on March 24 with an indoor high-mark coming at the Camel City Invitational on Feb. 21 following a mark of 4.55 meters.
Shank holds both Carson-Newman men’s pole vaulting records and was named to the All-Southeast Region team for both the indoor and outdoor slates.
School Records
Outdoor pole vault: 4.75 meters
Indoor Pole Vault: 4.55 meters
High School: Attended Rowan High School where he was coached by Rick Roseman and John Fritz... Was a seven-time All-State, two-time conference champion and a three-time Rowan County chamion... Had a best of 4.70m (15'5") in the pole vault...
Personal: Son of Barbara and Charles Shank... Born on Jan. 23, 1997...Plans to double-major in Psycholgy and Exercise Science at Crason-Newman...
News mentions
NEW ORLEANS—Carson-Newman was well represented once again as six athletes were tabbed to the 2017 All-Southeast Region squad in six different events to cap off a successful outdoor campaign the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced Tuesday afternoon.
HICKORY. N.C.— The Carson-Newman track and field team wrapped up competition at the 2017 South Atlantic Conference Track & Field Championships Saturday afternoon in Hickory, N.C. with another individual top-place finish as the Eagle men took home a fourth-place honors while the women placed sixth.
HICKORY, N.C.—During the closing ceremonies of the 2017 South Atlantic Conference Track & Field Championships Saturday evening, Carson-Newman women’s pole vaulter Tori Gaul (Salisbury, N.C.) was awarded the Elite 18 honor by the league for outstanding work not only in the field of competition, but also in the classroom on the campus of Mossy Creek.
HICKORY, N.C.— Day one of the South Atlantic Conference Track & Field Championships was a successful showing for the Eagles Friday afternoon as the club sported three wins on the day with a number of other top-tier performances on the Irwin-Belk Track on the campus of Lenoir-Rhyne University.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—With one week remaining before the start of the 2017 South Atlantic Conference Championships, Carson-Newman track and field coach David Needs will send his squad to the Cumberlands Invitational for competition on both Friday and Saturday in Williamsburg, Ky.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.— The Carson-Newman track and field team posted four provisional qualifications Saturday afternoon as the Tennessee Rust Buster featured a number of highly competitive Division I schools that many C-N athletes benefited from.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—Five days removed from the finale of the 2017 indoor campaign, Carson-Newman track and field coach David Needs has revealed the slate for the Eagles in the outdoor campaign that features two meets at the nearby Volunteer campus with another voyage to the legendary Penn Relays.
NEW ORLEANS—Tyler Stepp was named the Southeast Region’s Indoor Track & Field Assistant Coach of the Year for the third consecutive season when the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced the awards Tuesday afternoon.
NEW ORLEANS—The Carson-Newman indoor track and field team bolstered eight athletes who appeared on the 2017 Southeast Regional Indoor team when the United Stated Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced the sections Monday morning.
WINSTON SALEM, N.C.— The Carson-Newman indoor track and field team concluded competition on the weekend at the JDL Fast track’s UCS Invitational Saturday afternoon with two top-five finishes on the men’s side on a day that sits just two weeks away from the 2017 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—With two weeks remaining to qualify for the 2017 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, Carson-Newman coach David Needs will send sprinter Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.) to Clemson for the Tiger Paw Invitational and the distance runners and pole vaulters to Winston Salem, N.C. for the JDL Team Challenge for a weekend pack of action.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.— The Carson-Newman track and field team will begin to ramp up individual efforts with hopes of improving national rankings and picking up more provisional qualifications as the Eagles send sprinter Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.) to Clemson for the Tiger Paw Invitational and 10 more athletes to Roanoke College for the Finn Pincus Invitational for competition Friday and Saturday.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.— The Carson-Newman track and field team wrapped up a busy week of competition Saturday afternoon as five Eagles competed in the 200 meter dash at the Camel City Invitational in Winston Salem, N.C. while the rest took part in events at the David E. Walker Kickoff Classic in the Tri-Cities.
WINSTON SALEM, N.C.—Carson-Newman began the 2016-17 indoor track and field season with a bang as four Eagles reeled in top-10 finishes on Saturday when C-N wrapped up competition at the JDL Kickoff Classic.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—The Carson-Newman track and field team is set to begin the 2016-17 indoor campaign with a trip to Winston Salem, N.C. for the JDL Kickoff Classic that will consist for entirety of Saturday, Dec. 3
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.— Carson-Newman track and field coach David Needs released his team’s 2016-17 indoor season slate earlier Monday morning which featured five treks to the Tar Heel State with three more to The Old Dominion.
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