2012-13
2013 Indoors: Competed at six meets, including five in the high jump … Opened the season with a 13th-place mark of 6-4 1/4 (1.94m) at the Cherry & Silver Invitational … Took third at the New Mexico Invitational with a strong personal record of 6-8 1/4 (2.04m) … Cleared 6-2 3/4 (1.90m) at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational, placing 14th … Finished second at the Don Kirby Open with a mark of 6-6 3/4 (2.00m) … Tied for fifth at the Mountain West Invitational with a mark of 6-5 (1.96m) … Also ran once in the 60-meter dash, placing 32nd with a time of 7.35*.
2013 Outdoors: Participated at six meets, five times in the high jump … Tied for 10th in the high jump at the UTEP Springtime Invitational, clearing 6-1 1/2 (1.87m) … Claimed a second-place tie at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational, surpassing 6-4 (1.93m) … Nabbed a tie for fourth at the Air Force Triangular, clearing 6-2 3/4 (1.90m) … Also long jumped at the Air Force Triangular, placing seventh with a mark of 20-8 3/4 (6.32m) … Showed consistency while reaching 6-5 (1.96m) at back-to-back meets in California (the Beach and Brutus Hamilton invitationals), tying for 11th each time … Scored at the Mountain West Championships with a mark of 6-6 3/4 (2.00m) that placed sixth.
2011-12
2012 Indoors: Competed in the high jump six times, breaking 6 feet each time … Opened with a 6-6 mark at the NAU Lumberjack Invitational, placing 6th … Posted a career-best clearance of 6-6 3/4 at the Cherry & Silver Invitational, earning a tie for eighth … Won the high jump at the New Mexico Invitational with a near-PR of 6-6 1/4 … Posted identical marks of 6-4 1/4 at the New Mexico Classic and Mountain West Championships, tying for 16th and placing 11th, respectively.
2012 Outdoors: High jumped four times, registering marks above 6 feet three times … Posted a season-best at the season-opening UTEP Springtime Invitational, placing 5th … Lept 6 3/4 at the UTEP Invitational to place 15th … Tied for 19th at the MW Outdoor Championships, clearing 6-3 1/4.
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered in the track for coach Henry Spillers … New Mexico 5A District 3 Champion in high jump … All-State and state qualifier … Jumped 6’4″ in the high jump, 21’8″ in the long jump, and ran 49.78 in the 400m his junior year … Jumped 6’8″ in the high jump, 21’7″ in the long jump, and ran 49.7 in the 400m … Also lettered in football.
PERSONAL
Full name is Markus Austin Charles Miller … Son of Sandra Miller and Lathan Lee … Has one brother, Zachary Bednarcyk … Hobbies include running and playing video games … Favorite food is pizza … Favorite athlete is Michael Johnson … Major is exercise science.
PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor
High Jump: 6-8 3/4 (2.05m)
Outdoor
High Jump: 6-6 3/4 (2.00m)
TRACK & FIELD HONORS
• Academic All-Conference, 2012-14
* indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol