How many vaulters?
420 Dexter students have vaulted
16-20 Dexter high schoolers vault each year
13-45 Millcreek middle schoolers vault each year
27 Dexter athletes vault or vaulted in college
12 Dexter athletes coach or coached pole vault
Dexter from 2003 to 2025
198 broken school records (see current records here)
60 tied school records
88 broken Spring season records
19 tied Spring season records
Girl's school record advanced from 8'-6" to 13'-6"
45 girls have gone higher than the 2003 record 1,530 times
Boy's school record advanced from 14'-2" to 16'-4.75"
10 boys have gone higher than the 2003 record 186 times
7 broken State records
11 girls have gone >12 feet 91 times
20 girls have gone >11 feet 489 times
31 girls have gone >10 feet 987 times
4 boys have gone >16 feet 11 times
8 boys have gone >15 feet 86 times
14 boys have gone >14 feet 283 times
Dexter at Regionals
197 Qualified
26 Champions
30 Runners-up
147 Medals
Dexter vaulters have medaled at Regionals every year from 2003 - 2023; here it is by year
2003: 4 vaulters 2 medals
2004: 5 vaulters 1 medal
2005: 7 vaulters 3 medals
2006: 7 vaulters 5 medals
2007: 10 vaulters 8 medals
2008: 10 vaulters 10 medals
2009: 8 vaulters 6 medals
2010: 12 vaulters 7 medals
2011: 11 vaulters 8 medals
2012: 14 vaulters 9 medals
2013: 10 vaulters 8 medals
2014: 14 vaulters 11 medals
2015: 12 vaulters 10 medals
2016: 10 vaulters 7 medals
2017: 11 vaulters 7 medals
2018: 9 vaulters 8 medals
2019: 12 vaulters 9 medals
2021: 9 vaulters 9 medals
2022: 8 vaulters 6 medals
2023: 9 vaulters 8 medals
2024: 5 vaulters 5 medals
2025: 5 vaulters 5 medals
Total 2003-2025: 202 vaulters 152 medals
DHS averages 6.6 Regional medals / year
54% of DHS vaulters go to Regionals
42% of DHS vaulters medal at Regionals
75% of DHS vaulters at Regionals medal at Regionals
Dexter at Indoor & Outdoor States
206 Qualified (123 at Outdoor States; 83 at Indoor States)
11 Champions (7 Outdoor State Champions; 4 Indoor State Champions)
17 Runners-up (10 Outdoor State Runners-up; 7 Indoor State Runners-up)
80 Medals (50 at Outdoor States; 30 at Indoor States)
Dexter athletes have gone to every Outdoor State meet from 2003 - 2025, and medaled at all except for 2004 and 2009; here are Outdoor State statistics by year
2003: 2 vaulters 1 medal
2004: 2 vaulters no medals
2005: 4 vaulters 2 medals
2006: 4 vaulters 3 medals
2007: 6 vaulters 1 medal
2008: 7 vaulters 1 medal
2009: 4 vaulters no medals
2010: 6 vaulters 4 medals
2011: 8 vaulters 4 medals
2012: 8 vaulters 2 medals
2013: 5 vaulters 2 medals
2014: 9 vaulters 5 medals
2015: 10 vaulters 4 medals
2016: 8 vaulters 1 medal
2017: 7 vaulters 1 medal
2018: 6 vaulters 2 medals
2019: 7 vaulters 4 medals
2021: 6 vaulters 4 medals
2022: 3 vaulters 3 medals
2023: 5 vaulters 2 medals
2024: 4 vaulters 3 medals
2025: 2 vaulters 2 medals
Total 2003-2025: 123 vaulters 50 medals
30% of DHS vaulters attend Outdoor States
12% of DHS vaulters medal at Outdoor States
45% of DHS vaulters at Outdoor States medal at Outdoor States
Dexter at Nationals, 2003-2022
43 Qualified
5 Medals
13 Top-ten finalists
Dexter at Junior Worlds, 2003-2022
5 Qualified
1 Medal
Dexter Spring Season stats, 2003 - 2022
Total times Dexter athletes vaulted at meets: 5,149
4,109 of 5,149 were high schoolers
Median [high-low] of the 4,109 vaults
Girls : 9'-6.125" [13'-6" to 4'-0"]
Boys: 12'-0" [16'-4.75" to 6'-6"]
1,040 of 5,149 were middle schoolers
Median [high-low] of the 1040 vaults
Girls: 6'-6" [10'-6" to 4'-0"]
Boys: 7'-6.125" [12'-3" to 4'-0"]
% of Dexter High vaulters attending big meets annually, expressed as median [low-high] for 2003 - 2023
Regionals: 56% [29% - 78%]
Outdoor States: 32% [12% - 50%]
Nationals: 18% [0% - 37%]