The 5-foot-8, 126-pound freshman soared a meet-record 16 feet, nine inches to win the pole vault at the Class 5A state championship meet this spring. Duplantis also shattered the national freshman record with his season-best clearance of 17-4, which ranke
Duplantis has maintained a B-plus average in the classroom.
He has volunteered locally on behalf of youth track athletes.
