# Sandi Morris

Sandi Morris (born July 8, 1992) is an American pole vault record holder. She won the silver medal in the pole vault event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She also won silver at the pole vault event at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics and another silver at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics. In 2018 she won gold at the World Indoor Championships. Morris has a personal best vault of 4.95 m (16 ft 3 in) indoor, set on March 12, 2016, in Portland, Oregon. She matched this height at the 2018 World Indoor Champships when setting a new championship record. July 23, 2016, Morris cleared 4.93 m (16 ft 2 in) at American Track League in Houston at Rice University breaking Jennifer Suhr's American outdoor record in the pole vault. Morris cleared 5.00 m (16 ft 5 in) at 2016 IAAF Diamond League Memorial Van Damme in Brussels on September 9, 2016, to set the U.S. women's outdoor pole vault record.

## Professional

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
| Representing the United States ||||||
| 2022 | 2022 World Athletics Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 2nd | Pole Vault | 4.85 m (15 ft 11 in) WL |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | Pole Vault | 4.80 m (15 ft 9 in) |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | T-16th | Pole Vault | 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in) |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | Pole Vault | 4.90 m (16 ft 1 in) |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 1st | Pole Vault | 4.95 m (16 ft 3 in) CR |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 2nd | Pole Vault | 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in) |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | Pole Vault | 4.85 m (15 ft 11 in) |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, OR, United States | 2nd | Pole Vault | 4.85 m (15 ft 11 in) |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 4th | Pole Vault | 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) |
| 2014 | NACAC U23 Championships | Kamloops, Canada | 1st | Pole Vault | 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in) CR |
| 2011 | Pan American U20 Championships | Miramar, FL, United States | 2nd | Pole Vault | 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in) |
| Representing Puma ||||||
| 2022 | USATF Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 1st | Pole Vault | 4.82 m (15 ft 10 in) |
| 2022 | USATF Indoor Championships | Spokane, Washington | 1st | Pole Vault | 4.80 m (15 ft 9 in) |
| 2021 | US Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 3rd | Pole Vault | 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in) |
| Representing Nike ||||||
| 2020 | USATF Indoor Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 1st | Pole Vault | 4.90 m (16 ft 1 in) |
| 2019 | USATF Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 1st | Pole Vault | 4.85 m (15 ft 11 in) |
| 2018 | USATF Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 1st | Pole Vault | 4.80 m (15 ft 9 in) |
| 2018 | USATF Indoor Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 2nd | Pole Vault | 4.86 m (15 ft 11 in) |
| 2017 | USATF Championships | Sacramento, California | 1st | Pole Vault | 4.80 m (15 ft 9 in) |
| 2017 | USATF Indoor Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 1st | Pole Vault | 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) |
| 2016 | US Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 2nd | Pole Vault | 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in) |
| 2016 | USATF Indoor Championships | Portland, Oregon | 1st | Pole Vault | 4.95 m (16 ft 3 in) |
| 2015 | USATF Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 2nd | Pole Vault | 4.65 m (15 ft 3 in) |
| Representing the Arkansas Razorbacks ||||||
| 2014 | USATF Championships | Sacramento, California | 2nd | Pole Vault | 4.55 m (14 ft 11 in) |
| 2014 | USATF Indoor Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 4th | Pole Vault | 4.51 m (14 ft 10 in) |
| Representing the North Carolina Tar Heels ||||||
| 2011 | USATF U20 Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 2nd | Pole Vault | 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) |
| Representing Greenville High School ||||||
| 2010 | USATF Junior Olympics | Sacramento, California | 1st | Pole Vault | 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in) |
| 2009 | USATF Junior Olympics | Greensboro, North Carolina | 5th | Pole Vault | 3.55 m (11 ft 8 in) |
Morris won 2017 Drake Relays Pole vault title in 4.72 m (15 ft 6 in).

## NCAA

| Year | SEC indoor Track and Field Championships | NCAA indoor Track and Field Championships | SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships | NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships |
| Representing the Arkansas Razorbacks |||||
| 2015 | 4.66 m (15 ft 3 in) 1st | 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in) 1st NCAA Record | 4.72 m (15 ft 6 in) 1st | 4.65 m (15 ft 3 in) 2nd |
| 2014 | | | 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in) 1st | 4.35 m (14 ft 3 in) 4th |
| 2013 | 4.18 m (13 ft 9 in) 2nd | 4.35 m (14 ft 3 in) 4th | | |
| Representing the North Carolina Tar Heels |||||
| Year | ACC indoor | NCAA indoor | ACC Outdoor | NCAA Outdoor |
| 2012 | 4.01 m (13 ft 2 in) 4th | 4.20 m (13 ft 9 in) 11th | NH 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) | 4.15 m (13 ft 7 in) 11th |
| 2011 | 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in) 4th | 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in) 11th | 3.95 m (13 ft 0 in) 3rd | |

## High school

Morris won 2009 and 2010 South Carolina High School League 3A state pole vault titles. Morris is a graduate of Greenville High School where she was a record-setting pole vaulter and all-state volleyball player. Morris was inducted into the Greenville County, SC Schools Hall of Fame in 2021.
| Year | Region 2 | State Outdoor |
| 2010 | 1st 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in) | 1st 3.83 m (12 ft 7 in) |
| 2009 | 1st 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in) | 1st 3.65 m (12 ft 0 in) |