Josh Heck Class: Senior Hometown: Mishawaka, Ind. High School: Triton Height: 6-2 Event: Pole Vault Birthdate: 10/03/1979

AS A JUNIOR: Carried over his improvement from a solid sophomore campaign into 2001, posting career-best marks in both the indoor and outdoor pole vault ... raised the bar in the Meyo Invitational, clearing a personal-best 16-2 3/4 to finish fifth in the highly competitive field ... earned all-BIG EAST honors at the conference indoor championship with a second-place 15-9 effort ... matched his career-best indoor mark at the Alex Wilson Invitational (16-2 3/4) to finish third ... began the outdoor season with a second-place finish at the Purdue Open (15-11) ... also finished second in the Spring Opener on campus ... broke 16-0 for the first time in his career outdoors while winning the Tom Botts Invitational competition ... won his second competition in a row with a 16-0 effort at the Woodland Mortage Relays ... earned all-BIG EAST status with a third-place effort (15-9) in the pole vault at the 2001 BIG EAST Outdoor Championships ... cleared a personal-best 16-2 to finish fifth at the Billy Hayes Invitational.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Steadily improved his vaulting throughout the 2000 track season ... finished in the top five in all six indoor pole vault competitions he entered ... finished fifth in the pole vault at the BIG EAST indoor championship ... competed in three pole vault competitions in the outdoor season ... took fourth place with a career-best mark of 15-11 at the BIG EAST outdoor championship.

AS A FRESHMAN: Placed fourth at the BIG EAST indoor championships with a season-best jump of 15-3 ... also posted a fourth-place finish at the Wolverine Open ... continued first season outdoors with another fourth at the BIG EAST outdoor championships, clearing a best 15-9.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Attended Triton High School in Bourbon, Ind. ... earned four letters in track and field as a pole vaulter and high jumper ... two-time pole vault conference champion and all-conference honoree ... set a school and county record by clearing 14-0 in the pole vault to win the county meet ... also earned three letters in tennis as the team‚s number-one singles player ... advanced to the regional tennis tournament and earned team MVP ... member of the National Honor Society ... father Jeff attended Notre Dame, graduating in 1991 ... born Oct. 3, 1979, in Bourbon, Ind. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.