Sam Wildeman Class: Junior Hometown: Naperville, Ill. High School: Neuqua Valley Event: Decathlon/Pole Vault

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2010-11: Competed solely in the pole vault during the year ... at the Mid-American Conference Championships tied a personal best with a vault of 4.55m/14-11, good for 10th place ... matched his personal best of 4.55m/14-11 five times during the outdoor season, including placing fourth at the RedHawk Invitational and the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational, when he first set the mark ... posted an indoor personal best of 4.55m/14-11 as well at the Cedarville Collegiate Invitational, earning third place.

2009-10: Competed in the pole vault at the MAC Championships, placing 12th with a season-best clearance of 4.46m/14-7.5 ... finished third in the pole vault at the RedHawk Invitational ... indoors, had a season-best pole vault of 4.42m/14-6 at the All-Ohio Indoor Championships, placing seventh ... came in third in the pole vault at the Rick Meindl Last Call Invite indoors as well ... ran on Miami's 4x400m relay team once, helping the team finish 14th at the Findlay Classic (indoors) with a time of 3:35.42.

High School: Earned three letters in track and field under head coach Mike Kennedy and assistant coach Mike Bathan ... top pole vault was 15 feet ... twice named academic all-conference and earned all-state honors in the pole vault as a senior ... helped team to a third-place finish at the state meet as a senior while leading them to conference and sectional championships as well ... also earned two letters as a defensive back on the football team.

Personal: Born in June of 1991 in Arlington Heights, Ill. ... son of Jami and Bob Wildeman ... majoring in mechanical engineering.