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Jack Eckert
Jack Eckert

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Sellersburg, Ind.

High School:
Silver Creek HS

Event:
Combined Events

05/12/2012

Sowinski Stays Hot, Leads Iowa on Day 2

Senior breaks the school and facility record as Iowa advances to the finals in 14 events

05/11/2012

Melander Leads Iowa on Day 1

Senior grabs second place in the 10k at the Big Ten Championships

04/14/2012

Nationally Ranked Hawkeyes Take Invite Title

Iowa men tally 252 points to finish first at the Tom Botts Invitational.

02/17/2012

Austin Captures Two Titles at Iowa Invitational

Hawkeyes record 15 first place finishes.

05/12/2012

B1G Track & Field Championships

B1G Track & Field Championships Saturday, May 12, 2012

02/25/2012

Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships

Big Ten Indoor Track & Field Championships Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012

2012 -- Indoor - placed 18th in hepathlon at Razorback Invite with a collegiate-best and team-leading 4,840 points... that total ranks fourth all-time at Iowa... posted collegiate bests in four of seven events at Razorback Invite heptathlon... placed 17th in heptathlon at Big Ten Championships (4,222 points), posting collegiate bests in 60 meters (7.52) and pole vault (15-5, 4.70m) as part of that competition... runner-up in pole vault with collegiate-best 15-5 (4.70m) at Iowa Invite.

2011 -- Track - did not compete.

High School -- set school records in pole vault (15-1) and 300-meter hurdles (39.26)... unable to participate in track senior season due to injury... won pole vault (14-9) and 400 meters (51.1), and placed third in long jump (18-8) at 2009 conference meet... also won conference pole vault title freshman year (13-8) and placed second (14-6) as a sophomore... all-state as a junior and all-conference as a freshman... won regional pole vault title and sectional 300-meter hurdles title as a junior... also competed in cross country, basketball and swimming... Army National Guard Award winner in 2010... National Honor Society member....coaches were Todd Balmer and Al Eckert.

Personal -- born July 3, 1991... parents are Al and Wendy Eckert... father competed in cross-country at Indiana University Southeast... undeclared engineering and art major.

Eckert's Collegiate Bests
Event Mark Meet Date
60 Meters (I) 7.52 at Big Ten Championships 2/24/12
60 Hurdles (I) 9.08 at Adidas Classic 1/21/12
1,000 Meters (I) 2:46.85 at Razorback Invitational 1/27/12
High Jump (I) 6-3 1/4 (1.91m) at Razorback Invitational 1/27/12
Pole Vault (I) 15-5 (4.70m) at Big Ten Championships 2/25/12
Long Jump (I) 19-6 (5.94m) at Razorback Invitational 1/27/12
Shot Put (I) 37-0 1/4 (11.28m) at Razorback Invitational 1/27/12
Heptathlon (I) 4,840 points at Razorback Invitational 1/27/12
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