birthday 9-25-67, Married:  wife: Karol, Hometown- St Charles, Mo

Daughter: Heidi Kay, born 1-5-05

High School: Francis Howell High School (1985)        College: Arkansas State University (BS Marketing 1990)

Track and Field Accomplishments

                        Personal Best 19’9 ½”  (6.03m)  

                      2007 US National Indoor Champion

                      2006 US Rank #4 World Rank #18

                       2006 US Outdoor Championships Bronze Medal

                      2005 US Rank #5  World Rank #23

                      2004 US Rank #4 World Rank #10

                      2003 US National outdoor Champion

                      2003 US Rank #2 and World Rank #8

                      2002  World and American Rank # 1                                                                                               

                     2002 US Indoor Record 6.02m 19’9” (Sindelfingen, Germany 3-10-02)

                                        set three American  indoor records (6.0m, Donyetsk-6.01m, Bad Oeynhausen)

                                 2002 US Outdoor Champion

                         2001 World Ranked #2/ US Ranked #1

                         2000 World Ranked #3/ US Ranked #2

                         2000 American Record 6.03m  19' 9 1/2"  June 14, 2000

                        1999 World Rank #2 /US Rank #1

                        1999 World Indoor Championships- Silver

                        1999 National Champion Indoor and Outdoor

                        1999 American Indoor Record 19’6 1/2" March 5, 1999

                        1998 World Rank #2/ US Rank #1

                        1998 Goodwill Games Champion—American Record 19’8 ½”

                        1^st American to jump 6 meters (19’8 ¼”) St Denis, France June 4, 1998

                        1998 cleared 19’ or higher in 22 meets

                        1998 National Outdoor Champion

                        1997 US Outdoor Nationals 4^th place

                        1997 Ranked 5^th US

                        1996 US OLYMPIC TEAM MEMBER (11^th place—ATLANTA  GAMES)

                        1996 US Olympic Trials Runner-up (pr 19’0 ¼”)

                        1996 Ranked 4^th US

                        1995 US Outdoor Nationals  7^th place

                        1995 US Olympic Festival Runner-up

                        1995 Ranked 7^th US

                        1994 US Outdoor Nationals  10^th place

                        1994 US Olympic Festival Champion

                        1994 Ranked 9^th US

                        1992 US Olympic Trials Finalist (13^th place)

                        Seven-time Drake Relays Champion  1995-2001

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