Ryan Niver

Hometown: Mason City, IA High School: Mason City Height / Weight: 6-2 / 200

Event: Multi-Events

Career Highlights -- set school heptathlon record (5,149 points).

2008 -- Indoor - set school heptathlon record (5,149 points) with seventh-place finish at Big Ten Championships... placed fourth in high jump (6-6 3$), fifth in long jump (22-5 3/4), sixth in pole vault (14-3 1/4) and seventh in shot put (39-8) as part of Big Ten heptathlon... placed third in heptathlon (4,933 points) at UNI Invite... Outdoor -- placed seventh in decathlon with a collegiate-best point total of 6,837 at Drake Relays... that total ranks second in school history... won discus (142-10) and placed fifth in long jump (22-3 1/2) as part of Drake Relays decathlon... placed seventh in decathlon at Big Ten Championships (6,712 points)... placed second in high jump (6-4 3/4) and third in 100 meters (11.28), 400 metrs (50.71) and discus (124-8) as part of Big Ten decathlon... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2007 -- Indoor - runner-up in high jump with a collegiate-best 6-9 at Gladstein Invite... placed 12th in shot put (40-0) at Hawkeye Invite... placed fourth in pole vault (13-8 1/4) at Iowa Invite... ran 60 meters (7.42) and 60-meter hurdles (8.94) at Cyclone Classic... competed in first day of Big Ten Championships heptathlon, but had to withdraw from competition due to injury... Outdoor - placed eighth in decathlon with a season-best 6,591 points at Big Ten Championships... ran season-best 400 meters (51.51) and placed second in discus (133-10) and third in pole vault (13-11 1/4) as part of Big Ten decathlon... tied for 17th place in high jump (6-6 3/4) at Drake Relays... posted collegiate-best pole vault (14-9), placed seventh in high jump (6-6 3/4) and 13th in discus (136-1) at Musco Twilight IX... letterwinner.

2006 -- Indoor - set then-school record in heptathlon at Big Ten meet (4,894 points), placing fourth... led team in that event... recorded season-best marks in 60 meters (7.28) and long jump (22-3) as part of Big Ten heptathlon... Outdoor - placed sixth in decathlon (6,409 points) at Big Ten Championships... runner-up in discus (130-2) and pole vault (14-3 1/4) as part of Big Ten decathlon... letterwinner.

2005 -- Indoor - placed eighth in heptathlon at Big Ten meet (4,930 points)... that mark set then-school record and led team... won high jump at Iowa Open with a season-best 6-8 3/4... won high jump (6-6) and placed third in pole vault (13-11 1/4) at Hawkeye Open... Outdoor - placed seventh in decathlon at Big Ten Championships with a season-best and team-leading 6,531 points... also placed 12th in javelin (162-5) at Big Ten Championships... letterwinner.

2004 -- redshirted.

High School -- two-time conference high jump champion, placing second at state meet senior year... three-time letterwinner in track... team MVP senior year... set school record (6-6 1/2) in high jump... honor roll student... track coaches were Jed Vorba and Chris Siewert.

Personal -- born October 11, 1984... son of Don and Patti Niver... communication studies major.

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