* Mondo Duplantis in a press conference ahead of the 2022 Prefontaine Classic; Duplantis after clearing 19 in high school
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When you're the best to have ever done it, sometimes the conversation around legacy is based around more than just individual merit.
That certainly rings true for Olympic pole vault champion Mondo Duplantis, who set a litany of all-time marks in Louisiana and currently owns the indoor and outdoor world records in the event.
But in what way? We have a simple question that we want to see if we can answer: Just how much did Duplantis influence prep vaulting when he was in high school? How much has his influence carried since then?
It's been five years since he last suited up in a Lafayette High School uniform, and much has changed since then. Since Duplantis's final year in the vault as a high schooler, only one athlete has reached 18 feet. Since 2018, vaulters have cleared 17 feet or higher a total of 37 times indoors. During Duplanti...
