(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) – Brady Vilvens competed at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships Thursday afternoon in the High Jump for the second year in a row. Vilvens finished fourth with a clearance of 2.08m to be named an All-American for the second straight season. The 2.08m clearance is the same height that won him the National Championship last year.
Vilvens breezed through the first four heights of 1.95m, 2.00m, 2.05m, and 2.08m without a miss. He was one of just two athletes to accomplish this feat, with the other being fellow Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) competitor from Baldwin Wallace University, Christian Pfeiffer.
After only three athletes cleared 2.08m last season at nationals, nine high jumpers cleared the height this season in Myrtle Beach. Unfortunately for Vilvens, his run ended at 2.11m. He had a great second jump but was unable to clear the bar in his three attempts.
Pfeiffer, Caleb Cornelius of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, and Jackson Bliey of MIT cleared 2.11m. Pfeiffer failed at 2.14m to finish third, while Cornelius cleared on his third attempt and Bliey cleared on his second to win the event while Cornelius finished second.
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The Quakers conclude the 2024 Outdoor Track & Field Championships tomorrow, as four athletes are in action. Nathen Borgan and Jarrett Durr compete in the Hammer Throw at 3:45 P.M., before Faith Duncan runs the 5k at 7:00 P.M. and Simon Heys runs the 5k at 7:25 P.M.
