Colton Rhodes

Position:
Pole Vault
Position:
PV
Height:
6-2
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Klein Cain High School

2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier (Pole Vault)
2026 NCAA Outdoor West First Round Qualifier (Pole Vault)
2026 SEC Outdoor Championships Competitor (Pole Vault)
2026 SEC Indoor Championships Competitor (Pole Vault)
2025 SEC Indoor Bronze Medalist (Pole Vault)
2025 Indoor Third Team All-SEC
2025 NCAA West First Round Qualifier (Pole Vault)
2025 SEC Outdoor Championships Scorer (Pole Vault)
2024 NCAA West First Round Qualifier (Pole Vault)
2024 Big 12 Outdoor Championship Scorer (Pole Vault)

OU Indoor Collegiate Bests:
PV: 17-6.50 (5.35m), 2025

OU Outdoor Collegiate Bests:
PV: 17-9.25 (5.42m), 2025

2026
(Outdoor) Competed in six meets … Cleared 5.35m (17’6.5”) in the pole vault at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Placed seventh in the pole vault with a clearance of 5.37m (17’7.25”) at the NCAA Division I West First Rounds … Cleared 5.10m (16’8.75”) in the pole vault at the 2026 SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Placed second in the pole vault with a clearance of 5.26m (17’3”) at the Sooner Invitational … Won the pole vault with a clearance of 5.25m (17’2.75”) at the OU Alumni O’Ring Open … Cleared 5.15m (16’10.75”) to finish sixth in the pole vault at the LSU Battle on the Bayou.

(Indoor) Competed in six meets … Cleared 5.31m (17’5”) in the pole vault at the 2026 SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships … Placed second in the pole vault with a clearance of 5.20m (17’0.75”) at the Crimson and Cream Qualifier … Finished third in the pole vault with a clearance of 5.35m (17’6.5”) at the Tyson Invitational … Placed sixth in the pole vault with a clearance of 5.22m (17’1.5”) at the K-State DeLoss Dodds Invitational … Finished second in the pole vault with a clearance of 5.40m (17’8.5”) at the JD Martin Invitational 2026 … Won the pole vault with a clearance of 5.40m (17’8.5”) at the Owen Hewett Invitational 2026.

2025
(Outdoor) Competed in six meets … Set a PR of 17-9.25 (5.42m) in the pole vault for ninth at the NCAA West First Rounds, qualifying for the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Scored for the Sooners with 17-8.50 (5.40m) in the pole vault for sixth at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Finished fifth in the PV (16-11.50 (5.17m)) at the Michael Johnson Invitational … Cleared 17-4.50 (5.30m) for second at the John Jacobs Invitational … Placed fourth in the PV at the TCU Alumni Invitational with a 16-0.75 (4.90m) mark …

(Indoor) Competed in four meets … Earned a bronze medal in the pole vault at the SEC Indoor Championships with a 17-6.50 (5.35m) mark … Cleared 17-0.25 (5.19m) for fifth in the PV at the Steve Miller Invitational … Finished runner-up in the PV with a 17-5.75 (5.33m) mark at the Red Raider Invitational … Registered 16-4.75 (5.00m) in the PV for third at the Owen Hewett Invitational …

2024
(Outdoor) Participated in the NCAA West First Rounds … Scored for the Sooners at the Big 12 Championship with an eighth-place finish in the pole vault, clearing 17-0.25 (5.20m) … Participated in Mt. SAC Relays and the Rock Chalk Invite … Placed second after securing a 17-2.25 (5.25m) mark at the John Jacobs Invitational … Cleared a PR of 17-4.50 (5.30m) for first place in the PV at the Clyde Hart Classic …

(Indoor) Participated in the pole vault at the Big 12 Championship, placing 13th with a 16-2 (4.93m) clearance ... Finished 13th in pole vault with a 16-0.75 (4.90m) mark at the Corky Classic…

2023
(Indoor) Finished 13th in PV with a 16-2 (4.93m) at the Big 12 Indoor Championships ... Cleared a PR at 16-4 (4.98m) in PV for ninth at the Windy City Invite ... Took 10th in PV at the New Mexico Classic with a 15-6.25 (4.73m) ... Claimed first in PV with a 16-0.75 (4.90m) at the JD Martin Invitational ... Debuted as a Sooner at the Arkansas Invitational with a 14th-place finish in PV, clearing 15-7 (4.75m) ...