Nick Pennington

Nick Pennington
University of North Carolina Track & Field v Duke Invitational
Morris Williams Stadium
Durham, NC
Saturday, April 12, 2025

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

Freshman Nick Pennington competes in the pole vault during the Raleigh Relays at Paul Derr Track in Raleigh.

Photo by: KATE JOYCE

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

Position:
Pole Vault
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Naperville, Ill.
High School:
Neuqua Valley

2026 INDOOR SEASON: Opened the season with a win in the pole vault at the Visit Winston-Salem College Kick-off... Won the Dick Taylor Challenge in the pole vault... Notched his third straight win of the season at the Hokie Invitational while also notching a personal best jump of 5.15m... Scored at the ACC Championships in the men's pole vault (7th)... 2026 OUTDOOR SEASON: Jumped in eight meets... Landed the ninth-best jump (5.16m) at South Florida Invitational... Competed at the ACC Outdoor Championships and then the next day competed at Dani Palooza Last Chance hit a massive personal best moving him into a tie for fourth (5.36m) all-time... Made his NCAA postseason debut by competing at the Division I East First Round in pole vault.

2025 INDOOR SEASON: Made his Carolina and college debut in the pole vault as he picked up a second place finish at the Dick Taylor Challenge... OUTDOOR SEASON: Competed in three meets.