Preferred Recruit · Track Standards2026 NCAA D1 Men's Pole Vault: Top Marks
The best men's Pole Vault marks in NCAA D1 during the 2026 outdoor season, from the TFRRS national list plus the national championship meet.
| # | Athlete | Class | Team | Mark | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dyson Wicker | SO-2 | Nebraska | 5.85m | NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships 06/10-13/26 |
| 2 | Matthew Gray | JR-3 | App State | 5.84m (19' 2") | Sunbelt Outdoor T&F Championships 2026 May 14, 2026 |
| 3 | Anthony Meacham | SR-4 | Kansas | 5.81m (19' 0.75") | Rock Chalk Classic May 1, 2026 |
| 4 | James Rhoads | SR-4 | Washington | 5.75m (18' 10.25") | 2026 98th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (Univ/College) Apr 1, 2026 |
| 5 | Logan Hammer | SR-4 | Utah State | 5.75m | NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships 06/10-13/26 |
| 6 | Ismaila Sawaneh | JR-3 | Tennessee | 5.72m (18' 9.25") | 2026 Tiger Track Classic Apr 25, 2026 |
| 7 | Ricardo Montes de Oca | SO-2 | High Point | 5.70m (18' 8.25") | 2026 44 Farms Invitational Apr 9, 2026 |
| 8 | Bryce Barkdull | SO-2 | Kansas | 5.70m (18' 8.25") | Beach Invitational Apr 17, 2026 |
| 9 | Cade Gray | SR-4 | Tennessee | 5.66m (18' 6.75") | Tennessee Invite Apr 10, 2026 |
| 10 | Tyler Carrel | SR-4 | Indiana | 5.65m (18' 6.5") | Billy Hayes May 8, 2026 |
| 11 | Kevin O'Sullivan | JR-3 | Rutgers | 5.62m (18' 5.25") | 2026 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 15, 2026 |
| 12 | Brian O'Sullivan | JR-3 | Rutgers | 5.62m (18' 5.25") | 2026 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 15, 2026 |
| 13 | Conner McClure | SR-4 | Virginia Tech | 5.62m (18' 5.25") | 2026 Jim Freeman / Clark Wood Open Apr 23, 2026 |
| 14 | Nikolai van Huyssteen | SR-4 | Georgia | 5.60m (18' 4.5") | SEC Outdoor T&F Championships 2026 May 14, 2026 |
| 15 | Maddox Hamm | JR-3 | Virginia Tech | 5.60m | NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships 06/10-13/26 |
| 16 | Caelan Harland | FR-1 | South Dakota | 5.56m (18' 2.75") | 116th Drake Relays Apr 22, 2026 |
| 17 | Aleksandr Solovev | SR-4 | Texas A&M | 5.55m (18' 2.5") | SEC Outdoor T&F Championships 2026 May 14, 2026 |
| 18 | Jackson Bragg | FR-1 | Texas Tech | 5.54m (18' 2") | Masked Rider Open Mar 26, 2026 |
| 19 | Sean Gribble | SO-2 | Texas Tech | 5.54m (18' 2") | Masked Rider Open Mar 26, 2026 |
| 20 | Sam Hurley | SR-4 | Texas Tech | 5.54m (18' 2") | Masked Rider Open Mar 26, 2026 |
| 21 | Terek Logan | SO-2 | South Alabama | 5.53m (18' 1.75") | Sunbelt Outdoor T&F Championships 2026 May 14, 2026 |
| 22 | Kenneth Byrd | SO-2 | Louisville | 5.53m (18' 1.75") | 2026 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 14, 2026 |
| 23 | Cody Johnston | JR-3 | Illinois | 5.52m (18' 1.25") | 2026 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 15, 2026 |
