MS SR70

Commends Sam Kendricks, former Ole Miss track-and-field star and Oxford native, for earning a Silver Medal in the men's pole vault at the 2024 Paris Olympics by clearing 5.95 meters on August 5, 2024.

Recognizes Kendricks' national and international accomplishments including three indoor and six outdoor National Championships (2014-2019), 2016 Olympics Bronze Medal, 2017 and 2019 World Championships, and American pole vault record of 6.06 meters set in 2019.

Highlights Kendricks' achievements at Oxford High School where he won state championships and set a then-state record of 17 feet 0 inches, and at the University of Mississippi where he won NCAA Championships in 2013 and 2014.

Notes Kendricks' sportsmanship at the 2024 Paris Olympics, celebrating competitor Armand Duplantis's world record vault of 6.25 meters and emphasizing the brotherhood in pole vault.

Directs presentation of the resolution to Sam Kendricks, the University of Mississippi Athletic Director, and Oxford High School.