Alex Bavis Class: Freshman Hometown: Fort Wayne, IN High School: Bishop Dwenger Height: 6-4 Event: Jumps

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Three-sport standout in track, football and basketball and Bishop Dwenger ... four-time all-conference pick in track and field ... named all-city as a senior ... selected as team captain and team MVP during senior track campaign ... set high school record with a high jump mark of 6-5 ... also has a personal best time of 50.3 in the 400 meters ... was a forward on the basketball squad and wide receiver with the football team ... member of the National Honor Society and student government ... attended same high school as current Irish pole vaulters Matt Schipper and Kevin Schipper and football players Tyler Eifert and John Goodman ... son of Chuck and Carol Bavis ... has one younger brother, Jordan ... father, Chuck, played basketball at Purdue ... enrolled in First Year of Studies.