2025 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Fortenberry, Aaron

Aaron Fortenberry
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class (Indoor):
- Sr.
- Class (Outdoor):
- Sr.
- Hometown:
- Brandon, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Brandon High School / Hinds Community College
Bio
TFRRS | Aaron Fortenberry – Track and Field Results & Statistics
Collegiate Bests
^ Set in 2025
Indoor | PV: 5.03m^
Outdoor| PV: 5.00m^
Career Honors
2025 SEC Spring Honor Roll
NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Runner Up – Pole Vault
2025 Outdoor Season – Senior Season
Opened his season at the Alumni Bulldog Relays, jumping 4.90m…Set a new outdoor personal best and extended his MSU No. 4 all-time mark at the Battle on the Bayou, jumping 5.00m
2025 Indoor Season – Senior Season
Made his first clearance of the season at the Tiger Paw Invitational, jumping 5.03m for a new personal best…Sits at the No. 3 spot on the MSU all-time list in the pole vault
2024 Outdoor Season – Junior Season
Competed in six meets throughout the outdoor season…Only recorded two marks throughout the competitions…Jumped 4.70m at the Crimson Tide Invitational…Set a personal best at the Tom Jones Memorial, jumping 4.98m….This mark puts him at #4 on the MSU All-Time list
2024 Indoor Season – Junior Season
Made his MSU debut at the UAB Vulcan Invite….Jumped 4.75m for fourth place at the season opener…Improved on this mark at the Music City Challenge, matching his personal best of 4.85m…Closed out his season at the SEC Indoor Championships…Set a new indoor persona best of 4.95m and finish 17th at the conference meet…This mark sets him
2023 Outdoor Season – Sophomore Season (competing for Hinds CC)
Competed in two meets in the outdoor season…Opened up his season at the Strawberry Relays…Jumped 4.60m and took home first at his sole regular season meet…Qualified for the NJCAA Outdoor Championships…Jumped 4.62m and took home sixth at his linds meet competing for Hinds CC
2023 Indoor Season – Sophomore Season (competing for Hinds CC)
Competed in three meets throughout the indoor season…Opened his season at the LSU Purple Tiger meet, jumping 4.75m and finishing second…Jumped 4.65m at the Samford January Open…Closed out his season at this NJCAA Indoor Championships…Earned a podium finish at the meet, jumping 4.58m for third place
2022 Outdoor Season – True Freshman Season (competing for Hinds CC)
Made his outdoor debut at the Southern Miss Invite, taking home third and jumping 4.60m…Improved on this mark at the Strawberry Relays, jumping 4.70m…Jumped 4.50m at the LSU Alumni Gold meet…Set a personal best at the Mike McMillan Twilight Invite, jumping 4>85m…Closed out his season at the NJCAA Outdoor Championships…Took home fourth and jumped 4.56m to end the season
2022 Indoor Season – True Freshman Season (competing for Hinds CC)
Made his collegiate debut at the LSU Bayou Bengal meet…Jumped 4.60m and took home third in the season opener…Took home first at the Samford Bulldog Open, jumping 4.72m…Jumped 4.51m at the LSU Twilight meet to take home fourth…Closed out his freshman season at the NJCAA Indoor Championships…Jumped 4.83m to take home second at the national championships
Collegiate Bests
^ Set in 2025
Indoor | PV: 5.03m^
Outdoor| PV: 5.00m^
Career Honors
2025 SEC Spring Honor Roll
NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Runner Up – Pole Vault
2025 Outdoor Season – Senior Season
Opened his season at the Alumni Bulldog Relays, jumping 4.90m…Set a new outdoor personal best and extended his MSU No. 4 all-time mark at the Battle on the Bayou, jumping 5.00m
2025 Indoor Season – Senior Season
Made his first clearance of the season at the Tiger Paw Invitational, jumping 5.03m for a new personal best…Sits at the No. 3 spot on the MSU all-time list in the pole vault
2024 Outdoor Season – Junior Season
Competed in six meets throughout the outdoor season…Only recorded two marks throughout the competitions…Jumped 4.70m at the Crimson Tide Invitational…Set a personal best at the Tom Jones Memorial, jumping 4.98m….This mark puts him at #4 on the MSU All-Time list
2024 Indoor Season – Junior Season
Made his MSU debut at the UAB Vulcan Invite….Jumped 4.75m for fourth place at the season opener…Improved on this mark at the Music City Challenge, matching his personal best of 4.85m…Closed out his season at the SEC Indoor Championships…Set a new indoor persona best of 4.95m and finish 17th at the conference meet…This mark sets him
2023 Outdoor Season – Sophomore Season (competing for Hinds CC)
Competed in two meets in the outdoor season…Opened up his season at the Strawberry Relays…Jumped 4.60m and took home first at his sole regular season meet…Qualified for the NJCAA Outdoor Championships…Jumped 4.62m and took home sixth at his linds meet competing for Hinds CC
2023 Indoor Season – Sophomore Season (competing for Hinds CC)
Competed in three meets throughout the indoor season…Opened his season at the LSU Purple Tiger meet, jumping 4.75m and finishing second…Jumped 4.65m at the Samford January Open…Closed out his season at this NJCAA Indoor Championships…Earned a podium finish at the meet, jumping 4.58m for third place
2022 Outdoor Season – True Freshman Season (competing for Hinds CC)
Made his outdoor debut at the Southern Miss Invite, taking home third and jumping 4.60m…Improved on this mark at the Strawberry Relays, jumping 4.70m…Jumped 4.50m at the LSU Alumni Gold meet…Set a personal best at the Mike McMillan Twilight Invite, jumping 4>85m…Closed out his season at the NJCAA Outdoor Championships…Took home fourth and jumped 4.56m to end the season
2022 Indoor Season – True Freshman Season (competing for Hinds CC)
Made his collegiate debut at the LSU Bayou Bengal meet…Jumped 4.60m and took home third in the season opener…Took home first at the Samford Bulldog Open, jumping 4.72m…Jumped 4.51m at the LSU Twilight meet to take home fourth…Closed out his freshman season at the NJCAA Indoor Championships…Jumped 4.83m to take home second at the national championships
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