2020 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
Collegiate Honors
• All-League Second Team (2019 Indoor Long Jump, 2018 4x100m Relay, 2018 Indoor Long Jump)
• 3x League All-Academic (2019 Indoor, 2019 Outdoor, 2020 Outdoor)
• Horizon League Athlete of the Week (5/1/18)
2019-20 Season
2020 Outdoor: Season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 Indoor: Closed out his career with a big season-best mark of 7.07m (23-2 1/2) in long jump to finish fifth at the Horizon League Championships ... also placed 11th in the 60m hurdles at the League Meet with a time of 8.51 ... opened the season, placing ninth in long jump (6.78m) and 10th in the 60m hurdles (8.72) at Gene Edmonds, Jan. 10 ... one week later, was fourth in 60m hurdles (8.73) and sixth in long jump (6.69m) ... competed in both the 60m hurdles (8.63) and long jump (6.44m) again at the Illini Invite, Jan. 24 ... finished second in the 60m hurdles (8.49) at the ONU Invite, Feb. 1, after advancing to finals ... competed at the prestigious Meyo Invite, Feb. 7, placing 19th in long jump (6.64m) and running a season-best time of 8.45 in the 60m hurdles during prelims to advance to semi-finals ... the following week, placed seventh in long jump (6.62m) and 13th in the 60m hurdles (8.57) at the GVSU Big Meet, Feb. 14 ... in the final home meet of his career, placed fourth in the 60m hurdles (8.58) and ran the 60m dash to 14th-place (7.39) at the Panther Tune Up, Feb. 22
2018-19 Season
2019 Outdoor: Battled through a late-season injury to take third in the decathlon with a score of 5691 points his first time ever competing in the event at the Horizon League Championships ... also was a part of a big scoring performance by the Panthers in javelin with a sixth-place finish at the league meet ... also competed in both the 110m hurdles and long jump at the conference meet, taking ninth in both events ... started the season taking third in long jump with a very strong season-opening leap of 6.91m (22-8) at the Joey Haines Invite Mar. 30 ... turned in season bests in both the 110m hurdles (15.01) and javelin (45.97m) at the Jack Shaw Classic April 5 ... finished runner-up in long jump with a leap of 6.78m (22-3) and was sixth in the 110m hurdles in 15.05 seconds at Kentucky April 20.
2019 Indoor: Overcame an early-season injury and finished as league runner-up in long jump ... leap of 7.11m (23-4) at the league meet is a new PR that now ranks him tied for fourth in program history ... also competed in the 60m hurdles at the Horizon League Championships, taking 10th ... started his season at home for at the Tierney Classic Jan. 19, winning long jump with an impressive opening mark of 7.10m (23-3 1/2) ... also came in ninth in the 60m hurdles at the Tierney Classic ... one week later, repeated as long jump winner at 6.73m (22-1) at Illinois.
2017-18 Season
2018 Outdoor: Again turned in a monster performance at the Horizon League Championships, launching himself into the Panther record books with a leap of 7.30m (23-11 1/2) in long jump, which now ranks second in program history ... long jump mark was good for third at this year's highly competitive league meet ... helped the 4x100m relay to a silver medal at the league meet ... also finished eighth in javelin (45.13m) and ninth in the 110m hurdles (14.95) at the conference championships ... started the season taking fifth in the both hurdles (15.16) and long jump (6.67m) at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic Mar. 24 ... came in runner-up in hurdles in 14.95 seconds one week later at the Big Blue Classic ... was named the Horizon League Athlete of the Week after a big showing at Louisville's national Lyles/Wood Invite April 27, taking second in long jump with a leap of 6.99m (22-11 1/4) ... also competed at the Eagle Open May 13, taking fourth in long jump ... named to the Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2018 Indoor: Had the best showing of his young career at the Horizon League Championships, bringing home the silver medal in long jump with a massive PR leap of 7.07m (23-2 1/2) - nearly two feet farther than his previous best ... that jump now ranks him sixth in program history ... came in fifth in the 60m hurdles, lowering his PR in both prelims and finals to 8.39 at the league meet ... closed the busy two-day championships out by anchoring the 4x400m relay to a third-place finish in 3:19.62 ... started his sophomore season taking fourth in the 60m hurdles (8.58) and seventh in the 200m (23.43) at the Karl Schlender Invite Jan. 13 ... followed that up taking fourth in the 60m hurdles in 8.51 and seventh in long jump at 6.55m (21-6) at the home Tierney Classic Jan. 20 ... was seventh in the 60m hurdles in 8.60 at the Mark Messersmith Invite one week later ... won the 55m hurdles at the Parkside Classic Feb. 3 ... finished runner-up in the 60m hurdles in 8.53 at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 17 ... named to the Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2016-17 Season
2017 Outdoor: Turned in a big showing in long jump at the Horizon League Championships, taking sixth ... earned his spot on the podium in long jump with a PR leap of 6.67m (21-10 3/4) ... also finished 10th in the 110m hurdles and 12th in the 400m hurdles at the league meet ... started the season taking fourth in the 400m hurdles in 58.34 seconds at the Edmonds Invite Mar. 25 ... turned in a PR 110m hurdle-time of 15.19 for sixth place at the Big Blue Classic April 1 ... placed third in the 110m hurdles and sixth in javelin at Marquette one week later ... came in fifth in javelin and sixth in both hurdle events at the Pacesetter Invite April 22 ... helped the shuttle hurdle relay turn in the third-fastest time in school history at the 108th running of the Drake Relay April 28 ... later that day, also came in 10th in the 110m hurdles at the Kip Janvrin Invite.
2017 Indoor: Finished ninth in long jump and 10th in the 60m hurdles at the Horizon League Championships ... both marks at the league meet were season bests ... made his collegiate debut Jan. 14 at the Karl Schlender Invite, taking third in the 60m hurdles and 12th in the 200m ... one week later, finished sixth in the 60m hurdles and eighth in long jump at the home Tierney Classic ... finished runner-up in the 55m hurdles at the Parkside Classic Feb. 4.
High School
A standout athlete at Menomonee Falls High School ... named the Greater Metro Conference Track Athlete of the Year as a senior ... qualified for the state championships seven times over final three years ... finished third in state in the 4x200m relay as a senior, just one one-thousandth of a second shy of first place ... took third in the 110m hurdles as a junior ... also competed in long jump ... played basketball all four years, earning all-conference honors twice ... also a standout quarterback for the Indians, twice being named honorable mention all-conference ... an honor roll student all four years.
Personal
Son of Andre and Brigitte ... dad played basketball at UW-Stevens Point ... chose Milwaukee because of the great program, academics and it is close to home ... volunteers his time with youth sport camps ... born Aug. 31, 1997.
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