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Review: Chris Nilsen shatters collegiate indoor pole vault record (Includes first-hand account)

Nilsen of South Dakota was able to break Mondo Duplantis’ collegiate record that he had set last year with a clearance of 5.92 meters. Nilsen eclipsed that with a jump of 5.93 meters, and he also cleared such heights as 5.84 meters, 5.73 meters, 5.53 meters, and 5.38 meters. He set the bar really high this indoor track and field season.

His incredible jump, a new collegiate indoor record, may be seen below.

In other pole vault news, Mondo Duplantis recently improved his own world record with a clearance of 6.18 meters, while Sam Kendricks had set a new American indoor record with 6.01 meters.

Read More: Digital Journal’s Markos Papadatos last chatted with Chris Nilsen in the summer of 2019.

Markos Papadatos
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Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator that has authored over 20,000 original articles over the past 18 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is a 16-time "Best of Long Island" winner, where for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, and 2022), he was honored as the "Best Long Island Personality" in Arts & Entertainment, an honor that has gone to Billy Joel six times.

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