| 24 | Blake Sifferlin | SR-4 | Tennessee | 5.51m (18' 1") | Tennessee Invite Apr 10, 2026 |
| 25 | Clarke Byram | SO-2 | Tennessee | 5.51m (18' 1") | Tennessee Invite Apr 10, 2026 |
| 26 | Samuel Abati | SO-2 | Texas | 5.50m (18' 0.5") | Tom Jones Memorial Apr 16, 2026 |
| 27 | Khaliq Muhammad | FR-1 | South Carolina | 5.50m (18' 0.5") | 2026 Pepsi Florida Relays Apr 3, 2026 |
| 28 | Beau Karst | SO-2 | South Dakota | 5.46m (17' 11") | 116th Drake Relays Apr 22, 2026 |
| 29 | Jason Olivera Jr | SO-2 | High Point | 5.44m (17' 10.25") | 2026 44 Farms Invitational Apr 9, 2026 |
| 30 | Kai Anderson | FR-1 | California | 5.43m (17' 9.75") | 2026 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 14, 2026 |
| 31 | Louis Martinez | SR-4 | Nebraska | 5.42m (17' 9.25") | 2026 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 15, 2026 |
| 32 | Gator Young | FR-1 | Illinois | 5.42m (17' 9.25") | 2026 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 15, 2026 |
| 33 | Brenden Vanderpool | SO-2 | Illinois | 5.42m (17' 9.25") | 2026 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 15, 2026 |
| 34 | Ben Feyrer | SO-2 | Cal Poly | 5.41m (17' 9") | 2026 Conover Classic Mar 21, 2026 |
| 35 | Evan Puckett | SR-4 | Tennessee | 5.40m (17' 8.5") | 2026 Tiger Track Classic Apr 25, 2026 |
| 36 | Ben Kirbo | SR-4 | TCU | 5.40m (17' 8.5") | 2026 98th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (Univ/College) Apr 1, 2026 |
| 37 | Ryan Merlino | SO-2 | Rutgers | 5.40m (17' 8.5") | 2026 IC4A-ECAC Outdoor T&F Championships Apr 18, 2026 |
| 38 | Oleg Ananev | SO-2 | Texas A&M | 5.40m (17' 8.5") | Tom Jones Memorial Apr 16, 2026 |
| 39 | Brian Schloeder | SO-2 | Navy | 5.40m (17' 8.5") | Navy Spring Invitational Apr 17, 2026 |
| 40 | Logan Kelley | SR-4 | Ole Miss | 5.40m (17' 8.5") | SEC Outdoor T&F Championships 2026 May 14, 2026 |
| 41 | Leo Bowen | JR-3 | Texas A&M | 5.40m (17' 8.5") | SEC Outdoor T&F Championships 2026 May 14, 2026 |
| 42 | Kevin Swindler | JR-3 | Montana | 5.37m (17' 7.25") | 2026 Bengal Invitational May 1, 2026 |
| 43 | TJ Rowan | SO-2 | Duke | 5.36m (17' 7") | Duke Invitational Apr 10, 2026 |
| 44 | Hilton Green | JR-3 | Oklahoma | 5.36m (17' 7") | Sooner Invitational May 2, 2026 |
| 45 | Wyatt Stewart | JR-3 | South Dakota | 5.36m (17' 7") | 116th Drake Relays Apr 22, 2026 |
| 46 | Grant Gogel | SR-4 | High Point | 5.36m (17' 7") | Dani Palooza Last Chance May 17, 2026 |
| 47 | Jackson Tuomey | SR-4 | High Point | 5.36m (17' 7") | Dani Palooza Last Chance May 17, 2026 |
| 48 | Nick Pennington | SO-2 | North Carolina | 5.36m (17' 7") | Dani Palooza Last Chance May 17, 2026 |
| 49 | Nikodem Pochopien | SO-2 | South Florida | 5.35m (17' 6.5") | 2026 East Coast Relays May 1, 2026 |
| 50 | Sam Crenshaw | JR-3 | Western Kentucky | 5.35m (17' 6.5") | 2026 Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships May 14, 2026 |
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