For those of us whose ideal vacation includes pole vaulting, here’s the largest gatherings of vaulters in the United States – Canada. East-West-North-South all regions are represented.
The list is ranked by number of flights. A flight is a vaulting competition group that shares a runway for a session. So… if there were 2 runways, and they ran 4 sessions using both runways, there would be 8 flights. Biggest Flight = largest number of vaulters that have to share one runway for one competition group.
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National Pole Vault Summit, Reno, NV
January
14 Runways, 79 Flights, 1145 Vaulters, Biggest flight 19, 2 days
Meet Directors: Steve Chappel, Lane Mastretti
Texas Elite PV Expo Explosion, Belton, TX
Dec 32 – Jan 1. 2021
6 runways, 45 flights, 405 vaulters, biggest flight 12, 2 days
Results on website: YES
Meet Director: Jack Chapman, Texas Elite PV
Port Arkansas Beach Vault, TX
July
4 runways, 16 flights, 282 vaulters, biggest flight 21
Meet Director: Greg West
Grand Haven Beach Vault, MI
July
2 runways, 16 flights, 273 vaulters, biggest flight 26, 2 days
Result on website: YES
Meet Directors: Kevin Patterson and Dave Emeott
Dauphin Street Vault, Mobile, AL
July
2 pits, 9 flights, 180 vaulters, biggest flight 25
Meet Director: Drew Bentley
Mac Vault Texas Indoor Champions,
College Station, TX
Feb 5, 2022
3 runways, 12 flights, 124 vaulters, biggest flight 13
Results: YES
Meet Director Brad McFarling
Rochester Rockback Beach Vault, NY
August 7, 2021
3 runways, 9 flights, 139 vaulters, biggest flight 24
Results: YES
Meet Director: Andy Fetzner
Vaulter Magazine Middle School – High School Nationals
July 17, 2021
2 runways, 10 flights, 343 vaulters, biggest flight 16
Results: YES
2020 National High School record Break, Leah Pasqualetti – 14’8.25″
Meet Director: Doug Bouma
Jammin’ & Jumpin’, Henderson, KY
August 13-14, 2021
1 runway, 9 flights, 104 vaulters, biggest flight 21
Results: YES
Meet Directors: Kevin Ferguson, SM Track Club
HV Flying Circus Summer Fiber Blast, Warwick, NY
July 9-10, 2021
2 Runways, 8 Flights, 88 vaulters, biggest flight 21 Results
YES
Meet Directors: Tim St Lawrence, Hugh Cauthiers, Stephanie Duffy
July 4, 2022
1 runway, 4 flights, 97 vaulters, biggest flight 28 Results: YES
Meet Director: Jeremiah Burish, La Crosse Track Club