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Molly Haywood
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Memorial HS
- Hometown:
- Tomball, Texas
• 2026 Gerald Lage Award
• 2026 Spring Academic All-Big 12
• 2026 NCAA Outdoor All-American Pole Vault)
• 2026 NCAA Indoor All-American (Pole Vault)
• 2026 All-Big 12 Outdoor (Pole Vault)
• 2026 Big 12 Indoor Champion (Pole Vault)
• 2025 Spring Academic All-Big 12
• 2025 NCAA Outdoor All-American (Pole Vault)
• 2025 Big 12 Outdoor Champion (Pole Vault)
• 2025 NCAA Indoor Championship Qualifier (Pole Vault)
• 2025 Big 12 Indoor Champion (Pole Vault)
• 2024 NCAA Outdoor All-American (Pole Vault)
• 2024 Big 12 Outdoor Champion (Pole Vault)
• 2024 NCAA Indoor Championship Qualifier (Pole Vault)
• 2024 All-Big 12 Indoor (Pole Vault)
• School record-holder (Indoor, Pole Vault)
• 2026 Spring Academic All-Big 12
• 2026 NCAA Outdoor All-American Pole Vault)
• 2026 NCAA Indoor All-American (Pole Vault)
• 2026 All-Big 12 Outdoor (Pole Vault)
• 2026 Big 12 Indoor Champion (Pole Vault)
• 2025 Spring Academic All-Big 12
• 2025 NCAA Outdoor All-American (Pole Vault)
• 2025 Big 12 Outdoor Champion (Pole Vault)
• 2025 NCAA Indoor Championship Qualifier (Pole Vault)
• 2025 Big 12 Indoor Champion (Pole Vault)
• 2024 NCAA Outdoor All-American (Pole Vault)
• 2024 Big 12 Outdoor Champion (Pole Vault)
• 2024 NCAA Indoor Championship Qualifier (Pole Vault)
• 2024 All-Big 12 Indoor (Pole Vault)
• School record-holder (Indoor, Pole Vault)
Graduating in three years, Haywood finished out her storied Baylor career with four All-America honors and four conference championships, winning four in a row before finishing second to teammate Tenly Kuhn in the 2026 Big 12 Outdoor. . . . Had five 15-foot vaults, including the indoor school record of 15-1.5 at the 2025 Big 12 Indor. . . . Holds seven of the top-10 outdoor vaults in program history and five of the top 10 indoor.
2026 Outdoor: Capped off her third and final season at Baylor with a career-best outdoor mark of 15 feet, 0.75 inches to place fifth at the NCAA Championship. . . . Had a stretch of five first-place finishes in six meets, with the lone exception being a runner-up finish to teammate Tenly Kuhn at the Baylor Invitational. . . . Also finished second to Kuhn at the Big 12 Championship, ending a string of four-straight conference titles dating back to the 2024 Outdoor when she was a freshman. . . . Among her six outdoor first-place finishes was her third-straight at the Michael Johnson Invitatiional.
2026 Indoor: Earning her first indoor All-American honor, placed fourth at the NCAA Indoor Championship with a vault of 14-11.5. . . . Captured her second-straight Big 12 indoor title and her fourth overall conference title with a best of 14-9, beating Kuhn for the top spot on the podiuum. . . . Also had wins at the Ted Nelson and McFerrin-12 Degree Invitational and won the elite division at the Pole Vault Summit in Reno, Nev., that included some of the top professionals.
2025 Outdoor: Earned second-consecutive outdoor All-American honor, finishing eighth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a mark of 14-4 3/4. . . . Won second-straight Big 12 Outdoor championship, clearing 14-10 on her first attempt. . . . Strung together three consecutive first-place finishes, setting a season high with a vault of 15-0 1/4 at the Texas A&M 44 Farms Team Invitational, becoming just the second outdoor 15-foot vaulter in program history.. .. . Won Michael Johnson Invitational for second year in a row, clearing the 14-10 bar.
2025 Indoor: Qualified for NCAA Indoor Championships for second time, but went out early with three misses at 14-5 1/4. . . . Captured first Big 12 Indoor title with a new indoor school-record mark of 15-1 1/2. . . . Had four other first-place finishes at the McFerrin 12-Degree Invite, Corky Classic, Charlie Thomas Invitational and Jaris Scott Invite. Only other indoor loss came at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational, where she placed third.
2024 Outdoor: Competed in eight meets, including the Big 12 and NCAA Championships ... took 1st place at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational, Michael Johnson Invitational, Desert Heat Classic, Big 12 Championship, and the NCAA First Round ... Had a personal best vault of 4.46 meters at the Michael Johnson Invitational ... Earned All-American honors with a 5th place finish at the NCAA Championships with a 4.40-meter vault ... Podiumed at two additional meets, winning silver at both the Clyde Hart Classic, and the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.
2024 Indoor: Pole Vaulted in six total meets as a freshman, including the Big 12 and NCAA Championships ... Began her career with a bronze medal finish at the McFerrin-12 Degree Invite, with a vault of 4.26 meters ... Won silver at the Corky Classic in the following meet with a 4.40-meter vault ... Took another bronze at the Big 12 Championships with a 4.40- meter vault ... Placed 9th at the NCAA championships with another 4.40-meter vault.
High School: 2022 Texas 6A State pole vault champion with a meet record 14-3 ... Cleared a PB of 14-6 to win the 2023 Tomball Memorial Wildcat Relays ... Went over the 14-foot mark in 13 meets in high school ... Competed on American Ninja Warrior Junior ... Was a preschool volunteer at Houston Northwest Church ... Graduated in the top 10%.
Personal: Daughter of Andrew and Jill Haywood ... Has one younger sibling, Ben.
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