2016 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Steele Wasik
- Position:
- Multi
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Medina, Ohio
- High School:
- St. Edward
2015 – A second-team All-American as a true freshman in the decathlon … Posted the eighth best decathlon score in school history when he tallied 7,521 points in his first ever collegiate decathlon … Competed in 10 outdoor meets … Placed 12th in the decathlon at the NCAA Championships … Was also a NCAA qualifier in the 110m hurdles … Placed fifth at the Pac-12 Championships in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.26 … Ran a personal best 14.17 in the 110m hurdles to place third at the Pac-12 vs. Big 10 Invitational … Ran a wind-aided 14.10 against rival USC … Also competed in the 400 hurdles where he ran a collegiate best of 54.28 … Competed on both relay teams as well … Participated in four indoor meets … Placed fifth in the heptathlon at the MPSF Championships with 5,313 points … Ran a best of 8.08 in the 60m hurdles.
HIGH SCHOOL - Attended St. Edwards High School in Lakewood, Ohio … Lettered four years in track, three in basketball and three times in football … A four-time All-American in the multi-events and hurdles … AAU Junior Olympic Decathlon Champion … Broke the American 110 Hurdle record in high school and Junior Decathlon at the USA Outdoor Championships … Finished fourth in the Junior Nationals in the decathlon in 2014 … Won the decathlon at the Pan-American Cup in Ottawa … Placed second in the 110m and 300m hurdles at the Ohio State meet … Helped lead the Eagles to division I Ohio State outdoor and indoor championship five times … Has broken 37 in the 300m hurdles and 14 in the 110m hurdles … Has cleared 6-8 in the high jump and leaped over 23 feet in the long jump.
PERSONAL –Son of Robert and Michelle Wasik … Has two brothers named Todd and Greg and two sisters named Alex and Laura … Lists biggest athletic thrill as representing the US at the Pan American Games in Ottawa over the summer where he placed first in the Junior Division … Enjoys mountain biking and fishing … Sister Alex is a pole vaulter at Villanova and brother Todd played football at Stanford … Plans to major in business economics.
