Boys Pole Vault Onward And Upward

Apr 12, 2017

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Armand Duplantis vaulting 19-4.25

While Armand Duplantis has already grabbed the international spotlight with his new junior world record in the pole vault, we were interested to see how the rest of the field has been keeping pace so far this year.

We broke it down by month by month to see how many guys have pole-vaulted over 16 and 17 feet. Though there has been improvement each month, including in the first weekend of April, it might be hard to beat the last year's total of 60 athletes who went over 16 feet.

Meanwhile, the 17-foot mark saw a small dip from the previous two years with 10 guys breaking the mark in 2016 -- two fewer than in both 2014 and 2015. So far in 2017, there has been a total of 28 guys to break 16 feet outdoor and four over 17 feet.

From 2013-2015, the last height to make the top 100 jumpers was 15 feet 6 inches. So far the final height to make the top 100 vaulters is 15 feet. Some vaulters who have already made big strides are Riley Richards from China Spring (Texas) and Tate Curran from Redondo Union High (CA). Richards has already improved from his 17-0.75 at the end of 2016 to a 17-1 at this point in 2017. Curran has improved by almost a foot, vaulting 16-4 at the end of 2016 to already hitting 17-1 this outdoor season.

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