Watch: Mondo Duplantis Breaks The All-Conditions HS Pole Vault Record
Watch: Mondo Duplantis Breaks The All-Conditions HS Pole Vault Record
Mondo Duplantis of Louisiana set a new high school pole vault record.
Less than a year after he became the first high schooler to clear 18 feet indoors, Mondo Duplantis turned in maybe the best vault series in high school history. The junior from Lafayette, Louisiana, who competes for Sweden, cleared 18-2 to break his own high school indoor record, then jumped 18-5 for the best indoor or outdoor vault in high school history. You can find complete results here.
Update: We believe this is video of the record.
Chris Nilsen vaulted 18-4½ for the old national record last outdoor season, breaking a four-year-old high school record previously held by world champion Shawn Barber. According to his MileSplit profile, the last time Duplantis competed before today was when he won bronze at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Poland.
Update: We believe this is video of the record.
VIDEO: Mondo Duplantis @mondohoss600 clearing 18'5"/5.61m HIGH SCHOOL RECORD at LSU today! Age 17, high school junior. pic.twitter.com/zVxCZSAw4w
— Pole Vault Power (@polevaultpower) January 8, 2017
In other words, @mondohoss600 just set an outright world age-17 best of 5.61m in the pole vault!https://t.co/ssuPWcS7Ex
— Jon Mulkeen (@Statman_Jon) January 7, 2017
Chris Nilsen vaulted 18-4½ for the old national record last outdoor season, breaking a four-year-old high school record previously held by world champion Shawn Barber. According to his MileSplit profile, the last time Duplantis competed before today was when he won bronze at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Poland.