James Nixon
	Class: RS Senior Hometown: Centennial, Colo. High School: Cherry Creek Last College: Colorado Height / Weight: 6-1 / 170 Event: Pole Vault

Collegiate Bests:
• Pole Vault - 4.92m (16-1¾)
• High Jump - 1.57m (5-1¾)
• Triple Jump - 11.53m (37-10)

2011-12:
OUTDOOR:: Did not compete.
INDOOR: Did not compete.

2010-11:
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
OUTDOOR:: Finished fourth at the Michigan State Spartan Invitational in pole vault with a jump of 4.75m ... Placed seventh with a vault of 4.70m at the Paddock Invitational.
INDOOR: Vaulted a distance of 4.55m for a fifth-place finish at the Notre Dame Invitational.

At Colorado:
Became the fifth-best performer at CU in the pole vault when he cleared a height of 4.89m (16-0 ¾) on Feb. 12, 2010 at the Air Force Invite ... One week later at the CSM Twilight Meet he reached the same height and earned third-place finish overall ... Those two marks tie for seventh in the CU record book ... Recorded his best jump of the 2009 indoor season at the Air Force Invite (2/13) ... Nixon cleared the height of 4.59m (15-1) to take fourth ... Named to the Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll.

High School:
Three-year letterwinner at Cherry Creek High School for head coach Daniel Papp ... Also letter one season in cross country ... State qualifier in the pole vault as a junior and senior ... State runner-up in 2008 while posting a season-best height of 14-0 ... Set his high school-best height of 15-7 at the Great Southwest Classic his senior season to finish third ... Finished second at the state his senior year to earn all-state honors ... Placed 14th his junior year, earning all-state honors.

Personal:
Born on April 2, 1990 ... Son of Scott and Cathy Nixon ... Majoring in communications.