2019 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Men's Field Events
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Austin, TX
June 5, 2019 to June 8, 2019
Outside Letsrun
Chris Nilsen, coffee barista dad and multi-time NCAA pole vault champ, reflects on beating Mondo at NCAAs
“Coming in I wasn’t, ‘I have to beat Mondo.’ I was more focused on, I wanted to jump high, I wanted to jump 5.90 or higher and I completed my goal,” Nilsen says. “I didn’t think about it as coming in and wanting to beat Mondo. Competing against him is just fun.”June 12, 2019
Recommended Read: DyeStat Pre-Meet Article: Family Man Chris Nilsen Balances Pole Vaulting And Parenting
Nilsen and his high school girlfriend had a son during his sophomore year who is now 16-months old.June 6, 2019
Photos
- Chris Nilsen, coffee barista dad and multi-time NCAA pole vault champ, reflects on beating Mondo at NCAAs
- Recommended Read: DyeStat Pre-Meet Article: Family Man Chris Nilsen Balances Pole Vaulting And Parenting
- Don't just hand the pole vault title to Mondo quite yet, South Dakota's Chris Nilsen is the #2 vaulter in the world this year and has 2 NCAA titles to his name
Race Results
- Chris Nilsen, coffee barista dad and multi-time NCAA pole vault champ, reflects on beating Mondo at NCAAs
- Recommended Read: DyeStat Pre-Meet Article: Family Man Chris Nilsen Balances Pole Vaulting And Parenting
- Don't just hand the pole vault title to Mondo quite yet, South Dakota's Chris Nilsen is the #2 vaulter in the world this year and has 2 NCAA titles to his name
Analysis
- Chris Nilsen, coffee barista dad and multi-time NCAA pole vault champ, reflects on beating Mondo at NCAAs
- Recommended Read: DyeStat Pre-Meet Article: Family Man Chris Nilsen Balances Pole Vaulting And Parenting
- Don't just hand the pole vault title to Mondo quite yet, South Dakota's Chris Nilsen is the #2 vaulter in the world this year and has 2 NCAA titles to his name
Event Recaps
- Chris Nilsen, coffee barista dad and multi-time NCAA pole vault champ, reflects on beating Mondo at NCAAs
- Recommended Read: DyeStat Pre-Meet Article: Family Man Chris Nilsen Balances Pole Vaulting And Parenting
- Don't just hand the pole vault title to Mondo quite yet, South Dakota's Chris Nilsen is the #2 vaulter in the world this year and has 2 NCAA titles to his name
Interviews
- Chris Nilsen, coffee barista dad and multi-time NCAA pole vault champ, reflects on beating Mondo at NCAAs
- Recommended Read: DyeStat Pre-Meet Article: Family Man Chris Nilsen Balances Pole Vaulting And Parenting
- Don't just hand the pole vault title to Mondo quite yet, South Dakota's Chris Nilsen is the #2 vaulter in the world this year and has 2 NCAA titles to his name
Event Previews
- Chris Nilsen, coffee barista dad and multi-time NCAA pole vault champ, reflects on beating Mondo at NCAAs
- Recommended Read: DyeStat Pre-Meet Article: Family Man Chris Nilsen Balances Pole Vaulting And Parenting
- Don't just hand the pole vault title to Mondo quite yet, South Dakota's Chris Nilsen is the #2 vaulter in the world this year and has 2 NCAA titles to his name