2008 Track Signee

Kaleb Shrader

  • POSITION: pole vault/combined
  • CLASSIFICATION: Fr..
  • HOMETOWN: Portland, TX
  • HIGH SCHOOL: Gregory-Portland

State 4A pole vault champion as a junior, clearing a height of 15-6 … Cleared 15-0 to win Region IV-4A title, following a 14-6 victory in District 30-4A … Placed second (15-0) in B section of the high school vault at 2007 Texas Relays … Sophomore season included placing fifth in pole vault at State 4A meet … Region runner-up with clearance of 14-6 and District 31-4A winner … Freshman year included third-place effort at regional meet and district meet.

Played linebacker and running back in football for Gregory-Portland … Team went four round deep in playoffs during the fall … Led team in tackles during his senior season, and was second in District 30-4A, topped by a 22 tackle performance in a playoff win over South San Antonio … Earned honorable mention All-State honors as a linebacker and kick returner … Team compiled an 8-5 record in 2007, reaching the Division I, Region IV-4A final.