NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships – Men's pole vault

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This is a list of the NCAA outdoor champions in the pole vault. Measurement of the jumps was conducted in imperial distances (feet and inches) until 1975. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were measured in metric distances.

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Champions

Key
A=Altitude assisted
i=indoors (1970)
YearName, (Country)TeamHeight
1921Truman GardnerYale3.66 m (12 ft 0 in)
Eldon Jenne Wash St
Longino Welch Georgia Tech &
Lloyd WilderWisconsin
1922 John Landowski Michigan &3.81 m (12 ft 6 in)
Allen "Brick" NorrisCalifornia
1923 James Brooker Michigan &3.94 m (12 ft 11 in)
Earle McKownEmporia St
1924not held
1925Royal BouschorNorthwestern3.76 m (12 ft 4 in)
Kenneth LancasterMissouri
Earle McKownEmporia St
Philip Northrup Michigan &
Frank Potts Oklahoma
1926Paul HarringtonNotre Dame3.98 m (13 ft 12 in)
1927 William Droegemuller Northwestern3.96 m (12 ft 11+34 in)
1928 Ward Edmonds Stanford4.13 m (13 ft 6+12 in)
1929 Ward Edmonds Stanford &4.19 m (13 ft 8+34 in)
Tom WarneNorthwestern
1930Tom WarneNorthwestern4.21 m (13 ft 9+12 in)
1931 William Graber Southern Cal4.22 m (13 ft 10 in)
Verne McDermontIllinois &
Tom WarneNorthwestern
1932Bryce BeecherIndiana4.21 m (13 ft 9+12 in)
1933Matt GordyLouisiana St &4.24 m (13 ft 10+34 in)
William Graber Southern Cal
1934Jack RandSan Diego St4.28 m (14 ft 12 in)
1935 Earle Meadows Southern Cal &4.30 m (14 ft 1+14 in)
William Sefton Southern Cal
1936 Earle Meadows Southern Cal &4.31 m (14 ft 1+12 in)
William Sefton Southern Cal
1937 William Sefton Southern Cal4.49 m (14 ft 8+34 in)
1938Loring DaySouthern Cal4.32 m (14 ft 2 in)
1939 Richard Ganslen Columbia4.39 m (14 ft 4+34 in)
1940Kenneth DillsSouthern Cal4.21 m (13 ft 9+12 in)
1941Harold HuntNebraska &4.32 m (14 ft 2 in)
Guinn Smith California
1942Jack DeFieldMinnesota4.29 m (14 ft 34 in)
1943Jack DeFieldMinnesota4.29 m (14 ft 34 in)
1944Phillip AndersonNotre Dame4.11 m (13 ft 6 in)
William BlackwellOberlin
Robert PhelpsIllinois &
John SchmidtOhio St
1945Robert PhelpsIllinois4.11 m (13 ft 6 in) [1]
1946Bill MooreNorthwestern4.16 m (13 ft 7+34 in)
1947Robert HartSouthern Cal4.27 m (14 ft 0 in)A
Ray MaggardUCLA
Bill MooreNorthwestern
Richmond "Boo" Morcom New Hampshire
George RasmussenOregon &
Bob Richards Illinois
1948Warren BatemanColorado &4.27 m (14 ft 0 in)
George RasmussenOregon
1949 Bobby Smith San Diego St4.34 m (14 ft 2+34 in)
1950Bobby SmithSan Diego St4.34 m (14 ft 2+34 in)
1951 Don Laz Illinois4.51 m (14 ft 9+12 in)
1952Dick ColemanIllinois4.19 m (13 ft 8+34 in)
Lyle DickeyOregon St
Dave MartindaleIdaho
Bill PriddySan Jose St &
Gordon RiddellColorado St
1953Fred BarnesFresno St4.42 m (14 ft 6 in)
1954Lawrence AndersonCalifornia &4.32 m (14 ft 2 in)
Earl PoucherFlorida
1955 Don Bragg Villanova4.60 m (15 ft 1 in)
1956Jim GrahamOklahoma St &4.47 m (14 ft 7+34 in)
Bob Gutowski Occidental
1957 Bob Gutowski Occidental4.82 m (15 ft 9+34 in)
1958Robert DavisMissouri4.37 m (14 ft 4 in)
Gene FreudenthalSouthern Cal
Jim JohnstonPurdue &
Stanley LyonsOhio St
1959Jim GrahamOklahoma St4.62 m (15 ft 1+34 in)
1960J.D. MartinOklahoma4.49 m (14 ft 8+34 in)
