Austin Miller (pole vaulter)

Austin Miller
Miller in Hof (Saale) (2025)
Personal information
NationalityUSA
BornJune 1, 1994 (1994-06) (age 32)[1]
Home townHerndon, Virginia, U.S.
Education
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight82 kg (181 lb)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Pole vault
College team
ClubVaulthouse[1]
Coached byScott Houston[3]
Earl Bell[3]
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal best
  • PV: 5.92m (2025)
Updated on January 1, 2024

Austin Miller (born June 1, 1994) is an American pole vaulter. He won the bronze medal at the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the pole vault.

Career

Miller competed in lacrosse and a variety of track and field events at Herndon High School in Virginia, and he was a district champion in the pole vault. He originally joined the High Point Panthers track and field program as a potential decathlete, but he switched to specializing in pole vault soon after joining the team.[3]

At High Point, Miller set the school record in the pole vault but never qualified for an NCAA Division I outdoor or indoor national championship, qualifying for the East preliminary round in 2015 and 2016.[4] His senior year, Scott Houston joined the coaching staff and convinced Miller to continue competing after college.[3]

With the help of Houston and Earl Bell, he qualified for his first national final in 2018, placing 9th at the USA Indoor Championships. After improving to 8th outdoors, Miller sustained two injuries in 2019 despite a 4th-place finish at that year's indoor championships.[1][3]

Miller's best national performance was at the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, where he finished 3rd behind Chris Nilsen and Sam Kendricks.[1] At the 2024 Xiamen Diamond League, he finished 4th.[1]

Personal life

Miller is from Herndon, Virginia. He competes for the Vaulthouse club in North Carolina.[1]

In addition to being an athlete, Miller currently coaches pole vault at the Vault House club and at Ragsdale High School. He also coaches club-level lacrosse at his alma mater High Point University.[5] Additionally, he worked as a security guard for a music venue in Greensboro, North Carolina and writes for This Song Is Sick, a music publication.[3]

He has said he will pursue a career in the music industry after he retires from pole vaulting.[3]

Statistics

Personal best progression

Pole Vault progression
#MarkPl.CompetitionVenueDateRef.
15.05 m1st place, gold medalist(s)Carolina-Greensboro Spartan Team Challenge, JDL Fast TrackWinston-Salem, NCJanuary 24, 2015[6]
25.07 m1st place, gold medalist(s)High Point VertKlasseHigh Point, NCApril 3, 2015[7]
35.22 m10thVirginia Tech Challenge, Rector FieldhouseBlacksburg, VAFebruary 19, 2016[8]
45.25 m1st place, gold medalist(s)Big South Outdoor Track & Field ChampionshipsLynchburg, VAMay 11, 2016[9]
55.41 m1st place, gold medalist(s)Duke Invitational, Morris Williams StadiumDurham, NCApril 21, 2017[10]
65.51 m A1st place, gold medalist(s)National Pole Vault Summit, Livestock Events CenterReno, NVJanuary 12, 2018[11]
75.53 m A9thUSA Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, NMFebruary 16, 2018[12]
85.55 m8thUSA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsDes Moines, IAJune 22, 2018[13]
95.73 m1st place, gold medalist(s)Rocket Man Pole Vault Summer SeriesMooresville, NCJuly 21, 2020[14]
105.76 m1st place, gold medalist(s)GOLDEN FLY Series Street competitionBangkok, ThailandFebruary 24, 2023[15]
115.80 m1st place, gold medalist(s)Annual Mt. SAC RelaysWalnut, CAApril 14, 2023[16]
125.81 m2nd place, silver medalist(s)Mityng Na Rynku KościuszkiBiałystok, PolandMay 20, 2023[17]
135.90 m1st place, gold medalist(s)Doc Hale Virginia Tech InvitationalBlacksburg, VAFebruary 2, 2024[18]
14 5.92 m 1st place, gold medalist(s) USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, OR August 2, 2025

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Austin Miller at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 "Austin Miller – 2015–16 – Men's Track & Field". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "AUSTIN MILLER". issuu. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  4. ↑ Austin Miller at TFRRS
  5. ↑ "Austin Miller". Vaulthouse. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12856285". Tilastopaja.
  7. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12859050". Tilastopaja.
  8. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12870125". Tilastopaja.
  9. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12873294". Tilastopaja.
  10. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12891924". Tilastopaja.
  11. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12902436". Tilastopaja.
  12. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12904041". Tilastopaja.
  13. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12908917". Tilastopaja.
  14. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12967274". Tilastopaja.
  15. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #13031998". Tilastopaja.
  16. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #13034178". Tilastopaja.
  17. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #13040185". Tilastopaja.
  18. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #13054387". Tilastopaja.
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