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Jake Spotswood Season 2021

PositionMULTIS
ClassGraduate Student
HometownFairhope, Ala.
High SchoolMcGill-Toolen
Previous SchoolAlabama

2022 Outdoor: Season ended short due to injury ... Broke the Virginia Tech school record in the decathlon with a point total of 7,210 (just 49 points off his PR) to finish in fourth at the Tennessee Relays ... Set a new personal best in the discus of 39.57m (129' 10") at the Weems Baskin Invitational ... Ran a new 400m PR of 51.37 at the Virginia Challenge ... Delivered a lifetime best in the 110m hurdles at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial, going 14.87.

2022 Indoor: Earned his second-consecutive indoor All-American honor, finishing 11th in the heptathlon with a score of 5,779 points at the NCAA Championships for second team honors ... Finished as runner-up in the heptathlon at the ACC Championships with a lifetime best point total of 5,835, breaking his own Virginia Tech school record ... Also competed in the open pole vault at the ACC Championships, finishing eighth with a clearance of 5.06m (16' 7.25") ... In his first appearance for Virginia Tech, broke the heptathlon school record with his point total of 5,731 to win the Hokie Invitational.

At Alabama: Named a 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-American ... Graduated Magna Cum Laude ... SEC Academic Honor Roll all four years ... USTFCCCA All-Academic List from 2018 through 2021 ... Earned First Team All-American honors in 2021 ... Broke heptathlon school record three times ... Named to the SEC All-Freshman team in 2018 ... Scored points at the 2018 and 2021 SEC Championships both indoors and outdoors in pole vault, heptathlon, and decathlon.

High School: Alabama 2017 Class 7A outdoor pole vault and high jump state champion and indoor pole vault state champion ... Posted a personal-best score of 6,853 points to win the Alabama state decathlon title as a senior in 2017 ... Finished sixth in the long jump at the state outdoor championships in 2017.

Personal: Born September 18 ... Son of Jonathan and Kimlyn ... Has two brothers, Jonathan Jr. and Benjamin ... Pursuing masters in Leadership Studies & Business Analytics.

Spotswood's Track and Field Career Bests

IndoorOutdoor
Decathlon – 7,259 points, Crimson Tide Invitational (2021)
Pole Vault – 5.26m (17' 3"), Carolina Challenge (2021)
Heptathlon – 5,835 points, ACC Championships (2022)
Pole Vault – 5.27m (17' 3.5"), UTSA Invitational (2018)