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2024-25 Men's Track and Field Roster

Benedikt Sachta

  • Position Jumps
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Czech Republic
  • Highschool Gymna’zium Novy’ PORG

Biography

ALL-TIME MARKS AND CAREER RECORDS

CAREER ACCOLADES
2022 NCAA Championships qualifier (outdoor pole vault)
USTFCCCA All-Academic (2024, 2025)

OUTDOOR 2025:
  • Competed in five meets during the season
  • Placed third in pole vault clearing 5.01m (16' 5.25") at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (May 10-11)
  • Placed second in pole vault at 5.15m (16' 10.75") at Mt. SAC Relays (Apr 18-19)
  • Cleared a season-best height of 5.25m (17' 2.75") at the Raleigh Relays (Mar 27-29)
INDOOR 2025:
  • Competed in eight meets during the season
  • Placed second in the pole vault with a personal best clearing a height of 5.35m (17’6.5”) at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (Mar 1-2)
  • Placed first in the pole vault with a height of 5.30m (17’ 4.5”) at the Philadelphia Metro (Feb 21)
  • Placed first in the pole vault clearing a height of 5.28m (17’4.5”) at the Penn Classic (Feb 8)
OUTDOOR 2024:
  • Competed in nine meets during the outdoor season
  • Placed fourth and cleared a height of 4.96m (16’ 3.25’’) at the 2024 IC4A/ECAC Outdoor T&F Championships (May 10-12)
  • Placed fourth and cleared a height of 5.01m (16’ 5.25’’) at the Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor T&F Championships (May 4-5)
  • Placed first and cleared a height of 5.13m (16’ 10’’) at the Paul Donahue Invitational at Widener University (April 19-20)
  • Placed fourth and cleared a height of 4.98m (16’ 4’’) at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational (April 12-13)
  • Placed third and cleared a height of 4.83m (15’ 10’’) at the Penn Invitational (April 6)
  • Placed first and cleared a height of 4.82m (15’ 9.75’’) at the Penn Challenge (March 23)
INDOOR 2024:
  • Competed in three meets during the indoor season
  • Placed third and cleared a height of 5.10m (16’ 8.75’’) at the Seahawk Shootout (Dec. 8)
OUTDOOR 2023
  • Competed in nine meets during the outdoor season, all in the pole vault
  • Competed in the Ivy League Outdoor Track and Field Championship (May 6-7)
  • Compete in the IC4A/ECAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship (May 12-14)
INDOOR 2023
  • Competed in seven meets during the indoor season, all in the pole vault
  • Had four top-five finishes 
  • Finished sixth at Ivy Heps (Feb. 25-26) with clearance of 5.07m
OUTDOOR 2022
  • Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season, all in the pole vault
  • Earned a victory at the Big Five Meet (April 2) with a winning jump of 4.91m
  • Finished fourth at Ivy Heps (May 7-8) with clearance of career-best 5.12m
  • Competed at NCAA East Preliminaries (May 7-8)
INDOOR 2022
  • Competed in seven meets during the indoor season, all in the pole vault
  • Earned his first victory at the Penn 10-Team Select (Jan. 15) with a clearance of 5.00m
  • Recorded a pair of second-place finishes at the Villanova Invitational (Jan. 22) and Seahawk Shootout (Dec. 10)
  • Finished eighth at Ivy Heps (Feb. 26-27) with height of 4.80m

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

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  • 2022-23Sophomore

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  • 2023-24Junior

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  • 2024-25Senior

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