Deakin Volz

Deakin Volz is an American track and field athlete, known for pole vault, though he has also had success in the high jump. He is the 2016 [IAAF World U20 Championships – Men's pole vault|2016 World U20 (Junior) champion], where he jumped a personal best of in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Deakin comes from a family line of vaulters as his brothers Drake and Drew are also pole vaulters. They are all coached by their father, Athletics at the [1992 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault|1992 Olympian] Dave Volz, made famous for inventing his now-banned namesake technique of replacing the crossbar while still in the air.
Deakin and his brothers vault for Bloomington [High School South], where Deakin is the two time Indiana state champion, winning in 2015, his senior year by over a foot. After graduating, Deakin competed for Virginia Tech from 2015-2019, while his older brothers jumped for their father's alma mater, hometown Indiana. After finishing his college career, he became a coach at Virginia Tech.