Gettysburg College Athletics

The team’s top returning multi-event athlete…The conference runner-up in the decathlon each of the past three seasons.

2009-10: Captured the silver in the decathlon at the Centennial Conference Championship with a PR of 5,466 points…Won the Messiah Invitational with 4,991 points…Indoors, finished fifth in the 55 hurdles and sixth in the pole vault.

2008-09: Took second in the decathlon at the Centennial Conference Championships, scoring 4,967 points…Also placed seventh in the open pole vault with a PR of 12-7 ¼…Posted a season-best 5,206 points at the Messiah Invitational…Had the team’s second-best marks for the season in the pole vault and the long jump (19-4 3/4, PR)…Indoors, set a PR by 430 points at the Ursinus Frank Colden Invitational, taking second with 2,844 points…At the Centennial Conference Indoor Championships, took seventh in the 55-meter hurdles, seventh in the pole vault, and 12th in the long jump.

2007-08: Earned the silver in the decathlon at the Centennial Conference Outdoor Championships with a score of 5,324 while clearing a season-best 12-1 1/2 in the pole vault ... Also finished sixth in the open pole vault at the CC meet ... Placed fifth while making his decathlon debut at the Messiah Invitational, scoring 5,278 points ... Indoors, took seventh in the pole vault at the Dickinson Invitational ... Placed seventh at the Ursinus Pentathlon with 2,414 points.

High School: A three-sport athlete at McDonogh School, competing in football, basketball, and track & field ... Competed in the pole vault, high jump, 400-meter dash, and 300-meter hurdles ... Named all-conference in both football and track ... Served as a captain for the football and track teams ... Was also an all-state choir selection five times.

Personal: Born Aug. 5, 1988 ... Son of Darren and Heather Ford ... A music major.