MS SC564

Recognizes Sam Kendricks for winning his fifth consecutive USA Outdoor Pole Vault Title on June 23, 2018, clearing 5.85 meters at Drake Stadium.

Acknowledges Kendricks as the first American man to win five straight outdoor pole vault titles since Cornelius Warmerdam (1940-1944) and notes he holds the #1 Men's Pole Vault World Ranking.

Honors Kendricks' 2016 Olympic Bronze Medal in pole vault at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics and his two NCAA National Championships while attending University of Mississippi.

Celebrates Kendricks' Ole Miss legacy, noting his first NCAA pole vault national title in school history (2013) and his role as an Army officer with a Bachelor's Degree from Ole Miss.

Directs presentation of resolution to Sam Kendricks and his family, the University of Mississippi Chancellor, and the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning.