Dillon McCarthy
- position Pole Vault
- class Senior
- Hometown Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
- High school Wando HS
- position Pole Vault
- class Senior
- Hometown Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
- High school Wando HS
Dillon McCarthy Bio
Season and Career Results
2024
Indoor
Pole vaulted in seven meets during the indoor season, record five Top-10 finishes and a new PR at the SEC Indoor Championship … Cleared a personal best 5.10m (16-8.75) to finish 11th at the SEC Indoor Championship in Arkansas … His best overall finish of the season was runner-up at the Clemson Opener when he cleared 4.96m (16-3.25) … Also finished third at the SC Invite and the USC Indoor Open, clearing 5.00m (16-4.75) at the SC Invite and 5.08m (16-8) at the USC Indoor Open.
2023
Indoor
Pole vaulted in six meets during the indoor campaign, opening his season off with a runner-up finish at the Clemson Opener … Won back-to-back titles at the Gamecock Opener and the Carolina Challenge, clearing a personal best 5.05m (16-6.75) at the Carolina Challenge … Tied his PR the following week at the Columbia Challenge (Jan. 27) when he cleared 5.05m to finish second.
Outdoor
Competed in eight outdoor meets, advancing all the way to the NCAA East Regional … Really broke through at the SEC Championship when he finished fifth overall after clearing a new PR of 5.30m (17-4.5) … His new PR of 5.30m moved him into a tie for the fifth best outdoor pole vault in Gamecock history … Qualified for the NCAA East Regional where he finished 29th, clearing 5.05m (16-6.75).
2022
Indoor
Saw action in nine indoor meets during the season, posting results in the pole vault in four of those events … Finished first in three of the four events he scored in, including the Clemson Opener to start the indoor season following a height of 4.85m (15-11) … Set a then personal best in the pole vault at the Gamecock Opener when he captured the podium following a height of 5.00m (16-4.75) … Also secured the win at the UofSC Indoor Open when he cleared 4.87m (15-11.75).
Outdoor
Competed in six events during the outdoor season, scoring in four of the six … Began the outdoor campaign with a victory at the Tiger Track Classic when he cleared a season-best 5.11m (16-9.25) … Tied for first at the Weems Baskin Relays after successfully vaulting 4.88m (16-0) … Also cleared 5.00m (16-4.75) at the SEC Outdoor Championship to finish seventh overall and score points for the Gamecocks … Cleared 5.00m in two of his four successful meets.
2021
Indoor
Competed in the pole vault at five meets for the Gamecocks … Competed at the SEC Championships but did not make height … Cleared his season-best 4.86m/15-11.25 at both the South Carolina Invitational and the USC Indoor Open … Placed in the top five at the Bob Pollock Meet … Finished in the top 10 at the Carolina Challenge.
Outdoor
Qualified for the East Regional in the pole vault and finished 25th at the Regional meet, clearing a height of 5.15m/16-10.75, setting a new personal best at the time … Tied for fifth at the SEC Championships in the pole vault, clearing 5.10m/16-8.75 to score for Carolina … Kicked off his season with a third-place finish at the Tiger Track Classic with a mark of 4.95m/16-2.75 … Earned consecutive top-five finishes at the Weems Baskin and Florida Relays … Also took third at the UNF Invitational, clearing 4.90m/16-0.75 … Did not make height at the Charlotte Invitational.
Personal Records
Indoor
| PV | 5.10m/16-8.75 (2/23/24) |
Outdoor
| PV | 5.30m/17-4.5 (5/13/23) |
