The Pole Vault Summit, alternatively called the National Pole Vault Summit, by the sponsor's named UCS Spirit National Pole Vault Summit or geographically the Reno Pole Vault Summit is an annual festival of

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

ing. Since 2011, the event has been held in the Reno-Sparks Livestock Event Center (a different venue from the

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in downtown) located in

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. For the first twenty years of its existence, the event was held in a hotel ballroom, primarily at the Reno Hilton Hotel. Held in January, the indoor event features lectures, instruction, promoting safety in the sport of pole vaulting, and hosts competitions in all levels of pole vaulting from beginners to the elite. The event has been attended by a virtual who's who of the pole vault community. In 2018,

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set the world junior record in the competition.

Shawnacy Barber Shawnacy Campbell "Shawn" Barber (born 27 May 1994) is a Canadian track and field athlete specialising in the pole vault. He is the former world champion in pole vault having won the event with a height of 5.90 m at the 2015 World Championsh ...

joined the

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there in 2016. The 2020 event was held on January 18, 2020 and 1,168 pole vaulters competed. The event center was covered with 15 pole vault runways and landing mats, and 6 sessions were held between Friday and Saturday for a total of 85 competitions (average flight size of 14). The meet is held by

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and the meet directors are Steve Chappel and Lane Mastretti. Pole Vault Summit

The 2022 summit was held on January 14 and 15, 2022. The event center had a total of 12 pole vault runways and landing pads, and there were 6 sessions held between Friday and Saturday for a total of 60 total competitions. On the first day, high school vaulters got the chance to sit at a round table with some of the best vaulters in the world and ask them various questions about life, pole vault, and more. After that, the elite vaulters competed with KC Lightfoot coming in first for the elite men's division with a vault of 5.91 meters and Katie Nageotte coming in first place for the elite women's division with a vault of 4.60 meters. https://polevaultsummit.com/

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