2025-26 Track & Field Roster
Roster

Mason Meinershagen
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Class:
- Junior*
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- High School:
- Oakville
CAREER RESULTS
2026 OUTDOOR
Secured five first-place finishes, and seven top-five finishes … Opened the season with a first place finish at the Jayhawk Spring Fling with a 4.45 meters (14-7.25 ft.) clearance … Finished first in the pole vault with a 4.40 meters (14-5.25 ft.) clearance and fourth in the high jump with 1.76 meters clearance (5-9.25 ft.) at the LSU Battle on the Bayou … Broke her own school record with a 4.57 meters (15 ft.) pole vault clearance at the Beach Invitational, becoming the first female in collegiate history with both a 15-foot pole vault clearance and six-foot high jump clearance in their career … Won the pole vault at the John McDonnell Invite with a 4.22 meters (13-10 ft.) clearance … Achieved first place at the Rock Chalk Classic with a 4.50 meters (14-9 ft.) clearance … Placed fifth in the pole vault at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship with a 4.17 meters (13-8.25 ft.) clearance, while also achieving 12th in the high jump with a 1.74 meters (5-8.5 ft.) clearance … Qualified for NCAA Division I West First Round in pole vault and high jump, where she achieved eighth place in the pole vault with a 4.43 meters (14-6.25 ft.) clearance and 27th in high jump … Placed 13th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with 4.39 meters (14-4.75 ft.) pole vault clearance to earn Second Team All-American honors … Competed at 2026 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships in the pole vault.
2025-26 INDOOR
Recorded four first-place finishes and six top-five finishes … Debuted the season with a 4.35 meters (14-3.25 ft.) clearance to win the Crimson and Gold Invitational … Achieved first place at the Thane Baker Invitational with a 4.41 meters (14-5.5 ft.) clearance … Won her third straight pole vault at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational with a 4.47 meters (14-8 ft.) clearance … Won the high jump at the Iowa State Classic with a clearance of 1.80 meters (5-10.75 ft.) … Placed third in the Big 12 pole vault with a clearance of 4.40 meters (14-5.25 ft.), while also achieving 13th place in the high jump … Earned First Team All-American honors with an eighth place finish in the pole vault at the NCAA Indoor Championship, clearing 4.51 meters (14-9.5 ft.).
2025 OUTDOOR
Recorded six Top-5 finishes in her second year as a Jayhawk … Debuted in the outdoor season with a first place finish and outdoor school-record breaking clearance in the pole vault of 4.50m (14’ 9”) at the LSU Battle on the Bayou Meet. The previous outdoor record was 4.45 (14’ 7.25”) … Was ranked #1 on the 2025 D1 College Outdoor Rankings the week of March 23-March 29, 2025 after the record breaking performance … Broke her own school record again at the Desert Heat Classic with a clearance of 4.51m (14’ 9.5”), placing third … Was the Big 12 runner-up in the pole vault with a clearance of 4.31m (14’ 1.75”) at the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships … Placed fifth in the high jump with a clearance of 1.78m (5’ 10”) at the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships … Qualified for the NCAA Division I West Region First Round in both the pole vault and the high jump … Placed 13th in the pole vault with a clearance of 4.32m (14’ 2”) and 15th in the high jump with a clearance of 1.81m (5’ 11.25”) … Made her first USATF Championship appearance after qualifying and competing at the 2025 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships.
2024-25 INDOOR
Achieved nine Top-5 finishes in her second collegiate indoor season … Debuted with a first place finish in the pole vault of 4.25m (13’ 11.25”) at the Bob Timmons Challenge … Placed first in the pole vault with 4.25m (13’ 11.25”) at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular Meet … Broke the pole vault school record with a 4.47m (14’ 8”) jump at the Rick McGuire Invitational. The previous school record was 4.45m (14’ 7.25”), which she had tied her freshman year … Also placed third in the high jump with a clearance of 1.75m (5’ 8.75”) … Matched her pole vault school record of 4.47m (14’ 8”) at the Steve Miller Invitational … Was the Big 12 runner-up in the pole vault at the Big 12 Track and Field Championships … Set two personal bests in the competition with a final school-record breaking clearance of 4.56m (14’ 11.50”) … Set three personal records in the high jump, placing sixth with a final clearance of 1.84m (6’ 0.5”) … Qualified for the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships … Named a First-Team All American placing fourth with a clearance of 4.50m (14’ 9”) at the Indoor Championships.
2024 OUTDOOR
Debuted just a week after NCAA Indoor National Championships in the high jump at the UCF Black and Gold Invite, placing fifth place with a jump of 1.68m (5’ 6”) ... won gold at the Jim Click Shootout in the pole vault and gold at the Kansas Relays in the high jump soon after ... tallied seven total top-5 finishes between high jump and pole vault, including fifth place at the 2024 NCAA West Regional, clearing a best of 4.30m (14’ 1.25”) in the pole vault to qualify for the 2024 NCAA Outdoor National Championship in Eugene ... Finished in 16th place at her first-career outdoor nationals with a best mark of 4.15m (13’ 7.25”)... qualified for the 2024 Olympic Trials in Eugene, where she took 19th in a stacked field after clearing 4.20m (13’ 7.25”).
2023-24 INDOOR
Racked up 10 Top-5 finishes as a true freshman across two different events (high jump and pole vault) ... Finished first in the pole vault at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular Meet with 4.08m (13’ 4.5”) … Finished first in the pole vault with 4.18m (13’ 8.5”) at the Black and Gold Invite … Finished first in the pole vault with 4.40m (14’ 5.25”) at the KSU Steve Miller Invitational … Was the 2024 Indoor Big 12 Women's pole vault runner-up after clearing a school record-tying 4.45m (14’ 7.25”) ... also tabbed a fifth-place finish in the women's high jump at Big 12's, clearing a personal best of 1.76m (5’ 9.25”) to do so ... qualified for the 2024 NCAA Indoor National Championships in Boston, where she took 15th in a loaded field with a 4.15m (13’ 7.25”) clearance … Set a new personal best pole vault in just about every meet.
HIGH SCHOOL
2023 Outdoor Season Two-time Missouri Class 5 State Champion in the high jump and pole vault … All-State at the 2022 Missouri Class 5 State Championships in the pole vault, high jump and 100 meter hurdles. Qualified for long jump as well … Qualified for the 2022 Nike Outdoor National Championships in the pole vault, high jump, and 100 meter hurdles.










































































