2023 Outdoor: Did not Compete
2023 Indoor: Competed in three meets… Notched five top ten finishes…Started the season with a 13' 10" (5th) mark in the pole vault at the Edmonds-Wilt Invitational…At the 2023 Redhawks Invite recorded a new personal best in the 55-meter Preliminaries with a time of 8:06 (5th) and placed third in the high jump (6’ 0.75”, 1.85m)...Placed fourth in the heptathlon with a total score of 2039 points, finished with two third place finishes during the heptathlon 60-meter (7.42m) and in the Long Jump 19’ 4.25” (5.90m), set a new PR in the Heptathlon shot put with a mark of 46’ 3.5” with a first place finish at the John Gartland Invite.
2022 Outdoor: Ohio Valley Conference Athlete of the Championships...Won the OVC decathlon title for the second year in a row...Had four top five finishes in seven meets…Set two new PR’s in the decathlon pole vault 15’11 (4.85m) and the decathlon high jump with a jump of 6’ 10.25” (2.09m) at the Tennessee Relays…Finished second at the Memphis Tiger Invitational in the high jump with a jump of 6’ 8.75” (2.05m)...Placed first in the decathlon with 6,501 total points while setting a PR in the decathlon javelin (190’ 1” (57.94m) and a PR in the decathlon 100 meter with a time of 11.29, finished fifth in the javelin with a mark of 168’ 7” (51.38m), fourth in the pole vault at 14’ 8” (4.47m), and set another PR in the 110 meter hurdles earning seventh place with a time of 14.84 at the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships.
2022 Indoor: OVC Athlete of the Year and Athlete of the Championships...Competed in seven meets…Had 13 top five finishes and nine top three finishes…Opened the season with a first-place finish in the pole vault with a mark of 15’ 4.25” (4.68m) and a third-place finish in the 60 meter hurdles (8.50) at the Fred Wilt Invitational…Set a new PR in the 55 meter with a time of 6.93 (14th), finished second in the high jump with a jump of 6’ 4.75” (1.95m) and finished third in the long jump at 22’ 6.5” (6.87m) during the Redhawks Invite…Placed third in the pole vault with a 15’ 1.5” (4.61m) mark at the John Gartland Invitational…Totaled a new personal best at the Indiana University Relays earning first in the heptathlon with 5,334 total points, while setting two more PR’s in the heptathlon 60 meter with a time of 7.30 (3rd) and heptathlon 1000 meter with a time of 3:10.34 (10th)...Posted another personal best in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.30 earning a fourth-place finish…At the OVC Indoor Championships, placed first in the heptathlon with 5,040 total points and placed first with a new PR in the heptathlon shot put with a throw of 43’ 8.5” (13.32m)...Came in second in the pole vault with a vault of 15’ 4.25 (4.68m), second in the high jump with a mark of 6’ 9.75” (2.08m) and sixth with a time of 8.51 in the 60 meter Hurdles.
2021 Outdoor: Competed in six outdoor meets…Earned a personal best in the Men’s Javelin Throw with a throw of 180’5” (54.99m) at the USA Invitational…Earned a personal best in the Men’s Pole Vault at the 2021 Joey Haines Invite with a mark of 15’ 7” (4.75m) earning him second place…Achieved a personal best in the Men’s 110 meter hurdles (14.91) at the 2021 Kentucky Invitational…Recorded a personal best and a first place finish at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships in the Men’s Decathlon with an overall score of 6,886.
2021 Indoor: Competed in four indoor meets…Placed second at the Sycamore Team Challenge sponsored by Gill Athletics in the Men’s Pole Vault with a mark of 15’ 1” (4.60m)…Earned a personal best at the Redhawks Invite in the Men’s Shot Put with a throw of 42’ 6” (12.95m) which resulted in a fifth place finish…Earned another personal best at the Samford Bulldog Open in the Men’s 60 meter hurdles (8.66)…Earned a personal best at the Redhawks Open in the Men’s High Jump with a mark of 6’ 8.25” (2.04m) which resulted in second place for the event.
2020 Indoor: Competed in eight meets…Had seven top-five finishes…Ranked second in the OVC for high jump and the heptathlon…Placed third in the 55 meter hurdles (8.08), 4x400 meter relay (3:31.07) and high jump (6-0, 1.83m) while taking sixth in long jump (20-10, 6.35m) in his Redhawks debut at the SEMO vs. SIUE Dual Meet (12/6/19)…Finished fourth in the heptathlon at the Gene Edmonds Memorial (1/10-11), totaling 4,561 points…Was third in the high jump (6-3.25, 1.91m), fourth in the pole vault (13-5.25, 4.10m) and fifth in both the 60 meter hurdles (8.97) and shot put (38-2, 11.63m)…Was the runner-up in the heptathlon at the 2020 Indiana University Relays (1/31-2/1), compiling a career-best 4,638 points…Won the pole vault (14-7.25, 4.45m), was second in 60 meter hurdles (9.10), third in high jump (6-2, 1.88m), fourth in shot put (38-3.5, 11.67m), long jump (20-5.75, 6.24m) and 1,000 meters (3:11.06) and fifth in the 60 meters (7.58)…Earned Silver in the heptathlon at the 2020 Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship (2/26-27), registering 4,353 points…Was first in the pole vault (13-1.5, 4.00m), high jump (6-6.75, 2.00m), shot put (41-8.75, 12.72m), second in the 60 meter hurdles (9.11) while concluding the 60 meters (7.56) and long jump (20-8.5, 6.31m) in third in the two-day heptathlon competition…Also finished fourth overall in the high jump, overcoming 6-4 (1.93m) to score for the Redhawks.
Prep: Attended Knoxville West High School in Knoxville, Tennessee...Competed in the 110 meter hurdles, pole vault and the decathlon at Knoxville West...Finished second in the pole vault at the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association meet as a senior...Graduated from Knoxville West in 2019.
Personal: Born March 27, 2001…Son of Kurt and Julie DeGraaf...Majoring in Accounting at SEMO.
