VERMILLION, S.D. — Every year, Chris Nilsen went for a reunion dinner at Derek Miles’ house among current and former pole vaulters who have competed for the University of South Dakota. Like clockwork, ...

NEW ORLEANS—South Dakota sophomore Chris Nilsen has been named the U.S. Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association’s (USTFCCCA) Midwest Field Athlete of the Year, announced Friday. Nilsen earns ...

Chris Nilsen will come home with a silver medal. The University of South Dakota graduate on Tuesday placed second in the Olympic pole vault, at 5.97 meters (19 feet, 7 inches) inside Tokyo’s Olympic ...

SAINT-DENIS, France (USD) — Competing in his second Olympics Saturday morning, South Dakota alumnus Chris Nilsen ’20 came up short of making the final in the pole vault competition at the 2024 Paris ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Emily Grove and Chris Nilsen are no strangers to training. But for the next month, they will be in competition mode. “We have the U.S. Championships on August 2nd, and we’re ...

EUGENE, Ore. — The pole vault competition in the United States is insanely good right now. Like, way up in the clouds. Former Baylor athlete and NCAA champion KC Lightfoot finished fifth in a highly ...

Most track and field athletes could easily fit their uniforms and gear in a suitcase to travel to a competition like the 2024 Paris Olympics. But some have massive poles to worry about. Reigning ...