Hall of Fame
He is the only Miami athlete to capture two NCAA championships. In 1971, he won the NCAA Indoor Pole Vault titles with a height of 16 feet, eight inches. The following year, he shared co-championship honors with a height of 17-1. He received All-America recognition both years. His sophomore year, he also established a Madison Square Garden record with a leap of 17-1. in winning the Olympic Invitational.
He captured the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Pole Vault championship his junior year. He also cleared his top collegiate height of 17-4Â in winning the Mason-Dixon Games in 1972. A four-year letterman in track as a pole vaulter and hurdler, he served as captain his senior year. A physics major at Miami, he earned his Ph.D. in pulp and paper from the University of Washington.
He went on to work for the Weyerhauser Company in Seattle.
