Sandi Morris

Sandi Morris
	Sandi Morris at the 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	July 8, 1992 (age 29); Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S.
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	137 lb (62 kg)
Website	Sandi Morris at AthleteBiz
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Pole vault
College team	University of Arkansas Razorbacks; University of North Carolina Tar Heels
Team	Nike
Turned pro	2015
Coached by	Bryan Compton
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	5.00 m (16 ft 5 in)
Medal record
Women's track and field
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Indoor Championships
NACAC Championships
NACAC Under-23 Championships
Pan American Junior Championships

Sandi Morris (born July 8, 1992) is an American pole vault record holder.^[2] She won the silver medal in the pole vault event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She also won silver at the pole vault event at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics and another silver at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics. In 2018 she won gold at the World Indoor Championships. Morris has a personal best vault of 4.95 m (16 ft 3 in) indoor, set on March 12, 2016 in Portland, Oregon. She matched this height at the 2018 World Indoor Champships when setting a new championship record.^[3]^[4]^[5] July 23, 2016, Morris cleared 4.93 m (16 ft 2 in) at American Track League in Houston at Rice University breaking Jennifer Suhr's American outdoor record in the pole vault. Morris cleared 5.00 m (16 ft 5 in) at 2016 IAAF Diamond League Memorial Van Damme in Brussels on September 9, 2016 to set the U.S. women's outdoor pole vault record.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Professional[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the United States
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd	Pole Vault	4.90 m (16 ft 1 in)
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	1st	Pole Vault	4.95 m (16 ft 3 in) CR
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	2nd	Pole Vault	4.75 m (15 ft 7 in)
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	2nd	Pole Vault	4.85 m (15 ft 11 in)
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, Oregon	2nd	Pole Vault	4.85 m (15 ft 11 in)
2015	World Championships	Beijing National Stadium	4th	Pole Vault	4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)
2014	NACAC U23	Kamloops Hillside Stadium	1st	Pole Vault	4.40 m (14 ft 5 in)^[9] CR
2011	2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships	Miramar, Florida	2nd	Pole Vault	4.05 m (13 ft 3 in)
Representing Nike, Inc.
2020	USA Indoor Track and Field Championships	Albuquerque, New Mexico	1st	Pole Vault	4.90 m (16 ft 1 in)^[10]
2019	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Des Moines, Iowa	1st	Pole Vault	4.85 m (15 ft 11 in)^[11]
2018	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Des Moines, Iowa	1st	Pole Vault	4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)^[12]
2018	USA Indoor Track and Field Championships	Albuquerque, New Mexico	2nd	Pole Vault	4.86 m (15 ft 11 in)^[13]
2017	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Sacramento, California	1st	Pole Vault	4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)^[14]
2017	USA Indoor Track and Field Championships	Albuquerque, New Mexico	1st	Pole Vault	4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)
2016	USA Olympic Trials	Eugene, Oregon	2nd	Pole Vault	4.75 m (15 ft 7 in)
2016	USA Indoor Track and Field Championships	Portland, Oregon	1st	Pole Vault	4.95 m (16 ft 3 in)^[15]
2015	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Eugene, Oregon	2nd	Pole Vault	4.65 m (15 ft 3 in)^[16]
Representing the Arkansas Razorbacks
2014	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Hornet Stadium (Sacramento)	2nd	Pole Vault	4.55 m (14 ft 11 in)^[17]
2014	USA Indoor Track and Field Championships	Albuquerque Convention Center	4th	Pole Vault	4.51 m (14 ft 10 in)^[18]
Representing the North Carolina Tar Heels
2011	USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Eugene, Oregon	2nd	Pole Vault	4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)^[19]
Representing Greenville High School
2010	USATF Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships	Sacramento, California	1st	Pole Vault	4.05 m (13 ft 3 in)^[20]
2009	USATF Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships	Greensboro, North Carolina	5th	Pole Vault	3.55 m (11 ft 8 in)^[21]

Morris won 2017 Drake Relays Pole vault title in 4.72 m (15 ft 6 in).^[22]^[23]

NCAA[]

Year	SEC indoor Track and Field Championships	NCAA indoor Track and Field Championships	SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships	NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Representing the Arkansas Razorbacks
2015	4.66 m (15 ft 3 in) 1st	4.60 m (15 ft 1 in) 1st NCAA Record^[24]	4.72 m (15 ft 6 in) 1st	4.65 m (15 ft 3 in) 2nd
2014			4.50 m (14 ft 9 in) 1st	4.35 m (14 ft 3 in) 4th
2013	4.18 m (13 ft 9 in) 2nd	4.35 m (14 ft 3 in) 4th
Representing the North Carolina Tar Heels
Year	ACC indoor	NCAA indoor	ACC Outdoor	NCAA Outdoor
2012	4.01 m (13 ft 2 in) 4th	4.20 m (13 ft 9 in) 11th	NH 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in)	4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) 11th
2011	4.05 m (13 ft 3 in) 4th	4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) 11th	3.95 m (13 ft 0 in) 3rd

