Women's pole vault winners[2][3] Year | Athlete | Team | Mark | 1998 | Melissa Price | Fresno State Bulldogs | 4.22m 13–10 | 1999 | Melissa Price | Fresno State Bulldogs | 4.25m 13-11¼ | 2000 | Tracy O'Hara | UCLA Bruins | 4.42m 14–6 | 2001 | Thorey Elisdottir | Georgia Bulldogs | 4.51m 14-9½ | 2002 | Amy Linnen | Arizona Wildcats | 4.53m 14-10¼ | 2003 | Lacy Janson | Florida State Seminoles | 4.45m 14-7¼ | 2004 | Fanni Juhasz | Georgia Bulldogs | 4.25m 13-11¼ | 2005 | Amy Linnen | Kansas Jayhawks | 4.30m 14-1¼ | 2006 | Chelsea Johnson | UCLA Bruins | 4.50m 14–9 | 2007 | Elouise Rudy | Montana State Bobcats | 4.30m 14-1¼ | 2008 | Ellie Rudy | Montana State Bobcats | 4.30m 14-1¼ | 2009 | Kylie Hutson | Indiana State Sycamores | 4.35m 14-3¼ | 2010 | Kylie Hutson | Indiana State Sycamores | 4.50m | 2011 | Tina Šutej | Arkansas Razorbacks | 4.45m | 2012 | Tina Šutej | Arkansas Razorbacks | 4.45m | 2013 | Natalia Bartnovskaya | Kansas Jayhawks | 4.45m | 2014 | Kaitlin Petrillose | Texas Longhorns | 4.60m A | 2015 | Sandi Morris | Arkansas Razorbacks | 4.60m | 2016 | Lexi Weeks | Arkansas Razorbacks | 4.63m | 2017 | Lakan Taylor | Alabama Crimson Tide | 4.45m | 2018 | Lexi Jacobus | Arkansas Razorbacks | 4.66m | 2019 | Lexi Jacobus | Arkansas Razorbacks | 4.61m | 2021 | Lisa Gunnarsson | LSU Lady Tigers | 4.56m | 2022 | Rachel Baxter | Virginia Tech Hokies | 4.62m | 2023 | Amanda Fassold | Arkansas Razorbacks | 4.45m A | 2024 | Hana Moll | Washington Huskies | 4.60m | | Men's pole vault winners[4][5] Year | Athlete | Team | Mark | 1965 | Bob Yard | Washington State Cougars | 4.78m 15-8¼ | 1966 | Bill Fosdick | USC Trojans | 4.88m 16-¼ | 1967 | Bob Seagren | USC Trojans | 5.19m 17-¼ | 1968 | Paul Wilson | USC Trojans | 5.08m 16–8 | 1969 | Les Smith | Miami RedHawks | 5.03m 16–6 | 1970 | Jim Williamson | Maryland Terrapins | 5.03m 16–6 | 1971 | Scott Wallick | Miami RedHawks | 5.08m 16–8 | 1972 | Jan Johnson | Alabama Crimson Tide | 5.21m 17-1¼ | 1973 | Terry Porter | Kansas Jayhawks | 5.18m 17–0 | 1974 | Larry Jessee | UTEP Miners | 5.03m 16–6 | 1975 | Earl Bell | Arkansas State Red Wolves | 5.23m 17–2 | 1976 | Earl Bell | Arkansas State Red Wolves | 5.50m 18-¾ | 1977 | Don Baird | Long Beach State Beach | 5.28m 17–4 | 1978 | Mike Tully | UCLA Bruins | 5.62m 18-5¼ | 1979 | Geoffrey Stiles | Harvard Crimson | 5.26m 17–3 | 1980 | Randy Hall | Texas A&M Aggies | 5.42m 17-9¼ | 1981 | Ed Langford | Purdue Boilermakers | 5.42m 17-9¼ | 1982 | Doug Lytle | Kansas State Wildcats | 5.43m 17-9¾ | 1983 | Felix Bohni | San Jose State Spartans | 5.63m 18-5½ | 1984 | Joe Dial | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 5.49m 18–0 | 1985 | Joe Dial | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 5.64m 18–6 | 1986 | Doug Fraley | Fresno State Bulldogs | 5.58m 18-3¾ | 1987 | Doug Fraley | Fresno State Bulldogs | 5.56m 18-2¾ | 1988 | Dean Starkey | Illinois Fighting Illini | 5.43m 17-9¾ | 1989 | Dean Starkey | Illinois Fighting Illini | 5.65m 18-6½ | 1990 | István Bagyula | George Mason Patriots | 5.65m 18-6½ | 1991 | István Bagyula | George Mason Patriots | 5.81m 19-¾ | 1992 | Istvan Bagyula | George Mason Patriots | 5.60m 18-4½ | 1993 | Martin Eriksson | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 5.50m 18-½ | 1994 | Lawrence Johnson | Tennessee Volunteers | 5.83m 19-1½ | 1995 | Tim Mack | Tennessee Volunteers | 5.60m 18-4½ | 1996 | Lawrence Johnson | Tennessee Volunteers | 5.65m 18-6½ | 1997 | Jason Hinkin | Long Beach State Beach | 5.65m 18-6½ | 1998 | Vesa Rantanen | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 5.55m 18-2½ | 1999 | Jacob Davis | Texas Longhorns | 5.85m 19-2¼ | 2000 | Russ Buller | LSU Tigers | 5.70m 18-8¼ | 2001 | Jacob Pauli | Northern Iowa Panthers | 5.68m 18-7½ | 2002 | Jeff Hansen | BYU Cougars | 5.48m 17-11¾ | 2003 | Brad Walker | Washington Huskies | 5.80m 19-¼ | 2004 | Brad Walker | Washington Huskies | 5.70m 18-8¼ | 2005 | Tommy Skipper | Oregon Ducks | 5.60m 18-4½ | 2006 | Tommy Skipper | Oregon Ducks | 5.65m 18-6½ | 2007 | Brad Gebauer | McNeese State Cowboys | 5.50m 18-½ | 2008 | Rory Quiller | Binghamton Bearcats | 5.50m 18-½ | 2009 | Jason Colwick | Rice Owls | 5.60m 18-4½ | 2010 | Scott Roth | Washington Huskies | 5.60m | 2011 | Scott Roth | Washington Huskies | 5.50m | 2012 | Andrew Irwin | Arkansas Razorbacks | 5.55m | 2013 | Andrew Irwin | Arkansas Razorbacks | 5.70m | 2014 | Shawn Barber | Akron Zips | 5.75m A | 2015 | Shawn Barber | Akron Zips | 5.91m | 2016 | Jax Thoirs | Washington Huskies | 5.50m | 2017 | Chris Nilsen | South Dakota Coyotes | 5.70m | 2018 | Hussain Al Hizam | Kansas Jayhawks | 5.70m | 2019 | Armand Duplantis | LSU Tigers | 5.83m | 2021 | KC Lightfoot | Baylor Bears | 5.93m | 2022 | Sondre Guttormsen | Princeton Tigers | 5.75m | 2023 | Sondre Guttormsen | Princeton Tigers | 6.00m A | 2024 | Keaton Daniel | Kentucky Wildcats | 5.70m | |