2016-17 Track and Field Roster
Nathan Schuck
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Fishers, Ind.
- High School:
- Hamilton Southeastern
2016-17
NCAA West Regional Qualifier, Pole Vault (Outdoor)
MVC Scholar Athlete
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims for the third-time in his career, where he finished 29th with a clearance of 16'-4.75" (5.00m)…Did not record a clearance at the 2017 MVC Outdoor Championships (5/14)…Won the pole vault competition at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic (3/25) with a mark of 16’-5.25” (5.01m)…Picked up his second win of the season with a personal-best clearance of 17’-1.75” (5.23m)…Ends his career tied for fifth on SIU’s all-time outdoor pole vault list…Competed at nine outdoor meets.
Indoor: Scored five team points with a fourth place finish at the MVC Indoor Championships (2/25)…Cleared a season-best 16’-4.75” (5.00m) at EIU’s Friday Night Special (2/17) to take second…Tallied seven top-five finishes, including a pair of third place showings at the Illini Classic (1/14) and the Saluki Fast Start (12/10)…Ends his career at No. 6 on SIU’s all-time indoor pole vault list...Competed at eight indoor meets.
2015-16
NCAA West Regional Qualifier, Pole Vault
All-MVC, Pole Vault (Indoor)
MVC Scholar Athlete
MVC Men's Field Athlete of the Week (3/22/16)
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA West Regional...Scored team points with a fifth place finish in the pole vault at the MVC Outdoor Championships...Earned MVC Men's Field Athlete of the Week honors following a runner-up finish in the pole vault at the Alabama Relays in which he was the top collegiate finisher with a personal-best clearance of 5.20m (17'-0.75")...Ranks sixth on SIU's outdoor list...Finished second in the pole vault at the Billy Hayes Invitational...Vaulted at nine outdoor meets.
Indoor: Finished second in the pole vault at the MVC Indoor Championships, earning All-MVC honors...Won the pole vault at the Don DeNoon Invitational...Took second at the Samford Open and third at the EIU Friday Night Special...Competed in the pole vault at eight indoor meets.
2014-15
MVC Outdoor Champion, Pole Vault
Outdoor Regional Qualifier, Pole Vault
All-MVC, Pole Vault (Outdoor)
MVC Elite 18 Award
MVC Scholar Athlete
Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
MVC Honor Roll
MVC Scholar Athlete of the Week
Competed in pole vault in eight indoor meets and eight outdoor meets...Cleared a personal-best 4.88m to finish seventh at the MVC Indoor Championships...Took home first at the Indiana Relays with a then PR of 4.85m, over .10m then his previous best vault...Cleared a PR 5.19m at the MVC Outdoor Championships to win the title...Qualfied for the NCAA Regional Meet, finishing 23rd with a vault of 5.05m...Claimed second by clearing 4.60m at the Bill Cornell SC.
2013-14
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award recipient...Took first place in pole vault at the GVSU Big Meet with a 4.66m mark...Placed 13th in the 400m race at the SIU Invitational with a 54.79 finish...Cleared 4.60m to take first place in pole vault at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic... Finished ninth in pole vault at the MVC Outdoor Championships with a 4.78m mark...Competed in pole vault in seven indoor meets and seven outdoor meets.
Prior to SIU
Attended but did not compete at Purdue.
High School
Finished third in the pole vault in the IHSAA state meet in 2012...Set the regional and county records in the pole vault at 15-05 and was the regional champion.
Personal
Born Dec. 10, 1993, in Atlanta, Ga., to John and Crissi Schuck...Father is an IT specialist for the FDIC and his mother is the planetarium specialist at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis...Has one sibling, Jessie...Earned his bachelor's degree in criminology from SIU and is currently pursuing a master's degree in Kinesiology.
