2018 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
Collegiate Honors
• 2018 Horizon League Outdoor Triple Jump Champion
• All-League Second Team (2018 Indoor Triple Jump, 2017 Outdoor Triple Jump, 2017 Indoor Triple Jump)
• 2x Horizon League Athlete of the Week (2/20/18, 1/18/17)
2018-19 Season
2019 Indoor: Competed in three meets on the year ... started the year winning triple jump at the Badger Icebreaker Jan. 12 with an opening mark of 14.12m (46-4) ... one week later, turned in a new PR in triple jump with a winning leap of 14.94m (39-0 1/4) - now ranking him third in program history - to go with a fourth-place finish in long jump at the Tierney Classic ... finished third in triple jump at Illinois Jan. 26.
2017-18 Season
2018 Outdoor: Broke through as a sophomore at the Horizon League Championships, winning his first league title in triple jump with a big PR leap of 15.12m (49-7 1/4) ... that mark now ranks fourth in program history ... also finished eighth in long jump and 11th in high jump at the league meet ... started the season taking 20th in long jump at the Benedictine Relays April 13 ... finished fifth in both the high jump and triple jump only other time competing at the DePaul Invite April 21.
2018 Indoor: Once again finished runner-up in triple jump at the Horizon League Championships to start his sophomore season ... also finished tied for sixth in high jump and 10th in long jump at the league meet ... started the season taking third in long jump at 6.56m (21-6 1/4) at the Karl Schlender Invite Jan. 13 ... one week later, turned in the league's top triple jump mark of the year at 14.57m (47-9 3/4) at the home Tierney Classic ... came in third in triple jump and 13th in high jump at the Mark Messersmith Inivte Jan. 27 ... was named Horizon League Athlete of the Week after winning the triple jump at 14.12m (46-4) at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 17.
2016-17 Season
2017 Outdoor: Once again had a big showing at the Horizon League Championships, taking second in triple jump and fourth in long jump ... turned in PRs in both events at the championships, with triple jump mark of 14.85m (48-8 3/4) now ranking fourth in program history ... also competed in high jump at the league meet ... started the outdoor season at the Big Blue Classic April 1, taking seventh in triple jump and 11th in long jump ... one week later, finished second in triple jump with a leap of 14.54m (47-8 1/2) at Marquette ... tried his hand at high jump for the first time at Benedictine April 15, clearing 1.90m (6-2 3/4) ... first in triple jump and fourth in long jump at the Pacesetter Invite April 22 ... again topped the triple jump field at the Drake Alternative one week later ... competed at the Eagle Open May 12, again taking first in triple jump ... in all, posted five wins in his first collegiate season (indoor and outdoor), all in triple jump.
2017 Indoor: Had a big showing at his first Horizon League Championship meet, scoring in both events after finishing in runner-up in triple jump and eighth in long jump ... started his collegiate career with a bang, earning Horizon League Athlete of the Week honors after his collegiate debut at the Karl Schlender Invite Jan. 14 where he won the triple jump competition ... one week later, again won the triple jump and finished seventh in long jump at the home Tierney Classic ... triple jump mark of 14.71m (48-3 1/4) at the Tierney meet already ranks fifth in school history after just second meet of his career ... took third in triple jump and sixth in long jump at the Messersmith Invite Jan. 28 ... also ran in one event on the year, taking 19th in the 60m in collegiate debut.
High School
A multi-sport athlete at Franklin High School ... qualified for the track and field state championships five times over final three years ... won a state title in triple jump as a senior with a leap of 46-9 3/4 ... also earned a bronze medal in long jump as a senior ... as a sophomore, earned a berth to the state meet in high jump ... named first-team all-conference ... played volleyball three years as an outside hitter, leading the team in kills as a senior and earning first-team all-conference honors ... also competed in football one year.
Personal
Son of Hoa Pham and Tam Nguyen ... chose UWM because of the great school and athletics ... lists career goals as making it to Nationals in Oregon ... lists most memorable moment as winning state in triple jump and placing third in long jump ... born Nov. 3, 1997.
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