



Chris Nilsen Breaks Pole Vault National High School Record!

Park Hill High School senior Chris Nilsen continued his dream season on Saturday afternoon at the Missouri Class 5, Section 4 Championship by setting a new national high school record in the pole vault with a 18-4.75 clearance. The mark was only his second career vault over 18 feet; he improved from 17-6.5 to 18 feet at his conference championship on May 3.

Nilsen will attend the University of South Dakota next year.

Watch a video of the historic vault below:





National High school record in the pole vault by Chris Nielson of Park Hill High school. 18' 4" pic.twitter.com/OFGlD3RNMs -- Jake Stansbury (@jStansy) May 21, 2016





Chris Nilsen sets the national pole vault record with a jump of 18'4 3/4". pic.twitter.com/q34q230Uix -- WeAreParkHill (@WeAreParkhill) May 21, 2016





View the new U.S. all-time top 10 list below.

MARK ATHLETE SCHOOL YEAR 18-4.75 Chris Nilsen Park Hill, MO 2016 18-3.5 Shawn Barber Kingwood, TX 2012 18-3 Tommy Skipper Sandy, OR 2003 18-2.25 Eric Eshbach Orangefield, TX 1999 18-2 Brandon Richards San Marcos, CA 1985 18-1.25 Joe Dial Marlow, OK 1981 18-0.5 Devin King Sumner, LA 2014 18-0.5i Mondo Duplantis Lafayette, LA 2016 18-0.25 Jack Whitt North, OK 2009 18-0A Pat Manson Central, CO 1986



i = indoors

A = Altitude





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