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.
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Chris Nilsen with a – vault of 19-5 ½ (5.93) at the Nebraska Tune-Up this afternoon. He tops LSU's Mondo Duplantis for a new NCAATrackField indoor record.GoYotes | WeAreSouthDakota
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— South Dakota Track & Field / Cross Country (@SDCoyotesXCTF) February 21, 2020
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.