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High school[]

Morris won 2009 and 2010 South Carolina High School League 3A state pole vault titles. Morris is a graduate of Greenville High School where she was a record-setting pole vaulter and all-state volleyball player.^[28]

Year	Region 2	State Outdoor
2010	1st 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)	1st 3.83 m (12 ft 7 in)
2009	1st 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)	1st 3.65 m (12 ft 0 in)

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Sandi Morris". teamusa.org. USOC. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
^ "Sandi Morris". IAAF. August 23, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
^ 2016 Doha Diamond League video of world leading jump in pole vault
^ Sandi Morris set for tilt at Isinbayeva's world record. Retrieved on September 10, 2016.
^ "Sandi Morris". iaaf.org. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
^ "Sandi Morris joins exclusive 5-meter club at Van Damme". myrtlebeachonline.com. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
^ "Smiling Thompson celebrates perfect dozen". sports.yahoo.com/. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
^ "MORRIS JOINS FIVE-METRE CLUB IN BRUSSELS – IAAF DIAMOND LEAGUE". iaaf.org. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
^ 2014 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics Results
^ "2020 USA Track & Field – 2020 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Results – Friday, February 14, 2020 - Saturday, February 15, 2020". Athletic.net. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
^ "2019 USA Track & Field – 2019 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Results – Thursday, July 25, 2019 - Sunday, July 28, 2019 Drake Stadium". Athletic.net. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
^ "2018 USA Track & Field – 2018 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Results – 6/21/2018 to 6/24/2018 Drake Stadium". USATF.org. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
^ "2018 USA Track & Field – 2018 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Results – 2/16/2018 to 2/18/2018". USATF.org. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
^ "2017 Outdoor USA Track & Field – Results". USATF.org. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
^ "2016 Indoor USA Track & Field – Results". usatf.org. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
^ "2015 USA Track & Field – Results – FULL". usatf.org. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
^ "2014 USA Track & Field – Complete Results". usatf.org. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
^ "2014 Indoor USA Track & Field – Results". usatf.org. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
^ "2011 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships". USATF.org. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
^ "2010 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships – Young Women Division". USATF.org. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
^ "2009 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships – Young Women Division". USATF.org. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
^ "2017 Drake Relays (108th Drake Relays) Results at Drake University". Drake Bulldogs. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
^ "Video of Winning Pole Vault jump at Drake Relays from SANDI MORRIS". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
^ "Arkansas pole vaulter Sandi Morris sets NCAA record". Retrieved February 7, 2016.
^ "TFRRS – Sandi Morris". Retrieved February 7, 2016.
^ "TFRRS – Sandi Morris". Retrieved February 7, 2016.
^ "UNC Track & Field Bio SANDI MORRIS". UNC Tar Heel. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
^ "Olympic medalist, Morris is Greenville Christmas Parade Grand Marshal". WSPA-TV. Archived from the original on November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

External links[]

Sandi Morris at World Athletics
Sandi Morris at USA Track & Field
Sandi Morris at Diamond League
Sandi Morris at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee
Sandi Morris at Olympedia

[teamusa.org-1] "Sandi Morris". teamusa.org. USOC. Retrieved November 5, 2020.

[2] "Sandi Morris". IAAF. August 23, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2015.

[3] 2016 Doha Diamond League video of world leading jump in pole vault

[4] Sandi Morris set for tilt at Isinbayeva's world record. Retrieved on September 10, 2016.

[5] "Sandi Morris". iaaf.org. Retrieved March 18, 2016.

[6] "Sandi Morris joins exclusive 5-meter club at Van Damme". myrtlebeachonline.com. Retrieved September 9, 2016.

[7] "Smiling Thompson celebrates perfect dozen". sports.yahoo.com/. Retrieved September 9, 2016.

[8] "MORRIS JOINS FIVE-METRE CLUB IN BRUSSELS – IAAF DIAMOND LEAGUE". iaaf.org. Retrieved September 9, 2016.

[9] 2014 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics Results

[10] "2020 USA Track & Field – 2020 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Results – Friday, February 14, 2020 - Saturday, February 15, 2020". Athletic.net. Retrieved December 4, 2020.

[11] "2019 USA Track & Field – 2019 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Results – Thursday, July 25, 2019 - Sunday, July 28, 2019 Drake Stadium". Athletic.net. Retrieved December 4, 2020.

[12] "2018 USA Track & Field – 2018 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Results – 6/21/2018 to 6/24/2018 Drake Stadium". USATF.org. Retrieved August 5, 2018.

[13] "2018 USA Track & Field – 2018 USA Indoor Track & Field Championships Results – 2/16/2018 to 2/18/2018". USATF.org. Retrieved March 4, 2018.

[14] "2017 Outdoor USA Track & Field – Results". USATF.org. Retrieved December 14, 2017.

