SAN ANTONIO — UTSA Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Aaron Fox has added Jayton Acosta, a USA Track & Field National Junior Olympics qualifier in the pole vault, to the 2019 signing class.
A native of Amarillo, Acosta qualified for the 2018 USATF National Junior Olympics in the pole vault after finishing third at the regional meet. A two-time district and area champion, he holds the Caprock High School record with a personal-best clearance of 15-6 at the Amarillo Relay Meet of Champions in March 2018. He also topped the 15-foot barrier at the Lubbock Invitational and Dumas North Plains Relays that season.
"We're thrilled to announce that we've added Jayton Acosta to our signing class," Fox said. "He's developed into one of the top pole vaulters in the state and we feel that he has a high ceiling for what he can accomplish in the future. We're excited to welcome him to the Roadrunner Family."
Acosta is the 10th announced member of UTSA's 2019 class, as he joins men's signees Oquendo Bernard, Jack Turner and Harrison Wade and women's signees Taylor Armstrong, Vera Chinedu, Ana Carolin Da Silva, Natasha Purchas, Zoie Reyna and Maren Wilms.
