Bowling Green State University Athletics
Hall of Fame
Downey, Travis
Travis Downey
- Induction:
- 2009
- Class:
- 2000
(men’s track & field; 1994-98)
Travis Downey, a native of Weston, Ohio was a highly-successful pole vaulter in high school, and upon his arrival at BGSU, absolutely nothing changed. Downey was the MAC champion in the pole vault at all four league outdoor meets in which he competed (1994-95-96-98).
He was the league champion in the pole vault as a freshman at BG, setting a school record with a height of 17-0 3/4. That came several months after he had set the BGSU indoor mark with an effort of 16-5.
As a soph in 1994-95, broke his own mark in the pole vault, clearing 17-4 1/2 to take the top spot in the MAC meet once again. Downey also had the team’s second-best time in the 100 with an 11.12 clocking. He also set a new school indoor record with a 16-7 1/4 vault in a meet at Kent.
As a junior, Downey was the MAC champion yet again, winning the league meet with a 16-9 1/4 effort. He also won the league’s PV title at the indoor meet with a school-record height of 17-3 1/2.
After sitting out the indoor and outdoor seasons as a redshirt in 1996-97, Downey was back at it in ’97-98. That year, he again broke his own indoor mark with a height of 17-4 1/2. Outdoors, he shattered the school record with a 17-5 1/2 effort at the conference meet en route to winning the MAC pole-vault title for a fourth time. At the time, Downey was only the seventh athlete in MAC history to win the same event four times. He also competed in the 100 meters and the 400-meter relay for the Orange and Brown.
He excelled in both football and track during his prep career at Otsego H.S., winning the state title in the pole vault once and finishing second on two occasions.
Travis Downey, a native of Weston, Ohio was a highly-successful pole vaulter in high school, and upon his arrival at BGSU, absolutely nothing changed. Downey was the MAC champion in the pole vault at all four league outdoor meets in which he competed (1994-95-96-98).
He was the league champion in the pole vault as a freshman at BG, setting a school record with a height of 17-0 3/4. That came several months after he had set the BGSU indoor mark with an effort of 16-5.
As a soph in 1994-95, broke his own mark in the pole vault, clearing 17-4 1/2 to take the top spot in the MAC meet once again. Downey also had the team’s second-best time in the 100 with an 11.12 clocking. He also set a new school indoor record with a 16-7 1/4 vault in a meet at Kent.
As a junior, Downey was the MAC champion yet again, winning the league meet with a 16-9 1/4 effort. He also won the league’s PV title at the indoor meet with a school-record height of 17-3 1/2.
After sitting out the indoor and outdoor seasons as a redshirt in 1996-97, Downey was back at it in ’97-98. That year, he again broke his own indoor mark with a height of 17-4 1/2. Outdoors, he shattered the school record with a 17-5 1/2 effort at the conference meet en route to winning the MAC pole-vault title for a fourth time. At the time, Downey was only the seventh athlete in MAC history to win the same event four times. He also competed in the 100 meters and the 400-meter relay for the Orange and Brown.
He excelled in both football and track during his prep career at Otsego H.S., winning the state title in the pole vault once and finishing second on two occasions.
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