Kyle Hensley wins National Championship in Pole Vault

Millikin freshman Kyle Hensley (Mt. Zion, H.S.) is the 2024 National Champion in the Men's Pole Vault at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships on March 8 at the Virginia Beach Sports Complex in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Hensley shattered his own school record clearing 5.18 meters or 17-0 feet. Hensley was the only vaulter to clear the distance and had fewer misses than everyone in the field. Of the nine progressions passed, Hensley only had two misses before clearing the height to advance.

Hensley becomes Millikin's second track athlete to earn a national title joining Carl Alexander who won the 100 Meters in 1997-98. He is the fifth Millikin athlete to earn an individual national championship.

Senior Jake Shumaker (Decatur, Mt. Zion H.S.) competed in the 800 Meters. Despite turning in the eighth fastest time in 1:51.46, Shumaker did not advance to Saturday's finals in the event. Shumaker finished third in the second heat. Athletes automatically advanced to the finals with a top two finish in a heat or being one of the top two remaining times.

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Players Mentioned

Jake Shumaker: Senior; Mid Distance

Kyle Hensley: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jake Shumaker
: Senior; Mid Distance

Kyle Hensley
: Freshman