South Dakota's Chris Nilsen broke the NCAA indoor pole vault record Friday night when he cleared 19 feet, 5 ½ inches at the Nebraska Tune-Up in Lincoln.
Nilsen, a senior, broke LSU's Mondo Duplantis mark of 19 feet, 5 inches, set 364 days earlier at the SEC Indoor Championships.
Nilsen's record is the 15th-best indoor mark in world history. Sweden's Duplantis, at 6.18 meters (just under 20 feet, 3 inches), holds the record.
The Kansas City, Missouri, native and three-time NCAA champion set the record on his second attempt.
𝐍𝐂𝐀𝐀 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃‼️ 👊
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Chris Nilsen with a 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑-𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 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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Nilsen has one vault better than his indoor record, when he cleared 19 feet, six 1/4 inches at the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.