Owner and Head Coach   

Kody Pierce has been coaching pole vault since 2006.  In his tenure at Bingham High School & UTPVA he has coached 6 State record holders, 8 State champions, over 20 Region champions, and countless State contenders.  Every year athletes from both Bingham High & UTPVA are some of the best vaulters in the State.  In his quest to become a better coach, he has spent time traveling to various camps & coaching clinics & has learned from some of the best coaches in the country.  After several years at Bingham High School he started realizing the lack of vault coaches in the community & the desire of the athletes to continue training year round. So, slowly over a several year process, he started Utah Pole Vault Academy and in 2015 built his own indoor facility where UTPVA continues to train year round.  Kody had a high school pr of 13' 6", which he broke in 2017 at the National Pole Vault Summit jumping an all time best of 14'.  

Cameron Vongsawad
Assistant Coach, Club Administrator, Event Director

Cameron Vongsawad has been an intricate part of the UTPVA coaching staff since 2015. He brings a high
level of expertise as result of his personal experience as a high school pole vaulter, his experience
coaching at Copper Hills High School from 2015-2019, and his experience as a USATF Certified Official.
Cameron was first introduced to pole vault by his brother who also jumped in high school, and naturally
was hooked on the event after his first day. He is extremely passionate about the sport and enjoys helping
kids live an active lifestyle. When Cameron is not coaching at UTPVA he can be found on the slopes
snowboarding, mountain biking, teaching science, working as an acoustical engineer or finishing his Masters
in Physics at Brigham Young University.