Utah State University Athletics

TITLES: Mountain West Outdoor Champion: Pole Vault (2023, 2024, 2025), Mountain West Indoor Champion: Pole Vault (2024, 2025).

HONORS: First-Team All-American Indoor: Pole Vault (2025); Second-Team All-American Outdoor: Pole Vault (2024, 2025); All-Mountain West Outdoor: Pole Vault (2023, 2024, 2025); All-Mountain West Indoor: Pole Vault (2024, 2025); Mountain West Men’s Field Athlete of the Week (2/6/24, 2/13/24, 4/30/24, 1/14/25, 1/21/25, 4/22/25); USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2025); CSC Academic All-District (2025); Academic All-Mountain West (2023, 2024, 2025); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2024, 2025); USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2023, 2024, 2025); USU Robins Award Male Athlete of the Year (2025).

INDOOR RECORDS: Holds the USU record in the pole vault with a mark of 5.61 meters (18-4.75), set in 2025… Holds the George Nelson Fieldhouse facility record in the pole vault with a clearance of 5.60 meters (18-4.5), set in 2025.

OUTDOOR RECORDS: Holds the USU and Mountain West record in the pole vault with a mark of 5.70 meters (18-8.25), set in 2025… Holds the Mountain West Outdoor Championships record in the pole vault with a clearance of 5.65 meters (18-6.5), set in 2025.

2025 (JR)
Indoor: Finished sixth in the pole vault at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships with a clearance of 5.61 meters (18-4.75), earning first-team All-American honors… Won his second-straight indoor pole vault title at the Mountain West Indoor Championships with a height of 5.52 meters (18-1.25)… Set the Utah State indoor pole vault record with a clearance of 5.61 meters (18-4.75), placing second at the Arkansas-hosted Tyson Invitational… Won the pole vault title at the Utah State-hosted Roman Ruiz Speed and Power Invitational with a school- and facility-record height of 5.60 meters (18-4.5)… Broke the Utah State and facility records in the pole vault at the Idaho State-hosted Snake River Open with a height of 5.55 meters (18-2.5)… Claimed the USU indoor pole vault record by clearing 5.50 meters (18-0.5), winning the Cougar Indoor Invitational… Took first in the pole vault at the BYU December Invitational with a jump of 5.37 meters (17-7.5).
Outdoor: Finished 13th in the pole vault final at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a height of 5.33 meters (17-5.75) to earn second-team All-American honors… Placed sixth in the pole vault semifinals at the NCAA West First Rounds with a clearance of 5.42 meters (17-9.25), advancing to the national final… Won his third-straight conference title in the pole vault at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships, clearing a meet-record 5.65 meters (18-6.5)… Won the pole vault title at the BYU-hosted Robison Invitational with a height of 5.65 meters (18-6.5)… Set the Utah State outdoor pole vault record with a clearance of 5.70 meters (18-8.25) as he won the Long Beach State-hosted Beach Invitational… Broke his own USU record in the outdoor pole vault with a height of 5.68 meters (18-7.5) at the Long Beach State-hosted Pacific Coast Invitational, winning the competition.

2024 (SO)
Indoor: Won the pole vault title, clearing 5.06 meters (16-7.25) at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Set a season best in the pole vault, clearing 5.42 meters (17-9.25), which ranks third in school history, as he won the Arkansas-hosted Tyson Invitational… Won the pole vault at the Utah State-hosted Roman Ruiz Speed and Power Meet (5.37 meters (17-7.25)), Weber State Invitational (5.20 meters (17-0.75)) and Idaho State-hosted Snake River Open (5.20 meters (17-0.75))… Named MW Men’s Field Athlete of the Week two weeks in a row (2/6 and 2/13).
Outdoor: Earned second-team All-American honors as he finished 16th in the pole vault with a clearance of 5.22 meters (17-1.5) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships… Won gold as he set the Utah State, meet and all-time Mountain West records in the pole vault with a clearance of 5.62 meters (18-5.25) at the MW Outdoor Championships… Qualified for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the 2024 Paris Olympics in the men’s pole vault where he tied for 20th with a clearance of 5.40 meters (17-8.5)… Previously set the Utah State record in the pole vault with a clearance of 5.53 meters as he won the title at the BYU-hosted Robison Invitational… Won titles in the pole vault at the Arizona Spring Break Fiesta (5.20 meters, 17-0.75), Stanford Invitational (5.32 meters, 17-5.5), Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational (5.26 meters, 17-3), BYU-hosted Robison Invitational (5.53-meters, 18-1.75) and Mountain West Outdoor Championships.

2023 (FR)
Indoor: Finished fourth in the pole vault with a clearance of 4.95 meters (16-2.75) at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Set a season best in the pole vault with a mark of 5.10 meters (16-8.75), which was tied for seventh all-time in school history, as he won the event at the Utah State-hosted Speed and Power Meet… Won the pole vault at the Nebraska-hosted Mark Colligan Memorial (4.77 meters, 15-7.75) and Idaho State-hosted Stacy Dragila Invitational (5.05 meters, 16-6.75).
Outdoor: Finished 14th in the pole vault with a season-best clearance of 5.30 meters (17-4.5), which ranked fourth in school history, at the NCAA West First Rounds… Won gold in the pole vault with a mark of 5.25 meters (17-2.75) at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in track & field at Columbia High School in Nampa, Idaho… Two-time all-state finisher in the pole vault… Recorded a personal-best mark of 4.87 meters in the lone meet of his senior season before the remainder of the season was canceled due to COVID-19… Placed third in the 2019 IHSAA 4A/5A Championships with a mark of 14-6…  Ran in the 400 meters, 800 meters, 1,600 meters and multiple relays across his high school career… Competed in cross country and basketball at Columbia HS… Placed 43rd at the 4A District III Cross Country Championships in 2019… Competed in the pole vault at the club level for Dragila Vault Co under coach Stacy Dragila.

PERSONAL: Son of Jason and Stephanie Hammer… Has five brothers and sisters… Brother, Ethan, is a member of the Utah State track & field team… Married Emilee Hammer in June 2024… Served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Quito, Ecuador from July 2020 through June 2022… Majoring in animal, dairy and veterinary sciences… Pursuing a career as a veterinarian.

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