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Dylan Garretson

Dylan Garretson

  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Newcomerstown, Ohio
  • High School:
    Newcomerstown
  • Major:
    Music Education
  • Events:
    Pole Vault

Two-time USTFCCCA All-Academic qualifier … One-time member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll.

2022 Outdoor: Earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors for the third time … Qualified for the NCAA Div. III Championships for the second time … Placed 16th at the NCAA Div. III Championships (May 28) at 15 feet, 3 inches … Earned fourth conference title with mark of 14 feet, 11.5 inches at NCAC Championships (May 5-6) … All-Ohio champion with mark of 15 feet, 7 inches at the All-Ohio Championships (April 16) … Broke program’s 23-year-old outdoor pole vault record at All-Ohio, then upped it to 15 feet, 10 inches at the Kenyon Spring Invitational (April 23) and 16 feet, 1.25 inches at the Mount Union Last Chance Qualifier (May 19) … Won the pole vault at all six non-national championship meets … NCAC Athlete of the Week following Kenyon Spring Invitational.

2022 Indoor: Qualified for the NCAA Div. III Championships for the first time … Placed 14th at the NCAA Div. III Championships, clearing 14 feet, 9 inches … USTFCCCA All-Region performer … Went 15 feet, 5 inches to win the NCAC pole vault title for the third time … Broke 33-year-old school record in dual meet with Denison (Jan. 27) by clearing 15 feet, 3 inches … Upped record to 15 feet, 8.25 inches at Bob Shannon Invitational (Feb. 5) … NCAC Athlete of the Week after breaking school record in dual with Denison … All-Ohio performer with third-place mark of 14 feet, 6.75 inches at All-Ohio Championships (Feb. 12) … Won the pole vault six times … Helped program to runner-up NCAC finish, the program’s highest since 1998.

2021 Outdoor: Earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors after ranking fifth in the Great Lakes Region in the pole vault … NCAC Champion after clearing 14 feet, 11 inches at the NCAC Championships (May 6) … Won the pole vault six times … Cleared a collegiate-best 15 feet at the Marv Frye Invitational (April 10) … NCAC Athlete of the Week on April 18 after clearing 14 feet, 5.25 inches at the Ohio Wesleyan Twilight Meet (April 15) … Matched season-best at Rocket Invitational (May 15), which was a final qualifier meet for the NCAA Div. III Championships.

2021 Indoor: Won the pole vault at both meets … Cleared 14 feet in college debut against Wittenberg (Feb. 26) and topped out at 14 feet in dual meet against Ohio Wesleyan (March 6).

Prior to Wooster: Two-time All-Ohio performer while prepping at Newcomerstown High School … OHSAA Div. III state runner-up in the pole vault as a sophomore after clearing 15 feet … Cleared 14 feet, 4 inches at the state championships as a junior, which was good for a third-place finish … Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track & field while prepping for father, Trevor Garretson, and Jamie Lewis.

Personal: Born Sept. 30, 2000 … Parents are Trevor and Beth ’97 Garretson … Music education major.