THE Tori Thomas OLYMPIC JOURNEY
The MISSION: LA28
The journey to the LA28 Olympics begins now. Tori currently sits 54th in the world as she competes in her debut pro season this year to progress closer to her Olympic goals. With two years to go, she is currently an Olympic Hopeful.
Where did it start?
Tori, a Rock Island IL native, started jumping when she was 7 years old. Being raised by two pole vaulters and athletes, she was exposed to the sport at a young age. From the age of 7-22, she worked on her craft and broke a Big Ten Collegiate Record, going 15 ft.
Tori jumping at
7 years old
Tori's first coaches, her parents
Tori breaking
15 feet in college
After breaking Illinois State records, she became one of the first women pole vaulters to clear 13 feet in high school, priming her path to starting her Division 1 collegiate career at the University of Illinois. Within her time in college, she increase her personal best by two more feet, and broke 15 feet, making her top 20 in the United States and top 50 in the world.
Tori's Stats
elite progression:
Tori has progressed year after year, hitting new personal bests, leading the country, and breaking records. With each season she is getting closer to the Olympic standard.
16 FT
15 FT
14 FT
13 FT
12 FT
11 FT
10 FT
this led to:
10x over 14.5ft
14.5 feet starts to separate the general pole vaulter from the elite and Tori has consistently vaulted over this over 10 times.
A big ten record
At the second meet of the indoor season in her senior year, she cleared a huge height of 15 ft breaking her D1 collegiate school record.
team usa
Following her debut at the Olympic Trials in 2024, she represented Team USA at the University Games, stamping her passport as an international elite competitor.
putting it into perspective
