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 | Class: Sophomore
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 | Hometown: Itasca, Ill.
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 | High School: Lake Parks
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 | Height / Weight: 6-3 / 170
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 | Event: Multi-Events
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Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Sophomore/Sophomore
Notables
School record holder in pole vault (17-8 1/2 (5.40m))
2013 All-American (indoor heptathlon)
At Wisconsin
2013 Indoor: Claimed All-America honors by finishing fifth at the NCAA championships (3/8-9) in the heptathlon with a personal-record total of 5,937 points, including career bests in the 60 meters (7.01), long jump (23-8 1/4 (7.22m)) and a new school record in the pole vault (17-8 1/2 (5.40m)) ... earned a runner-up finish an All-Big Ten honors in the heptathlon at the Big Ten championships (2/23) by finishing with a career-best 5,846 points, including personal records in the 60 meters (7.04), 1000 meters (2:48.25), 60 hurdles (8.36) and shot put (43-0 1/4, 13.11m) ... also finished 24th in the open pole vault with a height of 15-10 (4.83m) ... at the Red & White Open (2/15), placed second in the pole vault with a clearance of 16-6 3/4 (5.05m) and fifth in the 60 hurdles, clocking in at 8.68 seconds ... finished second in the heptathlon with a personal-best total of 5,598 points ... in the heptathlon, set personal bests in the 60 meters (7.10), 1000 meters (2:52.47) and pole vault (16-10 3/4; 5.15m) ... at the Bill Bergan Invitational (1/26), finished fifth in the long jump with a leap of 23-0 (7.01m), eighth in the pole vault with a vault of 15-7 (4.75m) and 15th in the shot put with a personal-best heave of 41-7 3/4 (12.69m) ... competing unattached, tied a career best in the pole vault with a height of 16-4 3/4 (5.00m)at the Wisconsin Invitational (1/19) ... competing unattached, came in fourth in the 60 hurdles with a personal-best time of 8.60 seconds at the Badger Track Classic (1/12)
2013 Outdoor: Finished runner up in the 110-meter relays in a personal-best time of 15.04 secondsat the Wisconsin Open (5/4) ... at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational (4/26-27), earned a fifth-place finish in the long jump with a leap of 23-3 1/2 (7.10m) ... completed seven of 10 events in the decathlon, including personal-best performances in the 100 meters (10.77 seconds) and the shot put (40-6 1/2, 12.35m) at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/17-18) ... finished third in the pole vault with a height of 16-2 3/4 (4.95m) and fifth in the discus with a personal-best heave of 145-10 (44.45m) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (3/30) ... also placed sixth in the javelin with a throw of 174-4 (53.15m) and ninth in the 110-meter hurdles, finishing in a career-best time of 15.44 seconds
2012 Indoor: Finished eighth in the heptathlon at the Big Ten championships (2/24-25) with a personal-best total of 5,354 points in which he set personal-best marks in the 60 meters, 1000 meters, high jump, pole vault, and shot put ... placed second in the long jump with a leap of 22-8 (6.91m) and also finished fifth in the 60 hurdles with a time of 8.70 at the Red & White Open (2/17) ... tallied 5,072 points in the heptathlon to finish sixth at the Frank Sevigne Invitational (2/4) ... finished ninth in the pole vault with a clearance of 15-5 (4.70m) and also ran in the preliminary of the 60-meter hurdles and finished 21st in a time of 8.90 seconds at the Bill Bergan Invitational (1/28)
2012 Outdoor: Came in 12th place in the decathlon at the Big Ten championships (5/11-12) with a personal-best total of 7,042 points, finished 12th in the javelin with a throw of 182-3 (55.55m) and also placed 13th in the triple jump with a personal-best distance of 48-0 (14.63m) ... placed eighth in the pole vault at the Stanford Invitational (4/7) with a height of 16-8 3/4 (5.10m)
Personal
Major is kinesiology
| Personal Bests |
| Indoor |
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Outdoor |
| 60 Meters |
7.01 |
3-08-13 |
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100 Meters |
10.77 |
4-17-13 |
| 1000 Meters |
2:48.25 |
2-23-13 |
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400 Meters |
51.52 |
4-18/19-12 |
| 60 Hurdles |
8.36 |
2-23-13 |
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110 Hurdles |
15.04 |
5-4-13 |
| High Jump |
6-9 (2.06m) |
2-24-12 |
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High Jump |
6-6 1/4 (1.99m) |
5-11-12 |
| Pole Vault |
17-8 1/2 (5.40m) |
3-09-13 |
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Pole Vault |
16-8 3/4 (5.10m) |
4-7-12 |
| Long Jump |
23-8 1/4 (7.22m) |
3-08-13 |
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Long Jump |
23-4 3/4 (7.13m) |
4-18/19-12 |
| Triple Jump |
47-7 3/4 (14.52m) |
2-25-12 |
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Shot Put |
40-6 1/2 (12.35m) |
4-17-13 |
| Shot Put |
43-0 1/4 (13.11m) |
2-22-13 |
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Discus |
145-10 (44.45m) |
3-30-13 |
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Javelin |
183-2 (55.83m) |
5-12-12 |
| Multi-Events |
| Heptathlon |
5,937 |
2-22/23-13 |
| (7.01 / 23-8 1/4 / 41-9 1/4 / 6-8 3/4 / 8.37 / 17-8 1/2 / 2:50.06) |
| Decathlon |
7,042 |
5-11/12-12 |
| 11.09 / 7.13m / 12.31m / 1.97m / 51.52 / 15.81 / 37.09m / 4.70m / 52.17m / DNS |
All-America Honors (1)
2013 - Indoor (1)
Heptathlon: 5th (5,937)
All-Big Ten Honors (1)
2013 - Indoor (1)
Heptathlon: 2nd (5,846)
At the NCAA Championships
2013 - Indoor
Heptathlon: 5th - 5,937 (7.01 / 23-8 1/4 / 41-9 1/4 / 6-8 3/4 / 8.37 / 17-8 1/2 / 2:50.06)
At the Big Ten Championships
2013 - Indoor
Heptathlon: 2nd - 5,846 (7.04 / 22-11 1/4 / 43-0 1/4 / 8.36 / 16-10 3/4 / 2:48.25)
2012 - Indoor
Triple Jump: 12th (47-7 3/4 (14.52m))
Heptathlon: 8th - 5,354 (7.14 / 21-4 / 40-3 1/4 / 6-9 / 8.89 / 16-4 3/4 / 3:00.25)
2012 - Outdoor
Javelin: 12th (182-3 (55.55m))
Decathlon: 12th - 7,042 (11.09 / 7.13m / 12.31m / 1.97m / 51.52 / 15.81 / 37.09m / 4.70m / 52.17m / DNS)