pole vault
noun
: a vault with the aid of a pole
specifically
: a field event consisting of a vault for height over a crossbar
pole-vaulter
noun
or pole vaulter
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DeLand’s reigning girls pole vault state champ, senior Kylie Neira, cleared 12-9 1/2 to finish second.
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Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
The competition, held on Monday, saw Katie Spencer, a transgender athlete from Greely High School, win the Class B state championship in pole vaulting with a jump of 10 feet, 6 inches.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Maine became a focal point on the issue after state lawmaker Laurel Libby pointed out a biological male had won a girls' pole vault competition for Greely High School in early February.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
Additionally, a Republican Maine state legislator, Rep. Laurel Libby, was censured Tuesday for bringing attention to the state with a social media post calling out a transgender high school athlete who took first place in a girls pole vault competition.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
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Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
The competition, held on Monday, saw Katie Spencer, a transgender athlete from Greely High School, win the Class B state championship in pole vaulting with a jump of 10 feet, 6 inches.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Maine became a focal point on the issue after state lawmaker Laurel Libby pointed out a biological male had won a girls' pole vault competition for Greely High School in early February.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
Additionally, a Republican Maine state legislator, Rep. Laurel Libby, was censured Tuesday for bringing attention to the state with a social media post calling out a transgender high school athlete who took first place in a girls pole vault competition.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Pole vault.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pole%20vault. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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