Pole vaulter Dalton Duvio signs with Stanford

Pole vaulter Dalton Duvio, who won the 2010 Class 2A state title for Curtis (River Ridge, La.), has signed a scholarship with Stanford. Duvio also had offers from Duke, Dartmouth, Harvard and Princeton.

Duvio has a personal-best vault of 16 feet, 4 inches and cleared 15-11 during the current indoor season to rank ninth nationally, John Curtis coach Preston Curtis said. Duvio signed his scholarship papers at John Curtis.

"I really liked everything about (Stanford), the academics, athletics, and the weather is great,'" Duvio said. "It was amazing. All of my choices were prestigious academic institutions, but Stanford's athletic program was the deciding factor.''

Duvio scored a 30 on his ACT and will be academically eligible to compete as a freshman.