Olivia Gruver

Olivia Gruver (born July 29, 1997) is an American female Pole vault athlete. Gruver won 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships and 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships pole vault titles. Gruver is a 6 time NCAA Division I All-American award honoree. As a Husky, Gruver set a College outdoor pole vault record.

Olivia Gruver
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1997-07-29) July 29, 1997
Reisterstown, Maryland
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Pole vault
College teamWashington Huskies
Kentucky Wildcats
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Pole vault
indoor: 4.67 m (15 ft 4 in)
Pole vault
outdoor: 4.73 m (15 ft 6 in)
Updated on April 1, 2019.

Professional
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  United States
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 4th Pole vault 4.55 m (14 ft 11 in)
USA National Championships
2019 USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships Des Moines, Iowa 8th Pole vault 4.55 m (14 ft 11 in)
2017 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sacramento, California 10th Pole vault NH @ 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in)
2016 2016 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships Clovis, California 4th Pole vault 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in)[1]
2014 2014 (U18) Youth USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Landover, Maryland 1st Pole vault 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)[2]

NCAA track and field

Gruver is a six time NCAA Division I All-American award honoree.

As a Husky, Gruver won 2019 Stanford Invitational in a College record.

As a Wildcat, Gruver won 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships and 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships pole vault titles.

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing Washington Huskies
2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Austin, Texas 3rd Pole vault 4.45 m (14 ft 7 in)
Stanford Invitational Stanford, California 1st Pole vault 4.73 m (15 ft 6 in)
Representing Kentucky Wildcats
2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 1st Pole vault 4.55 m (14 ft 11 in)
Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships Knoxville, Tennessee 4th Pole vault 4.51 m (14 ft 10 in)
NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships College Station, Texas 3rd Pole vault 4.51 m (14 ft 10 in)
Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships College Station, Texas 1st Pole vault 4.67 m (15 ft 4 in)
2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 1st Pole vault 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in)
Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships Columbia, South Carolina T-11th Pole vault NH @ 4.17 m (13 ft 8 in)
NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships College Station, Texas 3rd Pole vault 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in)
Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships Nashville, Tennessee 3rd Pole vault 4.49 m (14 ft 9 in)
2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 21st Pole vault 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in)
Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships Tuscaloosa, Alabama 16th Pole vault NH @ 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in)
Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships Fayetteville, Arkansas 8th Pole vault 4.12 m (13 ft 6 in)

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Olivia Gruver cleared 4.73 m (15 ft 6 in) on her second attempt to eclipse the 2015 record of 4.72 m (15 ft 6 in) set by former Arkansas Razorback champion Sandi Morris at the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships.[5]

Video of Olivia Gruver pole vaulting at 2019 University of Washington Indoor Invitation

Franklin High school

Olivia Gruver won the 2014 indoor, 2014 outdoor, and 2015 indoor track and field Maryland State pole vault titles, jumped 4.06 m (13 ft 4 in) at the 2014 Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association state championships to earn individual title in the Pole vault for Franklin High School (Reisterstown, Maryland). Gruver had personal best of High jump 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in), Pole vault 4.11 m (13 ft 6 in), Long jump 5.16 m (16 ft 11 in), Triple jump 10.425 m (34 ft 2.4 in).

Representing Franklin High School (Reisterstown, Maryland)
2015New Balance Nationals OutdoorPole vault
3.98 m (13 ft 1 in)
5th
YearMPSSAA
Indoor Track and Field
Championships		MPSSAA
Outdoor Track and Field
3A Championships
2015High jump
1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
2nd

Pole vault
4.07 m (13 ft 4 in)
1st		High jump
1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
5th

Long jump
5.00 m (16 ft 5 in)
6th

4x200 m relay
1:48.49
10th
2014
Pole vault
3.96 m (13 ft 0 in)
1st

Pole vault
3.67 m (12 ft 0 in)
1st

Long jump
5.16 m (16 ft 11 in)
5th
2013
Pole vault
NH @ 2.88 m (9 ft 5 in)

High jump
1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
4th
2012
High jump
1.48 m (4 ft 10 in)
8th

Pole vault
2.58 m (8 ft 6 in)
5th

Triple jump
9.73 m (31 ft 11 in)
14th

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Gruver won the 2014 Penn Relays pole vault title having cleared a 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in).

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References
  1. 2016 USA Junior Championships - 6/24/2016 to 6/26/2016 Veteran's Memorial Stadium - Clovis, California Results Women Pole Vault USATF
  2. 2014 USATF National Youth Indoor Track & Field Championships Event 175 Pole Vault 17-18 Division Girls Results USATF
  3. "TFRRS - Olivia Gruver - Washington". TFRRS. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  4. "TFRRS - Olivia Gruver - Washington". TFRRS. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  5. "Gruver surpasses Morris' 2015 outdoor best with 15-6.25 (4.73m) clearance; Sisson, Huddle lead fastest women's 10,000-meter race in meet history, with Alaska Anchorage star Kurgat setting NCAA Division 2 record". DyeStat. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  6. "athletic.net - Olivia Gruver Track & Field Bio 2015 Outdoor Season Franklin High School". Franklin High School (Reisterstown, Maryland). Retrieved April 1, 2019.
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