Bridget Williams
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1996-03-18) 18 March 1996
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Occupation(s)Interior Design
Church Admin
EmployerUST ESSX VAULTING POLES[1]
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportAthletics
Track and field
EventPole Vault
Turned pro2019
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Pole Vault:
Outdoor: 4.71 m (15 ft 5 in) (Knoxville, 2021);
Indoor: 4.77 m (15 ft 8 in) (Boston, 2023)

Bridget Williams (née Guy born 18 March 1996) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the pole vault.[2] Williams finished fourth at the US national championships in Eugene, Oregon in July 2023.[3] She was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.[4] She qualified for the final with a clearance of 4.65 metres.[5] She won the gold medal in the pole vault at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[6]

Professional Career

Representing the  United States
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult
2023 Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 1st Pole Vault 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in)
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 12th Pole Vault 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in)
World Athletics Indoor Tour Birmingham, England 6th Pole Vault 4.51 m (14 ft 10 in)
2019 World Universities Games Naples, Italy 3rd Pole Vault 4.31 m (14 ft 2 in)

National championships

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2015 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships Eugene, Oregon 9th Pole vault 3.95 m (12 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
2019 USATF Championships Des Moines, Iowa 10th pole vault NH @ 4.40 m (14 ft 5 in)[7]
2020 USATF Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 11th pole vault 4.35 m (14 ft 3+1⁄4 in)
2021 US Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 9th pole vault 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in)
2022 USATF Championships Spokane, Washington 3rd pole vault 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)
2022 USATF Championships Eugene, Oregon 7th pole vault 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in)[8]
2023 USATF Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 3rd pole vault 4.61 m (15 ft 1+1⁄4 in)
2023 USATF Championships Eugene, Oregon 4th pole vault 4.61 m (15 ft 1+1⁄4 in)

NCAA coaching

Bridget Williams (formerly Bridget Guy) was named an assistant coach for the Virginia Tech track and field programs from 2020-22. Coach Williams assists with the Hokies' pole vaulters.

Coach Williams was an assistance coach for the University of Virginia Cavaliers' track and field programs during the 2019-2020 season. Bridget Guy and her husband James Williams were married in 2020, so they moved to Blacksburg, Virginia area where his family is from.[9]

NCAA Vaulting

Bridget is a 3-time NCAA Division I All-American as a Virginia Cavaliers track and field student-athlete.As a 6-time all conference performer in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Bridget won 2 ACC crowns.[10]

Bridget Guy improved from 3.81 m (12 ft 6 in) to 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in) at UVA. Williams attended the University of Virginia between 2015 and 2019.[11]

Bridget Guy left University of Virginia as a school record holder pole vaulter with 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in).

High School

Bridget Guy won 2014 Penn high school AAA state final clearing a Hempfield High School pole vault record 3.81 m (12 ft 6 in).[12]

References

  1. ↑ UST ESSX VAULTING POLES Bridget Williams
  2. ↑ "Bridget Williams". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. ↑ Beckner, Bill (10 July 2023). "Hempfield alum Bridget Williams headed to world championships in pole vault". Tribune Live. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Gault, Jonathan (7 August 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Women's Pole Vault Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  6. ↑ Boal, Eric (3 November 2023). "Erin Marsh Captures Heptathlon Gold, Bridget Williams Soars to Women's Pole Vault Title for U.S. at Pan American Games". Runnerspace. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Results". results.usatf.org. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Results". results.usatf.org. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  9. ↑ Bridget Williams Virginia Tech Hokies
  10. ↑ Bridget Guy profile Virginia Cavaliers
  11. ↑ "Bridget Williams". Hokie Sports. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  12. ↑ Schofield, Paul (24 June 2021). "Hempfield's Williams, Latrobe's Green advance at U.S. Olympic trials". Tribune Live. Retrieved 23 August 2023.

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