Texas State Athletics

Personal Records:

Event	Outdoor	Indoor
Pole Vault	5.50m (18-0.5)	5.42m (17-9.25)

Top Achievements:
- 2015 SBC Indoor Champion in pole vault
- 2015 SBC Outdoor Championships Silver Medalist in pole vault
- 2013 NCAA Indoor Championships Qualifier, 4th place
- 2014 SBC Indoor Champion in pole vault
- 2014 SBC Outdoor Championships Silver Medalist in pole vault
- 2013 WAC Indoor Championships Silver Medalist in pole vault
- SBC Athlete of the Week

2015 Outdoor: Earned silver medal at SBC Outdoor Championships ... Four top six finishes ... Won first at the 2015 Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (3/25) where he set a career-high 5.50 meters (18-0.5) ... Finished fourth at the Bobcat Classic (4/25) ... Participant in the NCAA Division I West Preliminary Round.

2015 Indoor: Sun Belt Conference Indoor Champion in pole vault ... Six top three finishes and two first place finishes ... Won first at the Texas A&M Team Invitational (1/16) with a season-best height of 5.35 meters (17-6.5) ... Finished second at the Arkansas Invitational (1/9) and Texas A&M Aggie invitational (2/6) ... Finished third at the Howie Ryan Invitational & Multi's (1/30) and Houston Tune Up (2/13).

2014 Outdoor: Earned bronze medal at SBC Outdoor Championships ... Six top three finishes and three first place finishes ... Named SBC Athlete of the Week ... Won first at the Roadrunners Invitational (5/2) with a season best height of 5.32 meters (17-5.5) ... Won first at the UTSA Invitational (4/19) and the Texas State Invitational (4/4) ... Finished second at the Texas Invitational (4/12) ... Finished third at the Bobcat Classic (4/25).

2014 Indoor: Sun Belt Conference Indoor Champion in pole vault ... Set a career best with a height of 5.42 meters (17-9.25) at the Texas A&M Invitational (2/15) ... Won every competition in which he competed, finishing first in five consecutive meets ... Cleared 17-feet in every competition.
 
2013 Outdoor: Did not compete.

2013 Indoor: Finished fourth at NCAA Indoor Championships ... Won silver medal at WAC Indoor Championships with a season best height of 5.33 meters (17-5.75) ... Six top 10 finishes and two top three finishes ... Finished third at the Texas A&M 12-Team Invitational (1/12).

2012 Indoor/Outdoor: Redshirt season.

Houston: Competed for Head Coach Leroy Burrell ... Participant at the NCAA West Preliminary ... 15 top 10 finishes and seven top three finishes ... Finished fourth at the Conference USA Indoor Championships ... Won silver at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships with career best 5.11 meters (16-9.25).

New Caney High School: Competed under Head Coach Jimmy Burleson … 2010 AAU National pole vault champion ... Two-time 5A pole vault champion in 2009 and 2010 ... Established school record in pole vault ... Finished first in district, second in regionals in 2009 and 2010 ... Career best was 16-feet-3-inches … Also played basketball in which he was named Academic All-District ... Member of the National Honor Society and is also an Eagle Scout.
 
Personal: Born July 29, 1992 … Son of Penny and Don Arnold… Has an older brother, Zach, and a youger sister, Megan. Zack was a state qualifier in pole vault while Megan was a regional qualifier … Chose Texas State because of the campus and coaching staff ... Major is engineering.