Austin Miller (pole vaulter)

Austin Miller (born 1 June 1994) is an American pole vaulter. He won the bronze medal at the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the pole vault.

Austin Miller
Personal information
NationalityUSA
Born1 June 1994 (30 years, 29 days old)[1]
Home townHerndon, Virginia
Education
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight82 kg (181 lb)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
EventPole vault
College team
ClubVaulthouse[1]
Coached byScott Houston[3]
Earl Bell[3]
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal best
  • PV: 5.90m (2024)
Updated on 1 January 2024

Career

Miller competed in lacrosse and a variety of track and field events at Herndon High School in Virginia, and he was a district champion in the pole vault. He originally joined the High Point Panthers track and field program as a potential decathlete, but he switched to specializing in pole vault soon after joining the team.[3]

At High Point, Miller set the school record in the pole vault but never qualified for an NCAA Division I outdoor or indoor national championship, qualifying for the East preliminary round in 2015 and 2016.[4] His senior year, Scott Houston joined the coaching staff and convinced Miller to continue competing after college.[3]

With the help of Houston and Earl Bell, he qualified for his first national final in 2018, placing 9th at the USA Indoor Championships. After improving to 8th outdoors, Miller sustained two injuries in 2019 despite a 4th-place finish at that year's indoor championships.[1][3]

Miller's best national performance was at the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, where he finished 3rd behind Chris Nilsen and Sam Kendricks.[1] At the 2024 Xiamen Diamond League, he finished 4th.[1]

Personal life

Miller is from Herndon, Virginia. He competes for the Vaulthouse club in North Carolina.[1]

In addition to being an athlete, Miller currently coaches pole vault at the Vault House club and at Ragsdale High School. He also coaches club-level lacrosse at his alma mater High Point University.[5] Additionally, he worked as a security guard for a music venue in Greensboro, North Carolina and writes for This Song Is Sick, a music publication.[3]

He has said he will pursue a career in the music industry after he retires from pole vaulting.[3]

Statistics

Personal best progression
Pole Vault progression
#MarkPl.CompetitionVenueDateRef.
15.05 mCarolina-Greensboro Spartan Team Challenge, JDL Fast TrackWinston-Salem, NC24 Jan 2015[6]
25.07 mHigh Point VertKlasseHigh Point, NC3 Apr 2015[7]
35.22 m10thVirginia Tech Challenge, Rector FieldhouseBlacksburg, VA19 Feb 2016[8]
45.25 mBig South Outdoor Track & Field ChampionshipsLynchburg, VA11 May 2016[9]
55.41 mDuke Invitational, Morris Williams StadiumDurham, NC21 Apr 2017[10]
65.51 m ANational Pole Vault Summit, Livestock Events CenterReno, NV12 Jan 2018[11]
75.53 m A9thUSA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, NM16 Feb 2018[12]
85.55 m8thUSA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDes Moines, IA22 Jun 2018[13]
95.73 mRocket Man Pole Vault Summer SeriesMooresville, NC21 Jul 2020[14]
105.76 mGOLDEN FLY Series Street competitionBangkok, Thailand24 Feb 2023[15]
115.80 mAnnual Mt. SAC RelaysWalnut, CA14 Apr 2023[16]
125.81 mMityng Na Rynku KościuszkiBiałystok, Poland20 May 2023[17]
135.90 mDoc Hale Virginia Tech InvitationalBlacksburg, VA2 Feb 2024[18]

References
  1. Austin Miller at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. "Austin Miller – 2015–16 – Men's Track & Field". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  3. "AUSTIN MILLER". issuu. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  4. Austin Miller profile at TFRRS
  5. "Austin Miller". Vaulthouse. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  6. "Athletics recap for meeting #12856285". Tilastopaja.
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  13. "Athletics recap for meeting #12908917". Tilastopaja.
  14. "Athletics recap for meeting #12967274". Tilastopaja.
  15. "Athletics recap for meeting #13031998". Tilastopaja.
  16. "Athletics recap for meeting #13034178". Tilastopaja.
  17. "Athletics recap for meeting #13040185". Tilastopaja.
  18. "Athletics recap for meeting #13054387". Tilastopaja.
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