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INDOOR RECORDS: Ranks seventh all-time at USU in the high jump with a height of 2.14 meters (7-0.25), set in 2026. OUTDOOR RECORDS: Ranks 10th all-time at USU in the high jump with a height of 2.12 meters (6-11.5), set in 2025. 2026 (SO) Indoor: Claimed bronze in the high jump at the Mountain West Indoor Championships with a clearance of 2.13 meters (6-11.75), earning All-MW recognition in the event… Set a personal-best and school seventh-best high jump of 2.14 meters (7-0.25), winning the event title at the USU-hosted Roman Ruiz Speed and Power Invitational… Opened the season by winning the high jump title at the Idaho State-hosted Snake River Open with a clearance of 2.12 meters (6-11.5). Outdoor: Placed 19th in the high jump at the NCAA West First Rounds, tying his personal-best clearance of 2.12 meters (6-11.5), which ranks 10th all-time in USU history… Won the high jump title in all five of his regular-season meets, clearing 2.10 meters (6-10.75) at the BYU Robison Invitational, a season-best 2.12 meters (6-11.5) at the Long Beach State-hosted Beach Invitational, 2.06 meters (6-9) at the Long Beach State-hosted Pacific Coast Invitational, 2.07 meters (6-9.5) at the Stanford Invitational and 2.10 meters (6-10.75) at the Utah Tech Invitational… USTFCCCA All-Academic Team selection… Earned Academic All-Mountain West recognition… MW Scholar-Athlete… USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete. 2025 (FR) Indoor: Received All-Mountain West recognition in the high jump… Tied for third in the high jump at the MW Indoor Championships with a height of 2.04 meters (6-8.25)… Finished first in the high jump at the Idaho-State hosted Stacy Dragila Open with a season-best jump of 2.08 meters (6-10)… Won the high jump at the Utah State-hosted Roman Ruiz Speed and Power Invitational with a clearance of 2.04 meters (6-8.25)… Took first in the high jump at the Idaho State-hosted Snake River Open with a height of 2.06 meters (6-9). Outdoor: Placed 25th in the high jump at the NCAA West First Rounds with a height of 2.09 meters (6-10.25)… Finished in a tie for third in the high jump at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships with a clearance of 2.09 meters (6-10.25), earning All-MW accolades… Took first in the high jump at the BYU-hosted Robison Invitational with a jump of 2.11 meters (6-11)… Won the high jump at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational, clearing a height of 2.06 meters (6-9)… Finished first in the high jump at the Utah-Weber State Spring Classic with a personal-best jump of 2.12 meters (6-11.5), which ranks 10th all-time at USU… Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team… Academic All-MW honoree… MW Scholar-Athlete… USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete. HIGH SCHOOL: Six-time letterwinner in track and field and basketball at Preston (Idaho) High School… Won district and state titles in the high jump as a senior in 2021… Recorded a career-best mark of 6-10 in the high jump… Participated in basketball, where he helped Preston HS to district titles in 2020-21 and a state title in 2020…Graduated with a 3.8 GPA. PERSONAL: Son of David and Amy Priestley… Has two older sisters… Married Shari Priestley in June 2025… Served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Farmington, New Mexico, from 2021-23… Majoring in economics. PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE: Event Indoor Outdoor High Jump 2.14 meters (7-0.25) 2.12 meters (6-11.5) POSTSEASON RESULTS: NCAA WEST FIRST ROUNDS Year Event Place Time/Mark 2025 (College Station) High Jump 25th 2.09 meters (6-10.25) 2026 (Fayetteville) High Jump 19th 2.12 meters (6-11.5) MW INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Year Event Place Time/Mark 2025 High Jump 3rd 2.04 meters (6-8.25) 2026 High Jump 3rd 2.13 meters (6-11.75) MW OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Year Event Place Time/Mark 2025 High Jump 3rd 2.09 meters (6-10.25) 2026 High Jump NH NH
