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2025 Pre-Season Field Rankings: Boys Pole Vault

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When you return possibly the best pole vaulter in the country, you know the vault event will be a very exciting one to follow throughout the season. We will see some new upcoming talent as well in this event as the new 14y/o age group world record holder enters High School. Lets look at the best 10 vaulters in each classification.


3A -

1. Lukas Brauc (Sr., Oak Park-River Forest)

PR - 16'10"

  • 4th at New Balance Outdoor Nationals

  • 8th at IHSA 3A State Championships

  • Proviso East Sectional Champion

  • WSC Silver Conference Champion


2. Parker Owens (Fr., Edwardsville)

PR - 16'3"

  • IESA 4A State Champion


3. Nathan McLoughlin (Sr., St. Charles North)

PR - 15'9"

  • AAU Region 13 Champion

  • 4th at IHSA 3A State Championships

  • Metea Valley Sectional Champion

  • DuKane Conference Champion


4. Dimitri Rosales (Sr., St. Charles North)

PR - 15'1"

  • 7th at IHSA 3A State Championships


5. Hayden Dahlin (Jr., Barrington)

PR - 14'8.75"

  • 11th at IHSA 3A State Championships


6. Will Viken (Sr., Rolling Meadows)

PR - 15'1"

  • 8th at IHSA 3A State Championships

  • MSL Conference Champion


7. Henry Kane (Jr., Naperville Central)

PR - 14'8.75"

  • 13th at IHSA 3A State Championships

  • Joliet Central Sectional Champion


8. Ryan Stiglic (Sr., New Lenox [Lincoln-Way West])

PR - 15'3"

  • NH at IHSA 3A State Championships

  • SWSC Conference Champion


9. Jackson Pfaff (Sr., DeKalb)

PR - 14'2"

  • 13th at IHSA 3A State Championships


10. Cooper Bowman (Jr., Minooka)

PR - 14'4"

  • SPC Conference Champion


2A -

1. Andrew Nuyen (Jr., Rochelle)

PR - 16'0"

  • 3rd at IHSA 2A State Championships

  • Sycamore Sectional Champion

  • Ogle County Champion


2. Braedon Shaner (Sr., Sycamore)

PR - 14'11"

  • 6th at IHSA 2A State Championships


3. Kyle Quaid-Bowman (Jr., Glen Ellyn [Glenbard South])

PR - 15'0"

  • NH at IHSA 2A State Championships

  • Glenbard South Sectional Champion

  • Upstate Eight Conference Champion


4. Drake Howard (Sr., Taylorsville)

PR - 14'3.25"

  • 7th at IHSA 2A State Championships

  • Rochester Sectional Champion

  • Apollo Conference Champion


5. Ty Clark (Sr., Mahomet-Seymour)

PR - 14'3.25"

  • 8th at IHSA 2A State Championships

  • Pontiac Sectional Champion

  • Apollo Conference Champion


6. Kaden Jones (Sr., Benton)

PR - 13'5.25"

  • 12th at IHSA 2A State Championships


7. Zane Meier (So., Troy [Triad])

PR - 13'9"

  • 12th at IHSA 2A State Championships

  • MVC Conference Champion


'8. Calvin Leman (Jr., Morton)

PR - 13'5.25"

  • 14th at IHSA 2A State Championships


9. Charlie Schmitz (Sr., St. Joseph-Ogden)

PR - 13'9.25"

  • 23rd at IHSA 2A State Championships


10. Robert Williams (Jr., Mascoutah)

PR - 13'8.5"

  • 16th at IHSA 2A State Championships


1A -

1. Isaiah Whitaker (Jr., Bloomington Central Catholic)

PR - 17'1.75"

  • AAU Junior Olympics Champion

  • Runner-Up at Nike Outdoor Nationals

  • IHSA 1A State Champion

  • Maroa-Forsyth Sectional Champion

  • Illini Prairie Conference Champion


2. Riley Hogan (Jr., Champaign [St. Thomas More])

PR - 14'6"

  • 5th at AAU Junior Olympics

  • 3rd at IHSA 1A State Championships


3. Marcus Czapar (Sr., El Paso-Gridley)

PR - 14'7.5"

  • 7th at AAU Junior Olympics

  • 4th at IHSA 1A State Championships

  • DeeMack Sectional Champion

  • Heart of Illinois Conference Champion


4. Mason Gilpin (Sr., Carlinville)

PR - 14'1.75"

  • 5th at IHSA 1A State Championships

  • Carlinville Sectional Champion

  • Macoupin County Champion


5. Sean Sigler (Jr., Seneca)

PR - 13'5.25"

  • 7th at IHSA 1A State Championships


6. Jacob Veteto (Jr., Altamont)

PR - 14'2"

  • 11th at IHSA 1A State Championships

  • National Trail Conference Champion


7. Wade Wickham (Sr., Newton)

PR - 13'1.5"

  • 12th at IHSA 1A State Championships

  • Newton Sectional Champion

  • LIC Conference Champion


8. Gradyn Hartlaub (So., Riverton)

PR - 12'11.75"

  • 13th at IHSA 1A State Championships

  • Sangamon County Champion


9. Aidan Jepson (Sr., Erie-Prophetstown)

PR - 12'5.5"

  • 14th at IHSA 1A State Championships

  • Erie Sectional Champion


10. Brody Brush (Jr., Rushville-Industry)

PR - 12'6"

  • 15th at IHSA 1A State Championships

  • Rushville-Industry Sectional Champion

  • West Central Conference Champion

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