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 by number of flights.
(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
Port Aransas Beach Vault, TX
Pole Vault in the Plaza, Naples, FL
Dauphin Street Vault, Mobile AL
Mac Vault Summer Nationals, College Stn TX
MIDWEST
Indoor Hep Masters Nationals, Kenosha WI
River Vault, LaCrosse WI
Grand Haven Beach Vault, MI
Indiana State Fair, IN
WEST
*Reno Summit, NV
Utah PVA Street Vault, Salt Lake City UT
Wine Country Classic, Paso Robles, CA
Mac Vault Summer Nationals, College Station, TX
July 28-29, 2023
3 runways, 2 days, 14 flights, 290 vaulters, biggest flight 32, Results: YES
2023 Champions Jacob Wooten 5.63 & Anthony Meacham 5.48
Madison Townsend(15-16) & Madsion Snoody,Molly Haywood,EmmaTindall(17-18) 3.96
Meet Directors: Brad & Brittany McFarland
Rochester Rockback Beach Vault, NY
August 12, 2023
3 runways, 9 flights, 188 vaulters, biggest flight 26, Results: Yes
2023 Champions: Zach Ferarra 5.33, Kaitlyn Dermen, Madeline O'Connell, Haley Horvath, Allie Riches 3.96
Team Champion (top 3 guys + top 3 womens heights) Philly Jumps 25.60
Meet Director: Andy Fetzner
Mac Vault Academy's Bob Crites Invitational
College Station, TX
November 11, 2023
3 runways, 9 flights, 102 vaulters, biggest flight 21, Results: YES
2023 Champions Dyson Wicker 4.87 Jacelyn Neighbors 3.74, Masters MVPs Gary Hunter (M67) 3.50, Chet Clodfelter (M60) 3.96. Meet Directors: Brad & Brittany McFarling (Check website: Mac Vault Academy holds frequent open-entry meets)
Pole Vault in Paradise, Key West, FL
January 7, 2023
2 runway, 7 flights, 91 vaulters, Biggest flight 22, Results: YES
2023 Champions: Austin Miller (Vaulthouse & Bell) and Carson Waters 5.47
Kristen Brown and Jill Marois (Full Vertical) 4.21
Meet Director: Steve Hanes (who vaulted 11' at age 60 at this meet in 2019)
Jersey Jumps Beach Vault, Atlantic CIty, NJ
July 8-9, 2023
2 runways., 2 days, 6 flights, 103 vaulters, biggest flight 27 Results: nj.milesplit.com
2023 Champions: Spencer Powell (Nebraska grad) 4.72, Ava Allen (HS)(Shipley's Vault Lab) and Alex Hellenberg (Montana grad) 3.65
Meet Director: Mike Pascuzzo, Vertical Adventures
River Vault, LaCrosse, WI
July 1-2, 2023
1 runway, 2 days, 6 flights, 102 vaulters, biggest flight 23 Results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WHH1Rzt42fmVJwLxKBvolgy_U38FN4--4qbn84VrjNk/edit?fbclid=IwAR2I0jaRISdRqebht4AsYpjkowUvWJH6u-fBDF9KKYQh09Pxp8mXpbA6h0c&pli=1#gid=
2023 Champions: Tori Thomas (Illinois U) 4.26, Connor O'Neill (Lake Elmo MN) 5.18
Meet Director: Jeremiah Burish, La Crosse Track Club
Akron Pole Vault Convention, OH
2022 was presumably the last, RIP to a great event, 2007-2022
Thanks to Dennis Mitchell for hosting this great event.
2 runways, 4 flights, 36 vaulters, biggest flight 10 Results: YES oh.milesplit.com
2022 Champions Abby Knouff (U.Akron) 3.97, Matt Keim 5.05
Meet Director: Dennis Mitchell, U.Akron
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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