[15] "2016 Indoor USA Track & Field – Results". usatf.org. Retrieved March 13, 2016.

[16] "2015 USA Track & Field – Results – FULL". usatf.org. Retrieved February 7, 2016.

[17] "2014 USA Track & Field – Complete Results". usatf.org. Retrieved February 7, 2016.

[18] "2014 Indoor USA Track & Field – Results". usatf.org. Retrieved February 7, 2016.

[19] "2011 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships". USATF.org. Retrieved June 15, 2016.

[20] "2010 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships – Young Women Division". USATF.org. Retrieved June 15, 2016.

[21] "2009 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships – Young Women Division". USATF.org. Retrieved June 15, 2016.

[22] "2017 Drake Relays (108th Drake Relays) Results at Drake University". Drake Bulldogs. Retrieved April 26, 2017.

[23] "Video of Winning Pole Vault jump at Drake Relays from SANDI MORRIS". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved May 2, 2017.

[24] "Arkansas pole vaulter Sandi Morris sets NCAA record". Retrieved February 7, 2016.

[25] "TFRRS – Sandi Morris". Retrieved February 7, 2016.

[26] "TFRRS – Sandi Morris". Retrieved February 7, 2016.

[27] "UNC Track & Field Bio SANDI MORRIS". UNC Tar Heel. Retrieved May 2, 2017.

[28] "Olympic medalist, Morris is Greenville Christmas Parade Grand Marshal". WSPA-TV. Archived from the original on November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

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v t 2016 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification	2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)
Men's track and road athletes	Devon Allen Robby Andrews Ronnie Ash Boris Berian Ben Blankenship Hillary Bor Marvin Bracy Trayvon Bromell Donn Cabral Matthew Centrowitz Jr. Paul Chelimo Kerron Clement Kyle Clemons (r) Christian Coleman (r) Justin Gatlin Tyson Gay (r) Arman Hall (r) Evan Jager Charles Jock Meb Keflezighi Shadrack Kipchirchir Leonard Korir Bernard Lagat Tony McQuay (r) Hassan Mead LaShawn Merritt Clayton Murphy John Nunn Jeff Porter Gil Roberts Byron Robinson Mike Rodgers (r) Galen Rupp Michael Tinsley David Verburg Jared Ward Ameer Webb
Men's field athletes	Bradley Adkins Tavis Bailey Chris Benard Will Claye Ryan Crouser Sam Crouser Logan Cunningham Marquis Dendy Ashton Eaton Andrew Evans Mason Finley Sean Furey Michael Hartfield Jeff Henderson Darrell Hill Cyrus Hostetler Kibwé Johnson Sam Kendricks Joe Kovacs Erik Kynard Jarrion Lawson Conor McCullough Ricky Robertson Cale Simmons Jeremy Taiwo Christian Taylor Rudy Winkler Zach Ziemek
Women's track and road athletes	Morolake Akinosun (r) Nia Ali Tianna Bartoletta Tori Bowie Kristi Castlin Emma Coburn Kim Conley Amy Cragg Abbey D'Agostino Taylor Ellis-Watson (r) Allyson Felix Shalane Flanagan Phyllis Francis Courtney Frerichs English Gardner Kate Grace Marielle Hall Natasha Hastings Shelby Houlihan Molly Huddle Emily Infeld Desiree Linden Brenda Martinez Francena McCorory (r) Sydney McLaughlin Miranda Melville Maria Michta Dalilah Muhammad Courtney Okolo (r) Jenna Prandini Colleen Quigley Brianna Rollins Shannon Rowbury Jenny Simpson Ashley Spencer Deajah Stevens Ariana Washington (r) Chrishuna Williams Ajeé Wilson
Women's field athletes	Whitney Ashley Tianna Bartoletta Gwen Berry Brittany Borman Amber Campbell Kelsey Card Michelle Carter Vashti Cunningham Janay DeLoach Christina Epps Andrea Geubelle Felisha Johnson Chaunté Lowe Maggie Malone Inika McPherson Heather Miller-Koch Sandi Morris Barbara Nwaba Keturah Orji DeAnna Price Brittney Reese Raven Saunders Amanda Smock Jennifer Suhr Shelbi Vaughan Alexis Weeks Kendell Williams Kara Winger
Coaches	(women's assistant coach) (men's assistant coach) Curtis Frye (men's assistant coach) (women's assistant coach) Vin Lananna (men's head coach) (women's assistant coach) Connie Price-Smith (women's head coach) (men's assistant coach) (men's assistant coach) LaTanya Sheffield (women's assistant coach)

v t US National Championship winners in women's pole vault
1996†–97: Stacy Dragila 1998: Kellie Suttle 1999–2005: Stacy Dragila 2006–10: Jenn Suhr 2011: Kylie Hutson 2012–16: Jenn Suhr 2017–19: Sandi Morris 2021^{2020 OT}: Katie Nageotte
Notes	Since 2000 the championships has incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years. The 1996 contest was a non-championship event 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.