2016 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Cole Jensen
- Position:
- Multis
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Spokane, Wash.
- High School:
- Shadle Park
2017: Scored in the decathlon at the Pac-12 Multi-Events for the second year in a row, and upped his decathlon PR while also taking fourth in the heptathlon at the MPSF Championships indoors … went to No. 8 in school history in the decathlon with a score of 7,166 points at the California Invitational Multis where he set PRs in the 100m (10.93), the pole vault (16-4 ¾), the shot put (42-1 ¼), and the javelin (127-4) … had a career-best seventh-place finish in the Pac-12 decathlon with 6,577 points despite a foul in the discus, as he had PRs in the 100-meters (10.87) and javelin (132-9) and ran a slightly wind-aided lifetime-best in the 110m hurdles (14.95/+2.1), and was just off his PR in the long jump at 22-5 … set a long jump PR at the UW-WSU Dual, taking third at 22-5 ¾, and was fifth in the high jump at 6-5 ½ … came back to compete in the open pole vault at Pac-12s, finishing ninth at 15-5 ¾ … indoors, scored 5,424 points for fourth in the heptathlon at MPSFs, including a pole vault PR of 15-9, and a winning high jump clearance of 6-8 … also had a season-best high jump clearance of 6-8 ¾ at the Husky Classic … named a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention and was a USTFCCCA All-Academic Team selection.
2016: Scored at both conference championships for the first time indoors and outdoors, setting PRs in the decathlon and the heptathlon … placed eighth at the Pac-12 Multi-Events at Husky Track with a decathlon career-best score of 6,945 points which included PRs in the 110m hurdles (15.17) the long jump (22-3) and the final 1,500-meters (4:48.90) … also took second in the Pac-12 Multis in the high jump with a 6-8 clearance and in the pole vault at 15-1 … also completed a decathlon at the California Invite Multis, scoring 6,612 points and setting a 100m PR of 11.00 and a pole vault PR of 15-9 … scored in the UW-WSU Dual with a third-place high jump make of 6-7 … indoors, put up the No. 2 heptathlon score in school history at the UW Invitational, with a total of 5,457 points, finishing third … in the UW Invite, had a 60m PR of 7.07, a pole vault best of 15-5, a long jump best of 21-7 ¼, and a 1,000m PR of 2:48.15 … at the MPSF Championships, he scored with a seventh-place finish with 5,356 points, including a shot put PR of 42-3 ¼ and a 60m hurdles PR of 8.41 seconds … a USTFCCCA All-Academic Team selection … a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
2015: Competed in the multi-events, finishing two decathlons outdoors including at the Pac-12 Multi-Event Championships … at the Pac-12 Multis, he set a decathlon PR of 6,614 points, placing 13th overall … at Pac-12s, had PRs in the 100m (11.19), the shot put (37-3), the 400m (49.44), the discus (103-10), the pole vault (14-2 ½), the javelin (119-1), and the 1,500m (4:53.61) … also competed regularly in the high jump, getting a PR of 6-9 at the UW-WSU Dual where he took second … also completed the decathlon at the California Invitational, scoring 6,451 points … indoors, posted the sixth-best heptathlon score in school history as he scored 4,959 points at the UW Invitational, finishing 10th … earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
2014: Redshirted the season to preserve a year of eligibility, competing several times unattached … outdoors, competed at the Washington Open and Ken Shannon Invite, completing six of the ten decathlon events … indoors, completed a full heptathlon at the UW Invitational, scoring 4,731 points which would have ranked seventh in school history if done in uniform … in the UW Invite heptathlon, he took first in the high jump with a season-best make of 6-8 ¾ … had a best 60m hurdles time of 9.20 seconds at the Husky Classic and went a 60m PR of 7.25 at the SPU Final Qualifier.
High School and Personal: Born in Spokane, Wash. ... parents are Kristie and Paul Jensen ... has two older brothers, Eric and Luke ... a three-time team captain who was a two-time scorer at the state meet in the high jump, as well as taking on the decathlon ... was second at the Washington 3A state meet as a junior, going 6-6 in the high jump ... also took sixth in the high jump at state as a senior ... placed seventh in the Washington State Decathlon Championships in 2013, scoring 5,288 points ... graduated with a 3.8 GPA and is considering studying aerospace engineering at UW.
Major Meets
2015 Pac-12 - 13th, Decathlon
2016 MPSF - 7th, Heptathlon
2016 Pac-12 - 8th, Decathlon
2017 MPSF - 4th, Heptathlon
2017 Pac-12 - 7th, Decathlon | NH, High Jump | 9th, Pole Vault
Outdoor Bests
100m.......10.87
200m.......22.65
400m.......49.44
1500m.......4:48.90
110m Hurdles.......14.95w / 15.17
High Jump.......6-9
Pole Vault.......16-4 3/4
Long Jump.......22-5 3/4
Shot Put.......42-1 1/4
Discus.......113-4
Javelin.......132-9
Decathlon.......7,166
Indoor Bests
60m.......7.07
1000m.......2:48.15
60m Hurdles.......8.41
High Jump.......6-8 3/4
Pole Vault.......15-9
Long Jump.......21-7 1/4
Shot Put.......42-3 1/4
Heptathlon.......5,457
Academic Honors
2017 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2017 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
2016 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2016 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
2015 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
