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Mondo Duplantis Vaults To No. 2 On All-Time Collegiate Chart
Mondo Duplantis put on a show at the LSU Invitational on Saturday.
And a near 23-year-old collegiate record has been put on notice.
Simply Amazing | @mondohoss600
▪️ 5.94m (19’ 5.75”)
▪️ Facility Record
▪️ 2019 World Lead
▪️ NCAA No. 2 All-Time
▪️ LSU School Record#GeauxTigers pic.twitter.com/N2ZFsd5oXA— LSUTrackField (@LSUTrackField) April 27, 2019
Duplantis cleared 5.94m (19-5¾) to win the event title and become the second best performer with the second best performance in collegiate outdoor history. That mark topped Shawn Barber – the former holder of both of those spots and a 2015 finalist for The Bowerman – by one inch.
Vaulting To New Heights |
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| Here are the all-time top-10 performances in collegiate history in the men’s outdoor pole vault. You can CLICK HERE for the full collegiate record book. | ||
| Name | Program | Mark |
| Lawrence Johnson | Tennessee | 5.98m (19-7½) |
| Mondo Duplantis | LSU | 5.94m (19-5¾) |
| Shawn Barber | Arkon | 5.91m (19-4¾) |
| Shawn Barber | Akron |
5.90m (19-4¼) |
| Jacob Davis | Texas |
5.90m (19-4¼) |
| Lawrence Johnson | Tennessee | 5.87m (19-3) |
| Chris Nilsen | South Dakota |
5.86m (19-2¾) |
| Bill Payne | Baylor |
5.86m (19-2¾) |
| Joe Dial | Oklahoma State | 5.85m (19-2¼) |
| Three tied at No. 10 | 5.83m (19-1½) | |
"It felt good to redeem myself today with some quality jumps," said Duplantis, who soared from seventh to first on the NCAA DI Descending Order List. "Took some good attempts at the collegiate record as well. Now, time to shift the focus to the postseason meets."
The collegiate record of 5.98m (19-7½) was set nearly 23 years ago by Lawrence Johnson of Tennessee. Johnson broke the former record of 5.86m (19-2¾) on May 10, 1996, with his vault of 5.87m (19-3) and then bettered it by more than four inches to the current standard 15 days later.
Duplantis wanted to make sure he didn’t just squeak over the bar for a new record. He raised the marker to 6.01m (19-8½) to try to top it by a full inch.
Mondo Duplantis is going for a new record of 19'8.5". They're playing Eye of the Tiger
— Courtney Layne Brewer (@CourtneyLayneB1) April 27, 2019
Unfortunately, Duplantis couldn’t channel his inner Rocky Balboa and take down Clubber Lang this time as he barely knocked down the bar on two of his three attempts at the height. Look how close he was on his second attempt!
A look at @mondohoss600 attempts at 6.01m at LSU yesterday. #borntofly #documentary #filmmaking #track #trackandfield #polevault #polevaulting #lsu #geauxtigers pic.twitter.com/qbQxpx6Mb1
— Born to Fly (@borntoflyfilm) April 28, 2019
But don’t worry, collegiate track & field fans: Duplantis could take a few more healthy cracks at the record in a few weeks at the SEC Championships.