VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Kyle Rademeyer claimed the eighth NCAA All-American pole vault honor of his career as he closed a historic career as a member of the South Alabama Track & Field program Friday night at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Virginia Beach Sports Center. 

Rademeyer received the sixth overall first-team All-American accolade in his storied career after he cleared 5.61 meters (18 '4.75) in the pole vault to take fifth place in the competition. He has totaled eight All-American honors, won an NCAA National Title, six Sun Belt Conference Titles, and set two school records. 

Kyle owns the most NCAA trophies by any Jaguar Track athlete and is one five athletes to be named All-American three separate times or more, joining Francois Prinsloo (2021-24) Kaitlyn Beans (2014-16), Renaldo Frechou (2014-16) and David Kimani (2000).

Total List of Rademeyers NCAA Pole Vault Achievements: 

6x NCAA First-Team All-American (Indoor: 2022, 2023, 2025, Outdoor: 2022, 2023, 2024)

2X NCAA Second-Team All-American (Indoor: 2021, Outdoor: 2021) 

2023 NCAA Outdoor National Champion 

3x Sun Belt Indoor Champion (2021, 2022, 2025)

3x Sun Belt Outdoor Champion (2021, 2022, 2024)  

1x Sun Belt Indoor Runner-Up (2023) 

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Head Coach Paul Brueske:

"We're proud of Kyle and Coach James. Kyle has had a remarkable career and I believe no athlete in the history of South Alabama Athletics has earned more trophies than Kyle." 

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