Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame
David C. Pomfret
- Induction:
- 2019
- Class:
- 2000
David Pomfret pulled off the rare double of claiming conference championships in the pole vault and javelin throw. A seven-time All-Patriot League selection, Pomfret claimed indoor gold medals in the pole vault in 1998, 1999 and 2000, and then came back in the spring to pick up outdoor titles in the javelin in each of those years.
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Pomfret was the 2000 Patriot League Indoor Field Athlete of the Meet after crushing the school record in the pole vault by clearing 17 feet, 3 inches. That mark held up until the 2018-19 season, when Matt Fay eclipsed Pomfret’s mark by 1.5 inches. Pomfret also graduated with the outdoor pole vault record (16-3), and his top javelin throw of 209-4 ranked third at graduation.
A team co-captain as a senior, Pomfret was a co-recipient of the Christy Mathewson Award as the top athlete in his class.
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Pomfret was the 2000 Patriot League Indoor Field Athlete of the Meet after crushing the school record in the pole vault by clearing 17 feet, 3 inches. That mark held up until the 2018-19 season, when Matt Fay eclipsed Pomfret’s mark by 1.5 inches. Pomfret also graduated with the outdoor pole vault record (16-3), and his top javelin throw of 209-4 ranked third at graduation.
A team co-captain as a senior, Pomfret was a co-recipient of the Christy Mathewson Award as the top athlete in his class.
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