Austin Miller (pole vaulter)

Austin Miller (born 1 June 1994) is an American pole vaulter. He won the bronze medal at the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the pole vault.

Career
Miller competed in lacrosse and a variety of track and field events at Herndon High School in Virginia, and he was a district champion in the pole vault. He originally joined the High Point Panthers track and field program as a potential decathlete, but he switched to specializing in pole vault soon after joining the team.

At High Point, Miller set the school record in the pole vault but never qualified for an NCAA Division I outdoor or indoor national championship, qualifying for the East preliminary round in 2015 and 2016. His senior year, Scott Houston joined the coaching staff and convinced Miller to continue competing after college.

With the help of Houston and Earl Bell, he qualified for his first national final in 2018, placing 9th at the USA Indoor Championships. After improving to 8th outdoors, Miller sustained two injuries in 2019 despite a 4th-place finish at that year's indoor championships.

Miller's best national performance was at the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, where he finished 3rd behind Chris Nilsen and Sam Kendricks. At the 2024 Xiamen Diamond League, he finished 4th.

Personal life
Miller is from Herndon, Virginia. He competes for the Vaulthouse club in North Carolina.

In addition to being an athlete, Miller currently coaches pole vault at the Vault House club and at Ragsdale High School. He also coaches club-level lacrosse at his alma mater High Point University. Additionally, he worked as a security guard for a music venue in Greensboro, North Carolina and writes for This Song Is Sick, a music publication.

He has said he will pursue a career in the music industry after he retires from pole vaulting.