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Staggs repeats as MVC Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Story Links ST. LOUIS – Indiana State senior pole vaulter Will Staggs won his second straight MVC Men’s Field Athlete of the Week honor Tuesday afternoon after yet another record-breaking performance on the runway. Staggs cleared the 18-foot mark for the second straight weekend and fifth time in his career with […]
ST. LOUIS – Indiana State senior pole vaulter Will Staggs won his second straight MVC Men’s Field Athlete of the Week honor Tuesday afternoon after yet another record-breaking performance on the runway.
Staggs cleared the 18-foot mark for the second straight weekend and fifth time in his career with his 5.53m (18-1.75) clearance at the Jesse Owens Classic, breaking his own program record for a second consecutive meet. He cleared marks of 5.23m (17-1.75, third attempt) and 5.38m (17-7.75, first attempt) before clearing the record-breaking mark of 5.53m (18-1.75) on his third attempt. Staggs tied for the top clearance in Columbus at 5.53m (18-1.75), a mark which ranks in the top 10 nationally this season, placing second at the meet on misses. He remains the highest-ranked MVC athlete in any event this season, while his pole vault clearance was the best for a Valley athlete since 2007.
Staggs is the MVC and Great Lakes Region leader in the pole vault, while his school record-setting mark ranks second in NCAA East Qualifying and eighth nationally. He is the only athlete in the MVC to rank in the top 10 in the nation in any event this season.
The is the 12th of his career and third this outdoor season. Staggs previously earned the honor eight times during indoor track and field seasons and once during a previous outdoor track and field season, prior to his three weekly honors during the 2025 outdoor campaign.
Indiana State plays host to the Sycamore Open Friday at the John McNichols Memorial Track at the Gibson Track and Field Complex. The Sycamores will recognize their senior class, which includes Staggs, in Friday’s meet, their last before the MVC Outdoor Championships.
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