Pole vault at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships

The pole vault has been held at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships annually since 1965. The women's competition began in 1998, 15 years after the start of the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships. ^[1]

Winners

Key

A=Altitude assisted

Women's pole vault winners [2] [3] Year Athlete Team Mark 1998 Melissa Price Fresno State Bulldogs 4.22m 13–10 1999 Melissa Price Fresno State Bulldogs 4.25m 13-11¼ 2000 Tracy O'Hara UCLA Bruins 4.42m 14–6 2001 Thorey Elisdottir Georgia Bulldogs 4.51m 14-9½ 2002 Amy Linnen Arizona Wildcats 4.53m 14-10¼ 2003 Lacy Janson Florida State Seminoles 4.45m 14-7¼ 2004 Fanni Juhasz Georgia Bulldogs 4.25m 13-11¼ 2005 Amy Linnen Kansas Jayhawks 4.30m 14-1¼ 2006 Chelsea Johnson UCLA Bruins 4.50m 14–9 2007 Elouise Rudy Montana State Bobcats 4.30m 14-1¼ 2008 Ellie Rudy Montana State Bobcats 4.30m 14-1¼ 2009 Kylie Hutson Indiana State Sycamores 4.35m 14-3¼ 2010 Kylie Hutson Indiana State Sycamores 4.50m 2011 Tina Šutej Arkansas Razorbacks 4.45m 2012 Tina Šutej Arkansas Razorbacks 4.45m 2013 Natalia Bartnovskaya Kansas Jayhawks 4.45m 2014 Kaitlin Petrillose Texas Longhorns 4.60m A 2015 Sandi Morris Arkansas Razorbacks 4.60m 2016 Lexi Weeks Arkansas Razorbacks 4.63m 2017 Lakan Taylor Alabama Crimson Tide 4.45m 2018 Lexi Jacobus Arkansas Razorbacks 4.66m 2019 Lexi Jacobus Arkansas Razorbacks 4.61m 2021 Lisa Gunnarsson LSU Lady Tigers 4.56m 2022 Rachel Baxter Virginia Tech Hokies 4.62m 2023 Amanda Fassold Arkansas Razorbacks 4.45m A 2024 Hana Moll Washington Huskies 4.60m 2025 Amanda Moll Washington Huskies 4.70m

Men's pole vault winners [4] [5] Year Athlete Team Mark 1965 Bob Yard Washington State Cougars 4.78m 15-8¼ 1966 Bill Fosdick USC Trojans 4.88m 16-¼ 1967 Bob Seagren USC Trojans 5.19m 17-¼ 1968 Paul Wilson USC Trojans 5.08m 16–8 1969 Les Smith Miami RedHawks 5.03m 16–6 1970 Jim Williamson Maryland Terrapins 5.03m 16–6 1971 Scott Wallick Miami RedHawks 5.08m 16–8 1972 Jan Johnson Alabama Crimson Tide 5.21m 17-1¼ 1973 Terry Porter Kansas Jayhawks 5.18m 17–0 1974 Larry Jessee UTEP Miners 5.03m 16–6 1975 Earl Bell Arkansas State Red Wolves 5.23m 17–2 1976 Earl Bell Arkansas State Red Wolves 5.50m 18-¾ 1977 Don Baird Long Beach State Beach 5.28m 17–4 1978 Mike Tully UCLA Bruins 5.62m 18-5¼ 1979 Geoffrey Stiles Harvard Crimson 5.26m 17–3 1980 Randy Hall Texas A&M Aggies 5.42m 17-9¼ 1981 Ed Langford Purdue Boilermakers 5.42m 17-9¼ 1982 Doug Lytle Kansas State Wildcats 5.43m 17-9¾ 1983 Felix Bohni San Jose State Spartans 5.63m 18-5½ 1984 Joe Dial Oklahoma State Cowboys 5.49m 18–0 1985 Joe Dial Oklahoma State Cowboys 5.64m 18–6 1986 Doug Fraley Fresno State Bulldogs 5.58m 18-3¾ 1987 Doug Fraley Fresno State Bulldogs 5.56m 18-2¾ 1988 Dean Starkey Illinois Fighting Illini 5.43m 17-9¾ 1989 Dean Starkey Illinois Fighting Illini 5.65m 18-6½ 1990 István Bagyula George Mason Patriots 5.65m 18-6½ 1991 István Bagyula George Mason Patriots 5.81m 19-¾ 1992 Istvan Bagyula George Mason Patriots 5.60m 18-4½ 1993 Martin Eriksson Minnesota Golden Gophers 5.50m 18-½ 1994 Lawrence Johnson Tennessee Volunteers 5.83m 19-1½ 1995 Tim Mack Tennessee Volunteers 5.60m 18-4½ 1996 Lawrence Johnson Tennessee Volunteers 5.65m 18-6½ 1997 Jason Hinkin Long Beach State Beach 5.65m 18-6½ 1998 Vesa Rantanen Minnesota Golden Gophers 5.55m 18-2½ 1999 Jacob Davis Texas Longhorns 5.85m 19-2¼ 2000 Russ Buller LSU Tigers 5.70m 18-8¼ 2001 Jacob Pauli Northern Iowa Panthers 5.68m 18-7½ 2002 Jeff Hansen BYU Cougars 5.48m 17-11¾ 2003 Brad Walker Washington Huskies 5.80m 19-¼ 2004 Brad Walker Washington Huskies 5.70m 18-8¼ 2005 Tommy Skipper Oregon Ducks 5.60m 18-4½ 2006 Tommy Skipper Oregon Ducks 5.65m 18-6½ 2007 Brad Gebauer McNeese State Cowboys 5.50m 18-½ 2008 Rory Quiller Binghamton Bearcats 5.50m 18-½ 2009 Jason Colwick Rice Owls 5.60m 18-4½ 2010 Scott Roth Washington Huskies 5.60m 2011 Scott Roth Washington Huskies 5.50m 2012 Andrew Irwin Arkansas Razorbacks 5.55m 2013 Andrew Irwin Arkansas Razorbacks 5.70m 2014 Shawn Barber Akron Zips 5.75m A 2015 Shawn Barber Akron Zips 5.91m 2016 Jax Thoirs Washington Huskies 5.50m 2017 Chris Nilsen South Dakota Coyotes 5.70m 2018 Hussain Al Hizam Kansas Jayhawks 5.70m 2019 Armand Duplantis LSU Tigers 5.83m 2021 KC Lightfoot Baylor Bears 5.93m 2022 Sondre Guttormsen Princeton Tigers 5.75m 2023 Sondre Guttormsen Princeton Tigers 6.00m A 2024 Keaton Daniel Kentucky Wildcats 5.70m 2025 Simen Guttormsen Duke Blue Devils 5.71m

References

1. GBR Athletics
2. "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Women's Meet History by Event ::: USTFCCCA" . Retrieved 2024-05-31.
3. "2023 DIVISION I WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF).
4. "USTFCCCA InfoZone: Men's Meet History by Event ::: USTFCCCA" . Retrieved 2024-05-31.
5. "2023 DIVISION I MEN'S INDOOR TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF).