Baton Rouge, La. – Former LSU superstar Mondo Duplantis has been announced as one of five finalists for Male World Athlete of the Year in the sport of track and field.
Duplantis set his first pole vault world record of the year on February 8 in Torun, Poland, when he cleared 6.17 meters indoors at the Orlen Copernicus Cup. It broke Renaud Lavillenie's prior world record of 6.16 meters that was set in 2014.
"I've wanted to break the world record since I was three years old," Duplantis that day following his record-breaking jump.