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
DMV Championships, DC Vault, Wash. DC
Jersey Jumps, Atlantic City NJ
Rochester Rockback Beach Vault, NY
SOUTH
*Mac Vault Bob Crites Invite, College Stn TX
*Expo Exposion, Texas Elite, Belton TX
*PV in Paradise, Key West, FL
Beach Vault, Port Aransas, TX
Pole Vault in the Plaza, Naples, FL
Dauphin Street Vault, Mobile AL
USATF Masters Outdoor Natl Greensboro NC
Pole Vault Miami, FL
MIDWEST
*Decamouse Indoor Hep, Kenosha WI
*USATF Masters Indoor Natl Louisville KY
Jammin' and Jumpin', Henderson KY
Grand Haven Beach Vault, MI
Capitol District Vault, NE
Indiana State Fair, IN
Decamouse Decathlon, St Louis MO
WEST
*San Diego Winter Track Summit CA
*Reno Summit, NV
4th of July, Tacoma, WA
Vaulter Mag Los Angeles CA
Utah PVA Street Vault, Salt Lake City UT
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)
HV Flying Circus Summer PV Festival, Warwick, NY
July 8-9, 2022
1 Runway, 8 Flights, 82 vaulters, biggest flight 16 Results:YES
2022 Highest Vaults: Jack Vecellio (MA) and Nick Lourenco (St. Anthony's NY) 4.77
Emma Keating, Rachel Mason, Tatum Norris, Ellison Weiner 3.55
Meet Directors: Tim St Lawrence
Mac Vault Academy's Bob Crites Invitational
College Station, TX
November 19, 2022
3 runways, 7 flights, 66 vaulters, biggest flight 11, Results: YES
2022 Champions Molly Haywood 3.96, Colby Tindall 4.87, Masters MVP Chet Clodfelter (M59) 3.81. Meet Directors: Brad & Brittany McFarling
(Check website: Mac Vault Academy holds frequent open-entry meets)
River Vault, LaCrosse, WI
July 2-3, 2022
1 runway, 5 flights, 81 vaulters, biggest flight 18 Results:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sAofLMNrNu-yHFWTQpJdsHlENvSTMCBMX5eNLzD_Yu8/edit#gid=0
2022 Champions: Devan Gertscdhen (Oshkosh WI) 5.18, Eliza Aitken (DePere WI) 3.88
Meet Director: Jeremiah Burish, La Crosse Track Club
(note: it's not on the barge anymore, but the picture is cool!)
Vault Factory 4th of July Vault, Basking Ridge NJ
July 2, 2022
1 runway, 4 flights, 51 vaulters, biggest flight 26, Results: https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/476073/results/all
2022 Champions: Bradley Jelmert (Vault Factory) 5.33, Verionica Vacca (Philly Jumps) 4.11, Meet Director Carl Anthony Porambo
Pole Vault Miami,FL
August 20, 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
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