Kortney Oates

Background: San Diego · 2× State Champion · Oregon · San Diego State

Kortney is a coach at Arizona Pole Vault Academy. From San Diego, California, she was a two-time state champion with a high school personal record of 13’6”, and she also ran 11.89 in the 100 meters.

She went to the University of Oregon on a full scholarship, then transferred to San Diego State University. After college she was going to become a police officer, but she got the chance to train at the Olympic Training Center, where she jumped 14’6” her first year out and eventually jumped 15’.

She moved to train with Nick Hysong at Risen Performance, where she set her personal record of 15’2”. She then moved to AZPVA, where her husband, Tray Oates, became her coach. She has traveled the world and, with Tray, they grew their family to include their son, Grayson.