2023 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
Collegiate Honors
• 2022 Horizon League Outdoor Athlete of the Year
• 2021 Horizon League Heptathlon Champion
• 2021 Horizon League Decathlon Champion
• 2021 Horizon League Outdoor Field Newcomer of the Year
• 2020 Horizon League Long Jump Champion
• 2020 Horizon League Indoor Field Freshman of the Year
• 2020 All-League Second Team (Heptathlon)
2021-22 Season
2022 Outdoor: Named Alfreeda Goff Horizon League Outdoor Athlete of the Year ... competed in two meets ... finished second in the decathlon April 9 at the Texas A&M 44 Farms Invitational with 7355 points ... won the 110m hurdles (14.38) and long jump (7.74m) during the decathlon ... recorded a pair of runner-up finishes in the decathlon 100m and 400m at the meet ... posted a mark of 7.59m two weeks later at the Illini Invite on April 23 to place second.
2022 Indoor: Wrapped up a strong campaign by winning the heptathlon and long jump at the Horizon League Championships ... posted 4977 points in the heptathlon to earn the gold ... set the school record in the long jump at the league meet with a mark of 7.81m ... added points in the 60m hurdles at the championships with a time of 8.09 to place third ... recorded a school record in the heptathlon in the at the John Gartland Invite on January 22 with 5557 points ... won the long jump four times ... posted leaps of 7.52m at both the Hawkeye Invite and Tierney Classic to finish first ... jumped 7.53m at the St. Valentine's Invite to win the event ... ran a season-best 8.05 to finish second in the 60m hurdles at the Tierney Classic on January 29.
2020-21 Season
2021 Outdoor: Crowned the decathlon champion at the Horizon League Championships, scoring 6,853 points ... won seven of the 10 events of the decathlon to take gold ... finished fourth in the long jump (7.07 meters) and 110-meter hurdles (14.54) at the championships ... also scored in the pole vault, placing sixth with a height of 3.77 meters ... opened the outdoor season at the Big Blue Classic and won the long jump with a 7.22-meter leap ... also placed fifth in javelin (45.47 meters) and sixth in 110-meter hurdles (15.03) at the event on April 10 ... won the Gibson Invitational Decathlon one week later, scoring 6,853 points which ranks second all-time in program history ... set a new school record in the long jump of the decathlon, reaching 7.33 meters to win the event ... set a new PR in the 110-meter hurdles at the Clark Wood Invitational to place fourth ... that time places him eighth all-time in Panthers' history ... recorded new personal bests in the shot put and discus throw at the Valpo Invitational on May 1.
2021 Indoor: Scored in three events at the Horizon League Championships, winning the heptathlon with 4,879 points, taking first in four of the seven events ... also reached the podium in the 60m hurdles (8.37 seconds) with a third-place finish ... took fourth in the long jump (6.97 meters) and ninth in the pole vault (3.90 meters) ... opened the season at the Panther Invite on Jan. 9 and won the long jump with a mark of 7.26 meters ... placed second in the 60-meter hurdles on Jan. 9 and 11th in the shot put (11.20 meters) ... also competed at the home Panther Tune-Up, placing fifth in the shot put with a mark of 11.92 meters.
2019-20 Season
2020 Outdoor: Season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 Indoor: Had a record-breaking season ... crowned League champion in long jump with a school record mark of 7.52m (24-8 1/4) ... also earned the silver medal in the heptathlon at the League meet with another school record of 5320 points ... broke the League heptathlon long jump record with a mark of 7.26m (23-10) ... had five PR marks during heptathlon, including 60m (7.24), 1000m (2:47.07), high jump (2.04m), pole vault (3.65m), and shot put (11.47m) ... named the League Freshman of the Year for field events ... opened the season finishing fourth in the 60m hurdles (8.39) at Gene Edmonds, Jan. 10, after advancing to finals ... also placed 11th in high jump (1.85m) and was third in long jump (7.23m) at Gene Edmonds ... one week later, was second in the 60m hurdles (8.33) at the Tierney Classic home opener, Jan. 18 ... ran a PR time of 8.17 in the 60m hurdles at the Illini Invite, Jan. 14, after qualifying for finals ... this time is tied for ninth in program history ... invited to the prestigious Meyo Invite, Feb. 7, placing 15th in the 60m hurdles (8.39) after qualifying for semi-finals and was 16th in long jump (6.84m) ... competed at the GVSU Big Meet, Feb. 14, placing second in long jump (7.12m), 10th in the 60m hurdles (8.28), 11th in high jump (1.86m), and 31st in the 60m dash (7.32) ... closed out the regular season at the Panther Tune Up, Feb. 22, finishing fourth in high jump (1.90m), sixth in shot put (11.20m), eighth in pole vault (3.53m), and 11th in the 60m dash (7.31)
2018-19 Season
2019: Did not compete and maintained freshman eligibility.
High School
One of the most talented hurdlers from the state ... a multi-sport athlete at powerhouse Kimberly High School ... turned in PR times in both the 110m hurdles (a school-record time of 14.31) and 300m hurdles (38.50) at state as a senior, bringing home second and third-place medals, respectively ... also earned his first trip to state in triple jump, finishing 11th overall, and ran the third leg of the 4x200m relay squad that came in fourth overall, helping the Papermakers to their second consecutive team title ... also was a standout receiver for Kimberly, helping extend the nation's longest winning streak to 70 games, capped with yet another state title in Madison ... earned all-conference honors in football.
Personal
Son of Shane and Shelly ... volunteers with a Special Education football camp ... born June 24, 2000.
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