Austin Miller (pole vaulter)

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Austin Miller
Personal information
NationalityUSA
Born1 June 1994 (30 years, 6 days old) [1]
Home town Herndon, Virginia
Education
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Weight82 kg (181 lb) [1]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Pole vault
College team
ClubVaulthouse [1]
Coached by Scott Houston [3]
Earl Bell [3]
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal best
  • PV : 5.90m (2024)
Updated on 1 January 2024

Austin Miller (born 1 June 1994) is an American pole vaulter. He won the bronze medal at the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the pole vault.

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Career

Miller competed in lacrosse and a variety of track and field events at Herndon High School in Virginia, and he was a district champion in the pole vault. He originally joined the High Point Panthers track and field program as a potential decathlete, but he switched to specializing in pole vault soon after joining the team. [3]

At High Point, Miller set the school record in the pole vault but never qualified for an NCAA Division I outdoor or indoor national championship, qualifying for the East preliminary round in 2015 and 2016. [4] His senior year, Scott Houston joined the coaching staff and convinced Miller to continue competing after college. [3]

With the help of Houston and Earl Bell, he qualified for his first national final in 2018, placing 9th at the USA Indoor Championships. After improving to 8th outdoors, Miller sustained two injuries in 2019 despite a 4th-place finish at that year's indoor championships. [1] [3]

Miller's best national performance was at the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, where he finished 3rd behind Chris Nilsen and Sam Kendricks. [1] At the 2024 Xiamen Diamond League, he finished 4th. [1]

Personal life

Miller is from Herndon, Virginia. He competes for the Vaulthouse club in North Carolina. [1]

In addition to being an athlete, Miller currently coaches pole vault at the Vault House club and at Ragsdale High School. He also coaches club-level lacrosse at his alma mater High Point University. [5] Additionally, he worked as a security guard for a music venue in Greensboro, North Carolina and writes for This Song Is Sick, a music publication. [3]

He has said he will pursue a career in the music industry after he retires from pole vaulting. [3]

Statistics

Personal best progression

Pole Vault progression
#MarkPl.CompetitionVenueDateRef.
15.05 mGold medal icon.svgCarolina-Greensboro Spartan Team Challenge, JDL Fast Track Winston-Salem, NC 24 Jan 2015 [6]
25.07 mGold medal icon.svgHigh Point VertKlasse High Point, NC 3 Apr 2015 [7]
35.22 m10thVirginia Tech Challenge, Rector Fieldhouse Blacksburg, VA 19 Feb 2016 [8]
45.25 mGold medal icon.svgBig South Outdoor Track & Field Championships Lynchburg, VA 11 May 2016 [9]
55.41 mGold medal icon.svgDuke Invitational, Morris Williams Stadium Durham, NC 21 Apr 2017 [10]
65.51 m A Gold medal icon.svgNational Pole Vault Summit, Livestock Events Center Reno, NV 12 Jan 2018 [11]
75.53 m A 9th USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Albuquerque, NM 16 Feb 2018 [12]
85.55 m8th USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, IA 22 Jun 2018 [13]
95.73 mGold medal icon.svgRocket Man Pole Vault Summer Series Mooresville, NC 21 Jul 2020 [14]
105.76 mGold medal icon.svgGOLDEN FLY Series Street competition Bangkok, Thailand 24 Feb 2023 [15]
115.80 mGold medal icon.svg Annual Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, CA 14 Apr 2023 [16]
125.81 mSilver medal icon.svgMityng Na Rynku Kościuszki Białystok, Poland 20 May 2023 [17]
135.90 mGold medal icon.svgDoc Hale Virginia Tech Invitational Blacksburg, VA 2 Feb 2024 [18]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Austin Miller at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. 1 2 "Austin Miller – 2015–16 – Men's Track & Field". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "AUSTIN MILLER". issuu. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  4. ↑ Austin Miller profile at TFRRS
  5. ↑ "Austin Miller". Vaulthouse. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12856285" . Tilastopaja .
  7. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12859050" . Tilastopaja .
  8. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12870125" . Tilastopaja .
  9. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12873294" . Tilastopaja .
  10. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12891924" . Tilastopaja .
  11. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12902436" . Tilastopaja .
  12. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12904041" . Tilastopaja .
  13. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12908917" . Tilastopaja .
  14. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12967274" . Tilastopaja .
  15. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #13031998" . Tilastopaja .
  16. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #13034178" . Tilastopaja .
  17. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #13040185" . Tilastopaja .
  18. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #13054387" . Tilastopaja .
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