Christopher Nilsen broke the national high school record in the pole vault this year with a clearance of 18-4.75.
Field Events
Pole Vault
Who: Christopher Nilsen, Deakin Volz, Paulo Benavides, Jacob Wooten, Brandon Bray
When: Friday, 5:30 p.m. PT [Final]
Why: National high school record holder Nilsen faces off against two former national prep record holders in Volz and Benavides. Nilsen, Volz and Benavides are entered for the Olympic Trials, but not qualified yet as they must hit the 5.65m/18-6.5 standard. Nilsen owns the best mark in the field at 18-4.75 and is the only entrant who has cleared higher than 18 feet.
High Jump
Who: Darryl Sullivan, Justice Summerset, Darius Carbin, Jaron Brooks
When: Sunday, 5:45 p.m. PT [Final]
Why: U.S. No. 2 ranked Sullivan is nearly undefeated this spring and improved to a 7-4 PR; Summerset is also ranked within the U.S. top ten at No. 4, 7-2.5, and is undefeated including a win over Carbin at Arcadia, which was the sole loss of Carbin's season -- he won the CIF State Finals and he's also the 2016 New Balance Nationals Indoor champion and took third at World Youth last summer.. Brooks, a two-time New Balance Nationals champion and World Youth finalist as a high school junior, will look to bounce back after a disappointing showing at this year's outdoor nationals.
Long Jump
Who: Ja'Mari Ward, Rayvon Grey, Grant Holloway
When: Friday, 7:00 p.m. PT [Final]
Why: Grey, Holloway and Ward all factor on the indoor all-time list in the long jump: Grey's 26-0.25 PR ranks No. 3, Holloway's 25-11.5 ranks No. 4 and Ward's 25-7.25 ranks No. 8. This spring, Florida commit Holloway headlines the national leaderboard at No. 1 and future LSU Tiger Grey ranks No. 3, though Grey defeated Holloway at Penn Relays. Ward has suffered from chronic injuries, though his wind-aided 25-6.75 (+3.2) season-best from April still ranks No. 2 under all-conditions.
Watch Rayvon Grey and Grant Holloway's long jump battle at the Penn Relays Carnival:
Shot Put
Who: Jordan Geist, Adrian Piperi, Bronson Osborn
When: Saturday, 4:00 p.m. PT [Final]
Why: This competition includes four of the top five ranked throwers in the nation and makes for another thrilling competition between juniors Geist and Piperi, the No. 7 and No. 8 ranked shot putters of all time. Geist was a one-man wrecking ball before suffering his first shot put defeat of the year at New Balance Nationals Outdoor to Piperi, who PRed by a foot and a half for the win.
Discus
When: Sunday, 6:15 p.m. PT [Final]
Why: The discus features five of the top 10 ranked throwers in the nation with no clear favorite. Osborn is the top seed at U.S. No. 3, 204-4, though Bandel, ranked U.S. No. 5, was crowned champion at New Balance Nationals Outdoor.
Hammer Throw
When: Friday, 4:30 p.m. PT [Final]
Why: Alabama recruit Colantonio has continued the legacy left by his high school teammate, multiple-time national champion Adam Kelly. The senior at Barrington High School in Rhode Island won this championship over Kelly at the 2015 USATF Jr. Nationals and continued on to earn a fifth-place finish at the World Youth Championships later that summer. He enters Clovis undefeated with a New Balance Nationals Outdoor title in the hammer throw.