2013-14
2014 Indoors: Competed four times in the high jump, winning three times … At his first meet, the Lobo Collegiate Invitational and Cherry & Silver Invitational, won with a mark of 6-11 ¾ (2.13 meters) … Cleared 7 ¼ (2.14) at consecutive meets, placing fourth at the Cherry & Silver Invitational and winning the New Mexico Team Invitational … Earned his third win the season at the Mountain West Indoor Championships, clearing a personal-best 7-2 ½ (2.20).
2014 Outdoors: Did not compete.
2012-13
2013 Indoors: Competed at for meets, three in the high jump … Cleared nearly identical heights in the high jump during the regular season, registering marks of 6-10 1/4 (2.09m) at the New Mexico Invitational (placing first) and 6-10 3/4 (2.10m) at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational (placing seventh) … Also competed once in the 60-meter dash, clocking a respectable time of 7.27* … Won the Mountain West Championship in the high jump, clearing 6-11 to earn his first indoor MW crown.
2013 Outdoors: High jumped at seven meets, placing top-three five times … Opened with a 6-9 3/4 (2.08m) at the UTEP Springtime Invitational, taking third … Registered the same mark–6-11 (2.11m)–at three straight meets, placing second at the Air Force Triangular, tying for second at the Beach Invitational and placing third at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational … Duplicated his victory at the indoor conference championships, winning the high jump at the Mountain West Championships with a mark 7 1/2 (2.15m) … Qualified to the NCAA West Preliminary championships, taking sixth with a clearance of 7-1 (2.16m) … Tied for 21st at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 6-8 3/4 (2.05m).
2011-12
2012 Indoors: Did not compete
2012 Outdoors: Competed four times in the long jump, coming back after missing all of the indoor season and half of the outdoor campaign … In his first meet of 2012, lept 6-11 3/4 at the Mt. SAC Relays, claiming fifth overall and third collegiately … Claimed 6th at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational, clearing 6-7 … Took runner-up honors at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships, leaping 6-10 1/4 to nab All-MW honors … Qualified to the First Round of the NCAA Outdoor Championships, clearing 7-1 1/2 to place 11th and come within a quarter inch of a personal best (7-1 3/4) … Advanced to the NCAA Championships for a second-straight year and placed 19th with a clearance of 7 1/2.
2010-11
2011 Indoors: Won the high jump at the New Mexico Invitational at the end of January, notching a 7′-0.25″ (2.14 meters) mark … Finished in a seven-way tie for fifth at the UW Husky Classic, posting a 6′-9.5″ (2.07m) jump … 3rd place at the 2011 Mountain West Conference Indoor Championships, registering a 6′-8.25″ (2.04m) mark.
2011 Outdoors: Runner-up in the high jump at UTEP Invitational with a jump of 6′-11.75″ (2.13m) … Fourth place in the high jump at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational, reaching 6′-9.5″ (2.07m) … 2011 Mountain West Conference Outdoor Champion in the high jump, with a 7′-1.75″ (2.18) mark … Participated in the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Championship, with mark of 6′-8.75″ in the high jump, placing 22nd.
HIGH SCHOOL
Nominated for the Canadian Youth Athlete of the Year in 2009 … 2009 British Columbia Youth Athlete of the Year … Jumped a personal best 7-1 1/4 his senior year … 3-time provincial champion … Head of the Class … Canadian youth high jump record holder.
PERSONAL
Son of Catherine and John … Name is pronounced jang-o; the “d” is silent … Has two siblings, Tay and Isaiah … Hobbies include hanging out with friends, laughing and watching movies … Favorite food is Chinese food … Favorite athlete is Javier Sotomayor … Majoring in business.
PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor
High Jump: 7-2 1/2 (2.20m)
Outdoor
High Jump: 7-1 3/4 (2.18m)
TRACK & FIELD HONORS
• Honorable Mention Outdoor All-American: 2012
• All-Mountain West Indoor Team: 2011 (High Jump), 2013 (HJ) & 2014 (HJ)
• All-Mountain West Outdoor Team: 2011 (High Jump), 2012 (HJ) & 2013 (HJ)
* indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol