| Austin Crenshaw |
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2011 NCAA Regional Qualifier
All-Conference Performer
Bronze Medal - 2011 C-USA Outdoor Championships
2011 Outdoor
One of three Tigers to represent Memphis at the USA Junior National Championships... Competed in seven individual events in 2011, earning six top-five finishes... Was the runner-up in the javelin throw at the SEMO Invite with a personal-best 55.80m (183' 1") toss... Was third in the javelin at the Ole Miss Invite (54.19m; 177' 9") and the Vanderbilt Invitational (51.29m; 168' 3")... At Vanderbilt, was also runner-up in the pole vault at 4.95m (16' 2.75")... Set a personal-best and tied Memphis' season-high at the Tiger Invitational with a 5.14m (16' 10.25") mark to gain entry to the USATF Junior Nationals... At the C-USA Outdoor Championships, tied with teammate Nate Arnold for a bronze medal with a 4.86m (15' 11.25") mark, and narrowly missed a point-scoring mark in the decathlon, finishing ninth with 4,716 points... Tiger Invitational mark qualified him for the NCAA East Regional; he no-heighted in the vault at the regional.
2011 Indoor
Competed in seven events as freshman during indoor season... Earned six top-five finishes in four different events: Pole vault (three), 55m hurdles, long jump and high jump (one each)... Season-best 4.88m (16' 0") was good enough for runner-up in the pole vault at the SEMO Invite... Also earned a third in the 55m hurdles (8.43s) and fifth in the long jump (6.50m; 21' 4") at SEMO... At the C-USA Indoor Championships, was sixth in the pole vault with a 4.70m (15' 5") and the heptathlon (4,698 points) to earn points for the Tigers.
Prior to Memphis
Two-time TSSAA State Champion in the pole vault...Won the 2009 AAA state title with a 4.52m (15-00.00) vault, then followed it up in 2010 with 4.72m (15-06.00) leap in 2010 to beat the runner-up by six inches...Was a finalist for the Commercial Appeal's "Best of Preps Athlete of the Year".
Personal
Son of Terry and Melanie Crenshaw.
| Crenshaw's Best Indoor Performances |
| Event |
Best |
Meet/Date |
| Pole Vault |
4.88m (16-00.00) |
SEMO Invite 2/18/11
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| High Jump |
1.89m (6-02.25) |
McCravy Memorial 1/29/11
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| Long Jump |
6.50m (21-04.00) |
SEMO Invite 2/18/11
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| Shot Put |
12.08m (39-07.75) |
SIU McDonald's 2/5/11
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| 55m Hurdles |
8.42s |
SEMO Invite 2/18/11
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| 60m Hurdles |
9.23s |
C-USAChampionships 2/26/11
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| Crenshaw's Best Outdoor Performances |
| 100m Dash |
11.93s |
SEMO Invite 4/2/11 |
| 110m Hurdles |
17.40s |
Mississippi Open 4/23/11 |
| 400m Dash |
54.30s |
Ole Miss Invite 4/9/11 |
| Javelin Throw |
55.80m (183-01) |
SEMO Invite 4/2/11 |
| Discus Throw |
40.27m (132-01) |
Ole Miss Invite 4/9/11 |
| Pole Vault |
5.14m (16-10.25) |
Tiger Invitational 4/30/11 |
| Decathlon |
4,716 points |
C-USA Championships 5/15/11 |