Churchill’s Addison Kleinke places fifth at USATF U20 nationals
Addison Kleinke’s season-best vault at Hayward Field put Churchill’s three-time state champion fifth on the national stage in her hometown.
For Churchill senior Addison Kleinke, the biggest test of her season came in the same stadium where she has built much of her local legacy. The Eugene pole vaulter finished fifth at the USATF U20 national championships at Hayward Field with a season-best performance, a home-field result that carried extra weight in a meet that serves as part of the pathway to the World Athletics U20 Championships.
The national meet ran June 19-20 at Hayward Field, putting one of Eugene’s most decorated prep athletes back in the center of Lane County’s track-and-field spotlight. Kleinke’s fifth-place finish added a national result to a career already marked by a 4.29-meter personal record in the pole vault, set at the 2025 Oregon Twilight meet, and a 5A girls long jump title at the 2025 OSAA Track and Field State Championships.
Kleinke’s resume has made her a familiar name around Churchill and Hayward Field alike. She is a three-time state champion, and she announced in January 2026 that she would continue her track and field career at Texas A&M, choosing the Aggies over Oregon, Tennessee, Washington and Kentucky. That decision extended a path that has already taken her from a dominant high school career in Eugene to a national championship setting in her own community.
The setting mattered as much as the finish. Kleinke also competed at Hayward Field during the 2026 OSAA track and field state championships on May 30, when she was again featured in the 5A girls pole vault. Few athletes get to measure themselves on a national stage in the same venue where they have spent years chasing state titles, and Kleinke’s top-five result showed how far Churchill’s track-and-field pipeline has carried her.
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