Preferred Recruit · Track Standards2025 NCAA D1 Men's Pole Vault: Top Marks
The best men's Pole Vault marks in NCAA D1 during the 2025 outdoor season, from the TFRRS national list plus the national championship meet.
| # | Athlete | Class | Team | Mark | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Solovev | JR-3 | Texas A&M | 5.78m | NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships 06/12-14/25 |
| 2 | Ashton Barkdull | JR-3 | Kansas | 5.73m | NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships 06/12-14/25 |
| 3 | Logan Hammer | JR-3 | Utah State | 5.70m (18' 8.25") | Beach Invite Apr 17, 2025 |
| 4 | Arnie Grunert | JR-3 | Western Illinois | 5.65m (18' 6.5") | Gary Wieneke Memorial May 2, 2025 |
| 5 | Bradley Jelmert | SR-4 | Arkansas State | 5.63m | NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships 06/12-14/25 |
| 6 | Benjamin Conacher | SR-4 | Virginia Tech | 5.61m (18' 4.75") | Big Orange Invite May 2, 2025 |
| 7 | Simen Guttormsen | SR-4 | Duke | 5.60m (18' 4.5") | ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 15, 2025 |
| 8 | Cade Gray | JR-3 | Tennessee | 5.55m (18' 2.5") | SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 15, 2025 |
| 9 | Scott Toney | SR-4 | Washington | 5.55m (18' 2.5") | 2025 97th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays Mar 26, 2025 |
| 10 | Dyson Wicker | FR-1 | Nebraska | 5.55m (18' 2.5") | 2025 Desert Heat Classic May 3, 2025 |
| 11 | William Staggs | SR-4 | Indiana State | 5.53m (18' 1.75") | 2025 Jesse Owens Track & Field Classic May 2, 2025 |
| 12 | Hunter Garretson | SR-4 | Akron | 5.53m (18' 1.75") | 2025 Jesse Owens Track & Field Classic May 2, 2025 |
| 13 | Bryce Barkdull | FR-1 | Kansas | 5.53m | NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships 06/12-14/25 |
| 14 | Kevin O'Sullivan | SO-2 | Rutgers | 5.53m | NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships 06/12-14/25 |
| 15 | Cody Johnston | SO-2 | Illinois | 5.53m | NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships 06/12-14/25 |
| 16 | Sean Gribble | SO-2 | Texas Tech | 5.51m (18' 1") | Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 15, 2025 |
| 17 | Evan Puckett | JR-3 | Tennessee | 5.51m (18' 1") | Tennessee Invite Apr 4, 2025 |
| 18 | Brian O'Sullivan | SO-2 | Rutgers | 5.51m (18' 1") | South Florida Invitational Apr 11, 2025 |
| 19 | Kyle Gibbs | SR-4 | Oregon | 5.51m (18' 1") | Battle at the Beach Apr 4, 2025 |
| 20 | Tre Young | SR-4 | South Dakota | 5.50m (18' 0.5") | The Summit League Outdoor T&F championships May 15, 2025 |
| 21 | Blake Sifferlin | JR-3 | Tennessee | 5.50m (18' 0.5") | SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 15, 2025 |
| 22 | John Kendricks | SO-2 | Ole Miss | 5.50m (18' 0.5") | SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 15, 2025 |
| 23 | Nikolai van Huyssteen | SR-4 | Georgia | 5.50m (18' 0.5") | SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 15, 2025 |
| 24 | Jak Urlacher | SR-4 | Minnesota | 5.47m (17' 11.25") | Drake Relays Apr 23, 2025 |
| 25 | Ben Kirbo | JR-3 | TCU | 5.47m (17' 11.25") | Michael Johnson Invitational Apr 18, 2025 |
| 26 | Ricardo Montes de Oca | FR-1 | High Point | 5.44m (17' 10.25") | Dani Palooza Last Chance May 18, 2025 |
| 27 | Maddox Hamm | SO-2 | Virginia Tech | 5.44m (17' 10.25") | Big Orange Invite May 2, 2025 |
| 28 | Matthew Gray | SO-2 | App State | 5.43m (17' 9.75") | Sunday Night Qualifier May 18, 2025 |
| 29 | Colton Rhodes | JR-3 | Oklahoma | 5.42m (17' 9.25") | NCAA Division I West First Round May 28, 2025 |
| 30 | Clayton Simms | SR-4 | Kansas | 5.41m (17' 9") | Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 15, 2025 |
| 31 | Brady Koolen | SR-4 | Kansas | 5.41m (17' 9") | Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 15, 2025 |
| 32 | Nico Morales | SR-4 | Rutgers | 5.41m (17' 9") | Rutgers Relays Apr 19, 2025 |
| 33 | Anthony Meacham | JR-3 | Kansas | 5.41m (17' 9") | Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 15, 2025 |
| 34 | Jack Mann III | JR-3 | Texas A&M | 5.40m (17' 8.5") | LSU Battle on the Bayou Mar 28, 2025 |
| 35 | Eli Gault-Crabb | SR-4 | Cornell | 5.40m (17' 8.5") | Cornell Last Chance Twilight May 18, 2025 |
| 36 | Spencer Buley | SR-4 | South Dakota | 5.40m (17' 8.5") | The Summit League Outdoor T&F championships May 15, 2025 |
| 37 | Drew O'Connor | SR-4 | Ole Miss | 5.40m (17' 8.5") | SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 15, 2025 |
| 38 | Leo Bowen | SO-2 | Texas A&M | 5.40m (17' 8.5") | SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 15, 2025 |
| 39 | Colby Wilson | SR-4 | Montana State | 5.39m (17' 8.25") | UNLV Rebel Elite Apr 4, 2025 |
| 40 | Brendan Safley | SR-4 | Northern Iowa | 5.38m (17' 7.75") | MVC Track and Field Championships May 17, 2025 |
| 41 | Lucas Couron | JR-3 | Louisville | 5.36m (17' 7") | Jim Freeman / Clark Wood Open 2025 Apr 25, 2025 |
| 42 | Tyler Burns | JR-3 | California | 5.35m (17' 6.5") | Cal Opener Mar 8, 2025 |
| 43 | Mathis Bresko | SR-4 | Washington | 5.35m (17' 6.5") | 2025 97th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays Mar 26, 2025 |
| 44 | Patrick Freeman | SR-4 | App State | 5.35m (17' 6.5") | App State Open Apr 18, 2025 |
| 45 | Conner McClure | SR-4 | Virginia Tech | 5.34m (17' 6.25") | Big Orange Invite May 2, 2025 |
| 46 | Logan Kelley | JR-3 | Ole Miss | 5.33m (17' 5.75") | NCAA Division I East First Round May 28, 2025 |
| 47 | Randon Gray | SR-4 | UT-Arlington | 5.33m (17' 5.75") | 2025 Texas A&M 44 Farms Team Invitational Apr 11, 2025 |
| 48 | Nikodem Pochopien | FR-1 | South Florida | 5.33m (17' 5.75") | NCAA Division I East First Round May 28, 2025 |
| 49 | Will Fredrick | FR-1 | South Alabama | 5.31m (17' 5") | South Alabama Last Chance Meet May 18, 2025 |
| 50 | Javin Richards | SO-2 | Utah State | 5.30m (17' 4.5") | Bobcat Invitational 2025 Mar 27, 2025 |
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