2013-14
2014 Indoors: Did not compete.
2014 Outdoors: Competed at 11 meets for the Lobos, concentrating on the decathlon and javelin primarily … Opened in the decathlon at the Texas Relays with strong marks in the long jump (ninth place), high jump (ninth), discus (fifth) and javelin (fourth) … Won the javelin at the Texas Tech Open with a toss of 195-4 (59.54 meters) before improving his distance a week later at the Jim Click Shootout, where he placed third with a mark of 205-4 (62.58) … Participated in the decathlon at the Mt. SAC Relays, earning first in the javelin … Placed ninth in the 400 and sixth in the high jump at the Brutus Hamilton Challenge, with marks of 49.66 and 6-4 ¾ (1.95), respectively … Placed second in the javelin at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational with a mark of 210-4 (64.12) … Despite a disqualification in the 110 hurdles in the decathlon at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships, placed third in the decathlon via victories in seven of the eight event: the 100, long jump, shot put, 400, discus, javelin, 800 … Also won the javelin at the MW Championships with a then-personal record of 213-5 (65.05) … Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the javelin, where he advanced to the national championships with a personal record toss of 215-4 (65.63) … Placed 24th at the NCAA Championships with a mark of 189-2 (57.67).
2012-13
2013 Indoors: Competed at four meets, including a pair of heptathlons … Opened in the heptathlon at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational, placing third in the event with a then-school record mark of 5,538 points … Managed his strong score by dint of strong marks in the 60-meter dash (third, 7.14); the long jump (second, 23-5 1/4); the shot put (second, 42-8); the high jump (tied for third, 6-5); the 60 hurdles (fourth, 8.61); the pole vault (third, 15-3); and the 1000 (fourth, 2:48.07) … Won the heptathlon at the Mountain West Championships with a new school record of 5590 points, achieved with victories in the 60 (7.06), long jump (22-9), shot put (44-4 1/2) and pole vault (15-5).
2013 Outdoors: Redshirted the season, but did compete unattached at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational … Placed ninth in the 110 hurdles (15.73*), fourth in the shot put (42-3), first in the javelin (215-8 1/2) and fifth in the pole vault (14-7 1/4) at the Don Kirby.
2011-12
2012 Indoors: Competed at six meets, including twice in the heptathlon … Opened the campaign by pole vaulting at his first two meets, clearing 14-6 at the NAU Lumberjack Open and 14-8 at the Cherry & Silver Invitational, tying for fourth at the latter … First shot at the heptathlon was at the Air Force Combined Events, where he placed first in the event with 5424 points and a career mark in the 60 hurdles (8.32*) … Took ninth in the long jump at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational with a 22-2 1/4 … Claimed second in the heptathlon at the Mountain West Championships with a score of 5408 and personal records in the 60 (7.10*) and the shot put (40-7 1/2).
2012 Outdoors: Participated at eight meets including a pair of decathlons … Notched a career best in the 400 hurdles at the UTEP Springtime Invitational finishing in 55.28* … Claimed sixth in the shot put at the UTEP Invitational, tossing 39 1/4 … Placed 13th in the decathlon at the Mt. SAC Relays/CA Invitational Multi Events with a score of 5970 (missing marks in the 1500 and pole vault) and a career mark in the javelin (205-7) … Nabbed runner-up honors in the decathlon at the Mountain West Championships, finishing with a personal-record score of 7513 points and career highs in the long jump (23-4 1/2) and high jump (6-5) … Also threw the javelin at the conference meet, tossing the spear 188-7 … Qualified to the First Round of the NCAA Championships in the javelin, finishing 28th with a 198-1 mark … Also participated in the decathlon at the NCAA Championships.
2010-11
2011 Indoors: Competed in the New Mexico Collegiate Classic and Combined meet, and scored a seasons best in the Heptathlon with 5,537 points … This score barely missed the qualifying mark to make it to one of the hardest meets in the country to qualify, NCAA Indoor Nationals … Later in the season became Mountain West Champion in the multis and was also an Indoor All American on the Medley relay team … Competed in the 400 meter leg in the relay that placed 7th.
2011 Outdoors: Great season opener at the 2011 Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in the decathlon … Scored an impressive mark of 7389 and got a personal best that would later qualify him for the NCAA Outdoor Championships … Also Mountain West decathlon champion outscoring second place by nearly 200 points … At NCAA Outdoor Nationals and had a solid performance placing 23rd place in the whole country.
2009-10
2010 Outdoors: 3-time MWC Champion, 1-time All-American, 1-time Honorable Mention … Became the first freshman in school history and the second in MWC history to win gold in the decathlon at the MWC Championships … only the third Lobo to win the decathlon at the MWC Championships … scored 7,292 pts. to take the gold … also scored in the high jump with a throw of 6-2.25 … owns the 2010 top spot for New Mexico in the Javelin (195-0.00), the high jump (6-4.25) and the 400-meters (48.98) … recorded a score of 6,224 in his first decathlon at the Texas Relays …
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2009 graduate of St. Clair (Mo.) High School … 4-time all-state and all-district selection, competing in the pole vault, 300m hurdles, 110m hurdles, high jump, triple jump, and long jump for head coach Dave Priviance … earned all-state honors in three events to lead the Bulldogs to the class 3 state title as a senior … he was the 300m hurdles champion, finished second in the 110 hurdles and pole vault, and was sixth in the long jump at the ’09 state meet … went on to place second at the Great Southwest meet in Albuquerque, trailing only national record holder Curtis Beach with a score of 7,007 points, which was the third-best by a high school athlete in 2009 … the Big River Running Company listed him No. 7 on its list of the greatest Missouri high school athletes of the decade (2000-09) … recorded prep bests of 37.99 in the 300 hurdles, 14.12 in the 110 hurdles, 6-08.00 in the high jump, 22-10.00 in the long jump, 14-06.00 in the pole vault, and 43-09.00 in the triple jump … also earned all-conference and all-district honors all four years in both basketball and football … helped the Bulldog basketball team capture three district championships.
PERSONAL
Born in St. Louis, Mo … son of Randy and Janet York … has an older sister, Rachel … intends to major in Secondary Education and is interested in becoming a history teacher.
PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor
60 meters:7.06
200 meters: 22.31
1,000 meters: 2:43.12
60-meter hurdles: 8.32*
High Jump:6-6 3/4 (2.00m)
Pole Vault: 15-7 (4.75m)
Long Jump: 23-5 3/4 (7.14m)
Shot Put: 44-4 1/2 (13.52)
Heptathlon: 5590 points
Outdoor
100 meters: 10.85
400 meters: 49.09*
1,500 meters: 4:31.07
110-meter hurdles: 15.25
400-meter hurdles: 55.28*
High Jump: 6-5 1/2 (1.97m)
Pole Vault: 15-1 3/4 (4.62m)
Long Jump: 23-4 1/2 (7.12m)
Shot Put: 41-11 ½ (12.79m)
Discus Throw: 135-10 (41.45m)
Javelin Throw: 215-4 (65.63m)
Decathlon: 7513 points
TRACK & FIELD HONORS
• Honorable Mention All-American: 2012, 2014
• Mountain West Men’s Indoor Outstanding Performance: 2011
• Mountain West Men’s Outdoor Outstanding Performace: 2011
• All-Mountain West Indoor Team: 2010-13 (Heptathlon)
• All-Mountain West Outdoor Team: 2010-12 (Decathlon), 2014 (Decathlon, Javelin)
• Mountain West Track & Field Athlete of the Week: Feb. 8, 2011 & Feb. 5, 2013
• School record holder in pentathlon
* indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol