US Pole Vaulters
Featured Open Entry Events
compiled by Reggie Henderson
The biggest US Pole Vault Meets that YOU can enter!
A guide for people whose ideal vacation includes pole vaulting.
The list is loosely ranked, taking into account:
# of flights, # of runways, # of vaulters, venue, quality of vaulters, updated info
(The more vaulters the better, but no one wants 50 vaulters sharing one runway during warmups)
A flight is a vaulting competition group that shares a runway for a session.
For example; if there were 2 runways and 3 sessions using both runways, there would be 6 flights.
Corrections/Additions welcome, e-mail reggiepv@gmail.com
Event updates and other events at my Facebook group US Pole Vaulters - Featured Events
https://www.facebook.com/groups/477880762738683/
Not listed are all the USATF Association Championships but those are great opportunities
https://www.usatf.org/associations
I think this is all USATF sanctioned events
https://usatf.sport80.com/public/widget/6
More great sites for finding full track meets include:
https://www.directathletics.com/upcoming_meets.html
https://coachoregistration.com/dbi-bin/calendar.pl
* indicates winter
NORTHEAST
4th of July, Vault Factory, Basking Ridge NJ
Summer PV Festival, Flying Circus, Warwick NY
DC Vault Championships, Washington DC
Jersey Jumps, Atlantic City NJ
Rochester Rockback Beach Vault, NY
SOUTH
*Mac Vault Bob Crites Invite, College Stn TX
*PV in Paradise, Key West, FL
*Winter Vault Classic, Abilene TX
*Chapman Family Vault Expo, Austin TX
*Texas Winter PV Showcase, Waco TX
Port Aransas Beach Vault, TX
Pole Vault in the Plaza, Naples, FL
Vulcan Vault, Birmingham AL
Dauphin Street Vault, Mobile AL
Mac Vault Summer Nationals, College Stn TX
Jammin' and Jumpin', Henderson, KY
MIDWEST
Indoor Hep Masters Nationals, Kenosha WI
River Vault, LaCrosse WI
Grand Haven Beach Vault, MI
Indiana State Fair, IN
WEST
*Reno Summit, NV
UCS Spirit Pole Vault Summit, Reno, NV
Jan 15-16, 2027
14 runways, 2 days, 67 Flights, 1159 Vaulters, Largest flight 24, Results: YES,
2026 Champions: Zach Bradford, KC Lightfoot OLY 2nd on misses 5.90, Molly Haywood 4.60, Dennis Kholev of Israel first 50 year old to clear 16'
Meet Directors: Steve Chappell, Lane Maestretti, UCS Spirit
Mac Vault Summer Nationals, College Station, TX
July 24-25, 2026
3 runways, 2 days, 24 flights, 286 vaulters, biggest flight 17?, Results: YES
2026 Champions Christyan Sampy, 2nd Clayton Simms 5.70, Molly Haywood 4.51
HS Champs Ben Haywood 5.18, Marianne Zorilla 3.96
Meet Directors: Brad & Brittany McFarland
Jersey Jumps Beach Vault, Atlantic CIty, NJ
Aug 1-2, 2026
2 runways, 2 days, 6 flights, 118 vaulters, largest flight 37 (mens college/open) Results: https://milesplit.live/meets/770729/schedule
2026 Champions: Tom McCoy 5.00, McKenna Rayne Mullin & Brynn Congdon(HS) 3.505
Meet Director: Todd Curll, Vertical Adventures - RIP Mike Pascuzzo 3/15/25
River Vault, LaCrosse, WI
July 3-4, 2026
1 runway, 2 days, 5 flights, 66 vaulters, biggest flight 19 Results: YES
https://www.facebook.com/events/776984265424370
2026 Champions: Sam Crenshaw 5.18, Casidi Pehler, 2nd Maddy Habberstad 3.96
Jayme Wyss W39 3.65
Meet Director: Jeremiah Burish, La Crosse Track Club
Mac Vault Academy's Bob Crites Invitational
College Station, TX
November 22, 2025
57 vaulters (including Bob Crites among 13 masters), Results: YES
2025 Champions Warren Miller 5.18, Sophia Mitscheke, Reese Payne 3.65
Outstanding Masters Performances: Steve Hanes M70 3.36
Meet Directors: Brad & Brittany McFarling
Check website: Mac Vault Academy holds frequent open-entry meets
East Coast Pole Vault Convention, Akron, OH
Dave Fritz brought it back in 2025, but now it's retired again.
3 runways, 11 flights, 144 vaulters, biggest flight 21 Results: YES oh.milesplit.com
2025 Champions Hunter Garretson, Matt Ludwig, Austin Miller 5.50
Brynn King 4.45, HS Girls Veronica Vacca 4.30
Meet Director: Dave Fritz, U.Akron
Texas Elite Expo Explosion, Belton TX
Dec.2022 was the last at the arena in Belton. Thanks to Jack Chapman for over a decade of this biggest event in pole vault other than the Summit. And thanks to Austin Pole Vault and Throws and West Athletics for continuing the event in Austin
6 runways, 34 flights, 324 vaulters, largest flight 15, Results: YES
2023 Champions Jacob Wooten (Mac Vault) 5.81 and Alina McDonald (KMR) 4.51
Meet Director: Jack Chapman
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Vault in the Ville, Louisville KY
2019 was the last year, thanks for a great event Chip Heuser
1 runway, 12 flights, 129 vaulters, biggest flight 20 (rest 14 or less), Results: YES
2019 Champions Daylis Caballero Vega (Cuba - Elitesport Texas) 4.42, Deakin Volz (Virginia Tech) 5.62 Meet Director: Chip Heuser
Pole Vault Miami,FL
Last meet with results 2022
2 runways, 2 flights, 31 vaulters, largest flight 36, Results: https://www.instagram.com/p/Chk5zuvP_q6/
2022 Champions - Nicole 3.81, Calvin 4.12, Meet Director David Chandler
