2024 World U20 Champion
Set a career best height of 7-4.5 (2.25) to secure high jump gold medal at the World U20 Championships in Lima, Peru … Became only second American to win the World U20 high jump title since the competition started in 1986 with Andra Manson claiming gold in 2002 … The United States has previously earned three silver medals and a bronze medal in the event … Also becomes the third Razorback to claim individual World U20 gold in the past two championships, joining Jaydon Hibbert (triple jump) and Gabriel Emmanuel (decathlon) from the 2022 meet held in Cali, Colombia … Improved upon his previous career best of 7-4.25 (2.24) that won the 2024 Texas Relays high jump back in March.
In a tight competition, Vines cleared six of the nine bars he attempted on first attempts, needing two jumps at 7-1.5 (2.17) and then a third attempt at 7-3.75 (2.23) … Vines sailed over his new PR height of 7-4.5 on a first attempt to garner the gold medal position … Italy’s Matteo Sioli set a career best of 7-3.75 in placing second and required three attempts at 7-3 (2.21) and 7-3.75 … Japan’s Kaisei Nakatani, who shared the best mark of 7-4.25 with Vines entering the meet, finished third with a clearance of 7-2.25 (2.19) … In taking a total of 14 jumps in his series, Vines included heights of 6-9.75 (2.08), 6-11.5 (2.12), 7-0.5 (2.15), 7-1.5 (2.17), 7-2.25 (2.19), 7-3 (2.21), 7-3.75 (2.23), 7-4.5 (2.25), and then three misses at 7-5.75 (2.28).
High School
Cleared 7-3.25 (2.22) to win the USATF U20 title on June 13 … Claimed the Nike Nationals high jump title with a height of 7-1 (2.16) two days later … Competing in the U.S. Olympic Trials, cleared 7-2.25 (2.19) in the qualifying round, placing 10th, then had a no height at 7-1 (2.16) in the finals … Established a career best of 7-4.25 (2.24) to win 2024 Texas Relays high school high jump and qualified for the Olympic Trials … Claimed Colorado 1A State title with a 7-0 (2.13) clearance …
After Texas Relays, repeated a 7-4.25 (2.24) clearance in Colorado to better the all-time Colorado high school record of 7-4 set in 1991 by Matt Hemingway, an Arkansas alum who was a silver medalist in the 2004 Athens Olympics. Vines attended Hemingway’s high jump camp following his 2022 season.
In 2023, won Colorado 1A State title with 6-10, matching his season best from the Frank Woodburn Invitational in April … Won six of seven high school meets, with one no height … Runner-up in long jump at Colorado State meet with mark of 21-7.5 …
In 2022, cleared 6-2 for Colorado State title, also placed fourth in 110m hurdles and seventh in long jump … After a runner-up in high jump to start season, won six consecutive meets and cleared a best of 6-10 at Frank Woodburn Invitational.
