Will Chiang

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Pole Vault
Hometown:
Lafayette, Colo.
High School:
Fairview HS

Accolades
All-Mountain West (2024 OTF)
Academic All-Mountain West (2023, 2024)
MW Scholar-Athlete (2023-24)

Collegiate-Best Marks

Chiang's Top 20 Appearances In Program History:
(ITF)
Pole Vault - T14th - 16-0.75
(OTF)
Pole Vault - 18th - 15-11.75

Chiang at Mountain West Championships:
(ITF)
2024 - Pole Vault - 8th - 15-7.25
2025 - Pole Vault - 6th - 4.86m/15-11.25
(OTF)
2024 - Pole Vault - 3rd - 15-11.75
2025 - Pole Vault - NH

Year-By-Year:
2024-25: (Outdoor) Competed in three meets ... Outdoor season best of 4.70m/15-5 came at the Doug Max Invitational ... (Indoor) Competed in six meets ... Career-best 4.90m/16-0.75 at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational ... Scored points toward a team title with a sixth place finish (4.86m/15-11.25) at the Mountain West Championships.
2023-24: (Outdoor) Competed in seven meets ... Logged four podium finishes ... Top pole vault mark was a 4.87 at the MW Outdoor Track and Field Championships, good for a third-place finish (May 9-11) ... (Indoor) Competed in six meets ... top pole vault mark was a 4.82 at the Don Kirby Elite (Feb. 9-10) ... Finished eighth at the MW Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-24).
2022-23: (Outdoor) Competed in five meets… top pole vault score was 4.72m…(Indoor) Competed in three meets… top pole vault score was 4.43m.
2021-22: (Outdoor) Competed in three meets ... top pole vault mark was 4.45m ... (Indoor) Competed in six meets… top pole vault score was 4.45m.

Personal/High School:
Attended Fairview HS...Named 2021 BoCoPreps.com All-Region Honorable Mention...As a senior at the 2021 CHSAA 5A State Championships, finished sixth in the pole vault with a height of 14'0''...Won four pole vault meets as a senior including the Boulder County Track Championships...Also finished 16th in the long jump at Boulder County Track Championships...Holds the third-best PV mark at Fairview HS with a height of 14'4''...Did not compete in junior year due to COVID-19...At 2019 state meet, placed seventh in the PV with a height of 13'6''...Placed fifth at the Boulder County Championships and the Front Range League Championships...Won the Thomas Jefferson Twilight Meet...As a freshman, he had a season-best PV height of 12'3''...Son to Peter and Tracey Chiang.