Baton Rouge, La. – World record holder Mondo Duplantis will open up his 2021 outdoor season on Saturday at LSU's Alumni Gold meet at Bernie Moore Track Stadium. Admission to the meet is free and COVID protocols will allow for up to 2,800 fans to enter the facility.
The men's pole vault is set to begin at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday and Duplantis will more than likely begin jumping around 3:15 or 3:30 p.m. This will mark Mondo's first competition at LSU since April of 2019 when he cleared a bar of 5.94 meters (19' 5.