Brynn King

Brynn King
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2000-08-22) August 22, 2000 (age 24)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventPole Vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Pole Vault: 4.73m (Eugene, 2024)

Brynn King (born August 22, 2000) is an American pole vaulter.[1]

Early life

King is from The Woodlands, Texas and attended Concordia Lutheran High School in Tomball. She ran track and was a flyer in her cheerleading team prior to starting pole vault in her senior year of high school. She attended Duke University and later transferred to Roberts Wesleyan University in Rochester, New York.[2][3]

Career

King is coached by Jenn Suhr.[4] In February 2024, she set a new personal best of 4.61 metres in Allendale, Michigan.[5] In 2024, she was the NCAA Division II indoor and outdoor champion in the pole vault.[6] To win the indoor title she cleared a personal best height of 4.65 metres, becoming the fifth best all-time collegiate indoor competitor.[7] She won the Division II outdoors title in May 2024 with a height of 4.60 metres.[8]

King competed at the 2024 United States Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon in June 2024 and cleared a personal best height of 4.73 metres to finish third overall, with the minimum standard for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[9][10] She subsequently competed in the pole vault at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Brynn King". World Athletics. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  2. ^ Damiani, Dana (June 25, 2024). "Rochester pole vaulter to compete in Olympic trials Friday". Spectrumlocalnews. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  3. ^ Hollobaugh, Jeff (May 22, 2024). "Rising Vaulter Brynn King Guided By A Star". Track and Field News. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  4. ^ Cottrell, Jenna (February 8, 2024). "Roberts Wesleyan's Brynn King vaults to new heights under guidance of coach Jenn Suhr". 13wham. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "ROBERTS WESLEYAN'S BRYNN KING ADDS TO NCAA DIVISION 2 POLE VAULT RECORD AT GRAND VALLEY STATE BIG MEET". Runnerspace. February 12, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "Brynn King Advances To Women's Pole Vault Final At U.S. Olympic Trials". bvmsports.com. June 29, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "ADAMS STATE WOMEN, PITTSBURG STATE MEN REPEAT AS NCAA DIVISION 2 INDOOR CHAMPIONS, BRYNN KING ELEVATES POLE VAULT RECORD". March 11, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  8. ^ Harrington, Joe (May 26, 2024). "NCAA D2 Track And Field Championships 2024 Results". Flotrack. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  9. ^ "U.S. Olympic Team Trials". World Athletics. June 30, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  10. ^ Henderson, Jason (July 1, 2024). "World 400m hurdles record for Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  11. ^ "Women's Pole Vault Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. August 2, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.


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