Collegiate Career Bests:
Javelin: 214-3 (65.31m)
Discus: 95-9 (29.19m)
Pole Vault: 14-1 1/4 (4.30m)
At Stanford: A promising javelin thrower who will look to make an impact at the conference level in 2012.
2011 Season (RS Freshman): The Big Meet runner-up after tossing a career best of 199-8 in the javelin ... helped Stanford to the Big Meet title with his personal-best toss ... did not compete indoors.
2010 Season (Freshman): Redshirted.
High School: The three-time New York state javelin champion (2007-09) ... the 2008 New York state decathlon champion ... All-County in the pole vault during the winter of 2007-09 and the spring of 2007-09 ... All Westchester County in the javelin in the spring of 2007-09 ... Empire State Games javelin champion in 2007 .... four-time conference champion in the pole vault (2007-09) ... three-time conference javelin champion 2007-09 ... the 2009 conference champion indoors in the 60-meter hurdles, the long jump, the high jump and the 4x200-meter relay ... the 2009 conference champion outdoors in the pole vault, the 110-meter hurdles, the javelin and the 4x400 ... led Hackley to the 2009 Indoor County Championships, the Ivy League Championships and the NYSAIS outdoor title ... was a 2009 Academic All-American for Indoor track and field ... set New York state javelin record for sophomores in 2007 with a mark of 194-8 ... set New York State javelin record for seniors in 2009 with a mark of 198-10 ... holds the Hackley record in pole vault with a mark of 14-10, the javelin with a mark of 199-10 and the decathlon with a score of 5,348 points.
Cardinal Catalogue: Undeclared major but is interested in product design and mechanical engineering ... parents are Kip and Kathy ... great-grandfather, Aaron Berger, played football for John Heisman at Rice University and was a two-time winner (1925 and '26) of the Heisman Medal.