University of South Alabama Athletics

2020: Outdoor – No height in the pole vault was recorded at the Jaguar Opener. Indoor – Recorded a personal-best in the pole vault (4.56m) and scored 4, 046 heptathlon at the Sun Belt Championships … Posted personal-bests in the 60m hurdles (9.49s) at the Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational … Earned a personal-best in the shot put (11.35m) at the Samford January Invite.

High School: Lettered two years in basketball in addition to four years in football and track and field at Winfield high school in Winfield, Ala. … Upon graduating was the 3A and 4A Alabama state record holder in the pole vault … Claimed six state titles in the pole vault including the 2019 Alabama 3A indoor and outdoor state titles in addition to the 4A ’17 and ’18 indoor and outdoor state titles … During his junior and senior seasons finish second in the discus at the 2018 Alabama 4A outdoor state championships and the 2019 Alabama 3A state championships … Won seven Alabama state track and field team championships prior to leaving the program.
 
Personal: Full name is James Walker Junkin … Born September 17, 2000 in Dothan, Ala. … Son of Lance and Christie Junkin … Favorite movie is “Dumb and Dumber” … Favorite athletes are Bo Jackson and Trey Hardee … Favorite musical artists are the Zac Brown Band … Favorite class is math.
 
Major: Pre-business