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Jake Spotswood

Scored points for Alabama at the SEC Championships with a fifth-place finish in the decathlon
Score of 7,172 from the decathlon at the SEC Championships ranks sixth in UA history
Was the third-best finisher in the high jump and the pole vault in the decathlon pole vault at SECs
Awarded gold in his first attempt at the men's heptathlon at the Crimson Tide Invitational with 7,259 points
Traveled to the Pepsi Florida Relays to compete in the men's discus throw with a mark of 37.45m
Competed in the men's shot put event (12.71m) and the javelin throw (42.13m) at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays

Traveled to the NCAA Indoor Championships and continued his record-breaking season. Spotswood placed seventh in the heptathlon after breaking the program record with 5,715 points
Broke his own school record in the heptathlon (5,603 points) and also placed 10th in pole vault (5.05m) at the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships
Placed fourth in pole vault at the Tyson Invitational with a mark of 5.15m
Awarded bronze in the men's heptathlon at the South Carolina Invitational with a school-record 5,447 points
Placed third in pole vault at the Carolina Challenge with a mark of 5.26m
Opened the season with a fifth place finish in the 60-meter hurdles (8.37), a fifth place finish in the 4x400-meter relay (3:27.51), and a 12^th place finish in shot put (12.84m) at the Vanderbilt Invitational

Placed ninth in the men's heptathlon with a total of 5,094 points at the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships. He was sitting in fifth place following the first day of competition, however, he fell in the rankings after suffering a leg injury during the 1,000-meter run. He also competed in the pole vault event outside of the heptathlon and cleared a mark of 4.96m.
Finished first in the pole vault open division with a mark of 5.09m in the Texas Tech Shootout.
Made a mark of 40-10.50 (12.46m) in men's shot put at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic.
Traveled to the Indiana University Relays and finished fifth in high jump with a mark of 6-7.50 (2.02m). Also finished ninth in pole vault, clearing a mark of 16-3.50 (4.97m) and threw for 39-8.50 (2.10m) in shot put.
Threw 12.15m in shot put to start the indoor season at the UAB Blazer Invitational.

Finished first in the pole vault at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a mark of 17-0 3/4 (5.20m)
Finished ninth in the shot put at the Blazer Invite with a mark of 40-4 3/4 (12.31m). Also finished 14^th in the high jump with a mark of 6-4 3/4 (1.95m)

Finished 30th in the pole vault at the NCAA East Preliminary with a clearance of 16-4 3/4 (5.00m)
Finished sixth in the pole vault at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a clearance of 16-8 3/4 (5.10m)
Finished third in the pole vault at the LSU Invitational with a clearance of 17-3 (5.26m)
Finished second in the pole vault at the Tom Jones Invitational with a clearance of 16-10 3/4 (5.15m)
Finished third in the pole vault at the Samford Alabama Track Challenge with a clearance of 17-0 3/4 (5.20m)
Won the pole vault at the season-opening UTSA Invitational with a personal-best clearance of 17-3 1/2 (5.27m)

Finished fourth in the pole vault at the SEC Championships with a personal best clearance of 17-0 3/4 (5.20m) to earn SEC All-Freshman honors
Finished seventh in the pole vault at the Tiger Paw Invitational with a clearance of 16-2 3/4 (4.95m)
Finished 14th in the prelims of the 60-meter hurdles at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a personal best time of 8.72
Finished second in the pole vault at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a personal best clearance of 17-0 3/4 (5.20m). Also finished 19th in the prelims of the 60-meter hurdles in 8.80
Finished second in the pole vault in his collegiate debut at the UAB Blazer Invitational with a clearance of 16-4 3/4 (5.00m). Also competed in the 60-meter hurdles, clocking a time of 9.03 in the prelims

Alabama 2017 Class 7A outdoor pole vault and high jump state champion and indoor pole vault state champion at McGill-Toolen
Posted a personal-best score of 6,853 to win the Alabama state decathlon title as a senior in 2017
Finished sixth in the long jump at the state outdoor championships in 2017