1961Jim BrewerSouthern Cal4.67 m (15 ft 3+34 in)
George Davies Oklahoma St &
Dick GearSan Jose St
1962John BelitzaMaryland4.65 m (15 ft 3 in)
Dexter ElkinsSouthern Meth
Fred Hansen Rice &
Don MeyersColorado
1963 Brian Sternberg Washington4.97 m (16 ft 3+12 in)A
1964 John Uelses La Salle4.87 m (15 ft 11+12 in)
1965Bill FosdickSouthern Cal4.79 m (15 ft 8+12 in)
1966Chuck RogersColorado4.87 m (15 ft 11+12 in)
1967 Bob Seagren Southern Cal5.28 m (17 ft 3+34 in)A
1968Jon VaughanUCLA5.19 m (17 ft 14 in)
1969 Bob Seagren Southern Cal5.36 m (17 ft 7 in)
1970 Jan Johnson Kansas5.36 m (17 ft 7 in)i
1971 Dave Roberts Rice5.34 m (17 ft 6 in)
1972 Dave Roberts Rice5.26 m (17 ft 3 in)
1973 Dave Roberts Rice5.28 m (17 ft 3+34 in)
1974Ed LipscombOregon St5.26 m (17 ft 3 in)
1975 Earl Bell Arkansas St5.51 m (18 ft 34 in)A
1976 Earl Bell Arkansas St5.52 m (18 ft 1+14 in)
1977 Earl Bell Arkansas St5.33 m (17 ft 5+34 in)
1978 Mike Tully UCLA5.53 m (18 ft 1+12 in)
1979Paul PillaArkansas St5.29 m (17 ft 4+14 in)
1980Randy HallTexas A&M5.54 m (18 ft 2 in)
1981 Dave Volz Indiana5.39 m (17 ft 8 in)
1982Dave KenworthySouthern Cal5.48 m (17 ft 11+12 in)A
1983 Felix Böhni Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland San Jose St5.55 m (18 ft 2+12 in)
1984 Joe Dial Oklahoma St5.55 m (18 ft 2+12 in)
1985 Joe Dial Oklahoma St5.64 m (18 ft 6 in)
1986Jeff PascoeArkansas5.50 m (18 ft 12 in)
1987Doug FraleyFresno St5.63 m (18 ft 5+12 in)
1988Kelly RileyArkansas St5.57 m (18 ft 3+14 in)
1989Tim McMichaelOklahoma5.65 m (18 ft 6+14 in)A
1990 István Bagyula Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary George Mason5.60 m (18 ft 4+14 in)
1991 István Bagyula Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary George Mason5.80 m (19 ft 14 in)
1992 István Bagyula Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary George Mason5.80 m (19 ft 14 in)
1993Mark BuseIndiana5.60 m (18 ft 4+14 in)
1994 Nick Hysong Arizona St5.70 m (18 ft 8+14 in)
1995 Lawrence Johnson Tennessee5.70 m (18 ft 8+14 in)
1996 Lawrence Johnson Tennessee5.82 m (19 ft 1 in)
1997Clark HumphreysAuburn5.60 m (18 ft 4+14 in)
1998 Toby Stevenson Stanford5.55 m (18 ft 2+12 in)
1999Jacob DavisTexas5.56 m (18 ft 2+34 in)
2000 Russ Buller Louisiana St5.60 m (18 ft 4+14 in)
2001 Dennis Kholev Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Southern Cal5.65 m (18 ft 6+14 in)
2002Brian HunterTexas5.70 m (18 ft 8+14 in)
2003Eric EshbachNebraska5.45 m (17 ft 10+12 in)
2004Tommy SkipperOregon5.70 m (18 ft 8+14 in)
2005 Robison Pratt Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico BYU5.50 m (18 ft 12 in)
2006Tommy SkipperOregon5.70 m (18 ft 8+14 in)
2007Tommy SkipperOregon5.50 m (18 ft 12 in)
2008Maston WallaceTexas5.35 m (17 ft 6+12 in)
2009 Jason Colwick Rice5.70 m (18 ft 8+14 in)
2010 Jordan Scott Kansas5.40 m (17 ft 8+12 in)
2011 Scott Roth Washington5.40 m (17 ft 8+12 in)
2012 Jack Whitt Oral Roberts5.65 m (18 ft 6+14 in)
2013 Sam Kendricks Mississippi5.70 m (18 ft 8+14 in)
2014 Sam Kendricks Mississippi5.70 m (18 ft 8+14 in)
2015 Shawn Barber Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Akron5.65 m (18 ft 6+14 in)
2016 Jake Blankenship Tennessee5.60 m (18 ft 4+14 in)
2017 Matthew Ludwig Akron5.65 m (18 ft 6+14 in)

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