Brock Spandl

Class:
Junior
Position:
PV
Hometown:
Moorhead Minn.
High School:
Moorhead HS

Career Highlights:
A 2010 NCAA All-American in the heptathlon • a 2010 NCAA Preliminary Round competitor in the pole vault • a NCAA Midwest Region Championships vaulter in 2008 and 2009 • ranks eight indoor (17-3) and sixth outdoor (17-1) on the Gophers[apos] pole vault top-10 lists • owns the fifth-best mark in the heptathlon (5,629) in school history.

2010 Season
Indoor: An All-American • placed 10th at the NCAA Indoor Championship in the heptathlon with 5,569 points • placed third in the heptathlon at the Big Ten Championships with a career-best score of 5,629 points, the No. 5 score in Gopher history • an NCAA provisional qualifier in the pole vault • placed third in the event at the Big Ten meet (17-0 3/4) • won the Snowshoe Open pole vault title with a career-best height of 17-3, No. 8 in school history. Outdoor: Competed in the NCAA Preliminary Meet in the pole vault • tied for 22nd place clearing 16-8 3/4 • placed third in the Big Ten Championships with a season-best height of 17-0 3/4 • earned third varsity letter.

2009 Season:
Indoor: Scored in two events at the Big Ten Championships • finished third in the heptathlon with a career-best score of 5,320 points and tied for fifth in the pole vault (16-8 3/4) • won two pole vault titles • an NCAA provisional qualifier in both the pole vault and heptathlon • vaulted in six meets • heptathlon runner-up at Jack Johnson Classic. Outdoor: Competed in nine meets in the pole vault • cleared a season-best of 17-0 3/4 to tie for sixth at the Drake Relays • cleared 16-7 1/4 at the NCAA Midwest Region Championships • earned second varsity letter.

2008 Season:
Indoor: Placed in both the pole vault and heptathon at the Big Ten Championships • finished third in the pole vault (16-6) and fourth in the heptathlon with a freshman record 5,283 points • won the pole vault at the Minnesota Open with a leap of 16-8 3/4, the 10th-best height in school history. Outdoor: Competed in seven meets in the pole vault • cleared a career-best height of 17-1, the sixth-best vault in school history, to place eighth in the NCAA Midwest Region Championships • finished fourth (16-10 3/4) in the Big Ten meet • varsity letter winner.

2007 Season:
Redshirted the indoor and outdoor seasons.

High School:
A 2006 graduate of Moorhead High School • high school coach was Jon Moe • placed fifth at the state meet in the 110-meter hurdles • competed in the pole vault at the state meet in 2004 and 2005 • named all-city for three seasons and all-state for two • four-time conference champion • holds the school record in the pole vault • lettered four years in track • named team MVP • 2005 Junior Olympics All-American in the pole vault • All-State soccer player.

Personal:
Born March 26, 1988 • kinesiology major • parents are Karen and Tony Spandl • sister Jacenta was a four-time track letter winner for the Gophers • enjoys hunting.