Kyle Rademeyer, a junior at South Alabama, gave the Jaguars their first men's track and field champion since 2006 with a surprising victory in the pole vault final at the NCAA Division 1 Championships at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, Texas. Rademeyer cleared 18-8.25 (5.70m) on his first attempt to edge Akron's Hunter Garretson, who made the height on his second opportunity.