• National Qualifier in the decathlon
• Two-Time Big 12 Champion in the decathlon
• School record holder in decathlon
• Five-time All-Big 12
AS A JUNIOR:
Outdoor: Finished 13th in the decathlon at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with 7,252 points ... Big 12 Champion in the decathlon, as he finished with 7,318 points ... All-Big 12 in the javelin with a mark of 199-5, good for seventh place ... a Varsity M Athlete of the Month. Indoor: Finished ninth in the heptathlon at the Big 12 Conference Meet ... had a sixth-place finish in the pole vault at the MU-KSU-KU triangular meet (15-1).
AS A SOPHOMORE:
Outdoor:School record holder and Big 12 champion in the decathlon (7,531 pts) ... placed ninth (7,390 points) in the decathlon at the NCAA Championships. Indoor: Finished fifth in heptathlon at the Big 12 Championships (5,273 pts) ... took third in pentathlon at the Tiger Invitational (3,649 pts) ... placed third in 60m hurdles at the Tiger Invitational (8.30).
AS A FRESHMAN:
Outdoor: Named to the All-Big 12 team in the decathlon ... scored 6,918 points and finished fifth at the Big 12 Championships in the decathlon ... took second in the 110m hurdles (15.44) and third place in the pole vault at the Missouri Invitational. Indoor: Had a second place finish in the pole vault (13-6) at the Missouri Invite, finished third in the triple jump at the MU-KSU-KU Triangular meet (46-0.5) ... 8.65 at the Tiger Invite and 8.69 at the Meyo Classic.
PERSONAL:
Son of Harald and Eli Sommerfeldt ... double major in music performance and communications ... born July 13, 1979 in Drammen, Norway.
Career Bests:
Decathlon____7,531 pts
Javelin______213-8
