Hokie Club2024 Outdoor: Did not compete.
2024 Indoor: Did not compete.
2023 Outdoor: Finished 15th in pole vault at the NCAA East Prelims clearing 5.20m (17' 0.75")... Claimed silver at the ACC Championships in pole vault with a height of 5.23m (17' 1.75")... Placed eighth at the Mt. SAC Relays clearing the bar at 5.15m (16' 10.75").
2023 Indoor: Claimed silver in pole vault at the ACC Championships clearing 5.28m (17' 3.75")... Placed third at the Virginia Tech Challenge jumping 5.25m (17' 2.75")... Posted a personal-best clearance of 5.30m (17' 4.5") at the Doc Hale VT Meet... Finished fourth at the Virginia Tech Invitational clearing 5.20m (17' 0.75").
2022 Outdoor: Earned a ninth-place finish at the ACC Championships with a clearance of 4.78m (15' 8.25") ... Leaped over 4.82m (15' 9.75") at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial to finish in fifth ... Posted a clearance of 5.05m (16' 6.75") to place sixth at the UofSC Open ... Won the pole vault at the Bill Carson Invite with a mark of 5.01m (16' 5.25").
2022 Indoor: Finished fourth at the ACC Championships with a lifetime best mark of 5.26m (17' 3") to earn second team All-ACC ... Leaped over 5.17m (16' 11.5") at the Virginia Tech Challenge to finish in ninth ... Won the Doc Hale Elite Meet with a vault of 5.00m (16' 4.75").
2021 Outdoor: Posted a height of 5.00m (16' 4.75") at the NCAA East Prelims ... Earned the silver medal at the ACC Championships with a clearance of 5.06m (16' 7.25") in the pole vault ... Cleared 4.90m (16' 0.75") at the Virginia Challenge to finish sixth in the pole vault ... Delivered a vault of 4.95m (16' 2.75") at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays to place 16th.
2021 Indoor: Finished fourth in the pole vault at the ACC Championships with a clearance of 5.02m (16' 5.5") ... Delivered a clearance of 4.92m (16' 1.75") to take fourth in the pole vault at the Virginia Tech Challenge ... Cleared 4.80m (15' 9") in the pole vault to finish sixth at the Doc Hale Elite Meet ... Took fourth place at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a clearance of 4.90m (16' 0.75") ... Cleared 5.00m (16' 4.75") in the pole vault to finish third at the Hokie Invitational.
2020 Indoor: Placed fifth in the pole vault at the ACC Championships with a leap of 4.98 meters (16 feet, 14 inches) … Used a vault of 5.18 meters (17 feet, 0 inches) to place second at the Virginia Tech Challenge … Leaped 4.62 meters (15 feet, 1.75 inches) in the pole vault at the Doc Hale Virginia Tech Invitational … Leaped 5.05 meters (16 feet, 6.75 inches) in the pole vault to finish fifth at the New Mexico Team Open … Posted a height of 4.97 meters (16 feet, 3.5 inches) at the Hokie Invitational ... Placed fifth at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a vault of 4.95 meters (16 feet, 2.75 inches).
High School: Was a four-time letter winner for coach Tom Martin … Helped lead his team to two CIF state championships … Was the Mt. SAC and CIF 2018 Champion ... Trained in gymnastics under coach Torry Valcano where he made states seven times.
Personal: Born February 2, 2001 … Son of Jeff and Danice Rice … Has one older brother, Joseph … Majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
Jacob Rice's Track and Field Career Bests
| Indoor | Outdoor |
|---|---|
| Pole Vault – 5.26m (17' 3"), ACC Championships (2022) | Pole Vault – 5.30m (17' 4.5"), Doc Hale VT Meet (2023) |