Mondo Duplantis announced Monday he is leaving LSU to pursue a professional pole-vaulting career with the Swedish National team. Duplantis — born and raised in Lafayette — has forgone his final three years of college eligibility for a professional sponsorship which will allow him to begin a professional career with…
From the first day I pole vaulted, I knew. If I was going to go to college, I was going to LSU. That was never a question. It was a family thing. My mom and dad met at LSU. My brothers came to LSU. Before I ever stepped foot on…
Catholic High senior Nicholas Russell returned to the top of the podium Saturday, about 200 yards or so from the spot where he ceded the top spot last spring. At the LSU Field House, just steps off the track at LSU’s Bernie Moore Track Stadium, Russell won the LHSAA Division…
BATON ROUGE — The tradition is alive and well. Lafayette High’s Johanna Duplantis joined the family’s remarkable legacy of state champions Saturday, winning a stirring duel with Heather Abadie of St. Michael in the Division I girls pole vault at the LHSAA State Indoor Meet. Duplantis won in a jump-off…
BATON ROUGE — It was the spring of 1988 when Bob Duplantis bumped into a friend who was a high school track coach in the area at a track meet in Lafayette. “Hey,” the coach said. “How’s your son, Greg?” Greg Duplantis of Lafayette High was and is a household name…
Baton Rouge, La. – Freshman pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis was named the 2018 Men’s European Co-Rising Star on Friday. The world-renowned pole vaulter was a joint honoree alongside Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway. The best Swedish pole vaulter of all time, Duplantis cleared eight world U20 records in 2018 and he set a championship…
Considering his family’s athletic background, there was little doubt pole-vaulting phenom Armand “Mondo” Duplantis would attend LSU. The world junior record holder made it official Wednesday, joining the Tigers’ track and field program on the first day student-athletes could sign a national letter of intent with the college of their…
Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis, the best pole vaulter in U.S. high school history, has announced his signing with Louisiana State University. Duplantis announced Wednesday evening via his Instagram his decision. “It’s a family thing,” Mondo said in his post. Mondo’s father Greg Duplantis, mother Helena, and brother Antoine all went to LSU. Read More…
BATON ROUGE – Two Tulane women made their collegiate debuts and the team collected fifteen top-ten finishes, including an event title in the women’s pole vault, as the Green Wave’s indoor squad opened up the New Year at the LSU Purple Tiger. The Friday meet took place inside the Carl…
Mondo Duplantis cleared 18 feet, 0.5 inches (5.50m) to break the National High School Record on Saturday afternoon at the LSU High School Last Chance Qualifier in Baton Rouge. The sophomore from Lafayette High School in Louisiana is the first prep to clear the 18-foot barrier indoors. Don’t expect the…
