William "Ryan" Fesler '18 Recruiting Profile

My name is William, but I go by "Ryan", my middle name.  I started pole vault in the seventh grade.  My coaches picked me out to try it because of my motorcross background. I've always picked things up pretty well, but vaulting I feel came even faster and not long after I started noticed I could be a top vaulter with practice.  In the eighth grade I broke the school record with a height of 11'6".  When I entered my freshman year, I made the Varsity pole vault team.  I had a good year and ended up raising my P.R. a foot and a half and was competing with the main upper classmen vaulters. My sophomore year was even better, finishing the year with a PR of 14'6" and all in all dominating my district all though I had some problems that restricted me from making it to state, my goal for sophomore year.  I have always enjoyed pole vault and the intensity of the event.  Recently I have achieved the height of 15' at a meet with my TXE pole vaulting team, a new personal record and a step forward in reaching my goal for this year. My main goal for the this season is to set my P.R. to 16' and hopefully see great things from there.