Moll Sets PR In Second-Straight Diamond League Win
August 26, 2026 | Track & Field
SEATTLE -- Hana Moll won her second consecutive elite pro level competition on Wednesday, going above and beyond some of the world's best vaulters to take the win at the Zurich Diamond League, held in an historic train station in Zurich, Switzerland. Moll raised her PR in the process, going over 16-feet for the second time in her career.
By winning the past two Diamond League meets in Lausanne and Zurich, Moll now qualifies as one of just six women to compete at the Diamond League Championship in Brussels on Sept. 5. The field also includes the past two Olympic Gold Medalists, Nina Kennedy and Katie Moon.
"Zurich did not disappoint," said Moll. "I am so strong recently because of my mindset, just really focusing and working on what I have to improve. I have to stay healthy, stay strong and use bigger poles. This competition in the train station felt amazing. I never asked for clapping, but they were cheering on every single athlete. I appreciate that, it is a real community."
The Diamond League meets are the highest level of professional invitational track meets. There are fourteen total meets held all around the globe from May to qualify for the Diamond League Championship, though not every meet features every event at a Diamond League level. Six meets featured women's pole vault, and Hana competed at three this year. With a chance at earning qualifying points at only half of the meets, Moll had to finish first or second in Zurich to qualify for the Championship in Brussels.
The women's pole vault was its own separate draw on Wednesday, being held in the special setting of the train station, and one day before all the rest of the Zurich events. Moll had some challenges getting into a groove at the first two heights, needing third-attempt makes at 14-9 and also at 15-3. But after surviving both scares, she made 15-7 on a first try, and then she was one of just two women to make 15-11, doing so on a second attempt that wobbled the bar but it hung on. Moll and current European Champion Angelica Moser, on home turf in Switzerland, went at 16-0 3/4 (4.90-meters), and Moll wowed the crowd with a first-attempt make, grazing the bar but leaving it standing. Moser couldn't keep it going, and Moll then chose to stop and not attempt any higher after securing the win.
It counts as an indoor PR for Moll, bettering her mark of an even 16-feet (4.88-meters) that she jumped in the Dempsey this January. She improves her U.S. all-time No. 5 standing, just one centimeter behind sister Amanda's overall PR of 4.91-meters.
By winning the past two Diamond League meets in Lausanne and Zurich, Moll now qualifies as one of just six women to compete at the Diamond League Championship in Brussels on Sept. 5. The field also includes the past two Olympic Gold Medalists, Nina Kennedy and Katie Moon.
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— Washington Track & Field and Cross Country (@UWTrack) August 26, 2026
In the Zurich train station, Hana Moll makes a lifetime-best 16-0.75 (4.90m) to win her second straight Diamond League ????
It qualifies her for the @Diamond_League finals on Sept. 5 in Brussels. pic.twitter.com/ALZdwvkK4p
"Zurich did not disappoint," said Moll. "I am so strong recently because of my mindset, just really focusing and working on what I have to improve. I have to stay healthy, stay strong and use bigger poles. This competition in the train station felt amazing. I never asked for clapping, but they were cheering on every single athlete. I appreciate that, it is a real community."
The Diamond League meets are the highest level of professional invitational track meets. There are fourteen total meets held all around the globe from May to qualify for the Diamond League Championship, though not every meet features every event at a Diamond League level. Six meets featured women's pole vault, and Hana competed at three this year. With a chance at earning qualifying points at only half of the meets, Moll had to finish first or second in Zurich to qualify for the Championship in Brussels.
The women's pole vault was its own separate draw on Wednesday, being held in the special setting of the train station, and one day before all the rest of the Zurich events. Moll had some challenges getting into a groove at the first two heights, needing third-attempt makes at 14-9 and also at 15-3. But after surviving both scares, she made 15-7 on a first try, and then she was one of just two women to make 15-11, doing so on a second attempt that wobbled the bar but it hung on. Moll and current European Champion Angelica Moser, on home turf in Switzerland, went at 16-0 3/4 (4.90-meters), and Moll wowed the crowd with a first-attempt make, grazing the bar but leaving it standing. Moser couldn't keep it going, and Moll then chose to stop and not attempt any higher after securing the win.
It counts as an indoor PR for Moll, bettering her mark of an even 16-feet (4.88-meters) that she jumped in the Dempsey this January. She improves her U.S. all-time No. 5 standing, just one centimeter behind sister Amanda's overall PR of 4.91-meters.
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