John Broadhead

Devon Alvarado, John Broadhead, Cole Hicks

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Position:
Jumps
Class:
Senior
Major:
Business Management
Hometown:
Telluride, Colo.
Prev School:
Telluride HS

John Broadhead - Career and Season Statistics

Long Beach State Top 10 -- Heptathlon (5,286, 3rd)
Long Beach State Top 10 -- Decathlon (7,293, 6th)

2019 All-Big West Performer (Decathlon)
2018 All-Big West Performer (Decathlon)

2019 (Senior)
Outdoor: Earned runner-up honors in the decathlon, scoring 7,293 points, the sixth-most in school history in the event ... Came back the following week to finish sixth at the Big West Championships in the javelin (176-9) and 10th in the high jump (6-4 3/4) ... Was second in the decathlon at the UCR Spring Break Track Classic with 6,660 points ... Recorded a new career-best in the shot (40-6 3/4) at UCR ... Lowered career-best in the 110m hurdles to 15.35 at the Trojan Invite.

Indoor: Finished third in the heptathlon at the MPSF Championships with the third-most points in school history, 5,286 ... Reset career-bests during the heptathlon in the 60m (7.20), 60m hurdles (8.62), and the 1000m (2:44.34).

2018 (Junior)
Outdoor: Competed at the Big West Championships, recording a third place finish, new PR and became the eighth decathlete at the Beach to break 7,000 points with a 7,098 total…Earned All-Big West honors….Was a top finisher in the 1500m, placing third with a new personal best-time of 4:33.50.

Indoor: Finished third in the heptathlon at the MPSF Championships with 5,145 points ... Reset his career-best in the pole vault during the MPSF's as he cleared 14-9.

2017 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Big West qualifier in the high jump ... Competed in the decathlon at the Big West Championships, recording his best finish in the high jump where he finished tied for first with a jump of 6-08.75 ... Also had Top 10 finishes in the 100m, long jump, shot put, and 400m ... During the outdoor season, set new personal bests in the 100m, high jump, pole vault, and javelin.

Indoor: Improved his personal bests in the 60m, 1000m, 60H, high jump, long jump, shot put and his overall heptathlon score ... Made his largest increase in his indoor shot put mark, improving from a previous best of 32-7 3/4 to 39-02 1/2 at the MPSF Championships ... Was 14th in the pentathlon at the MPSF Championships (4,394).

2016 (Freshman): Big West point-scorer in the high jump ... Tied for seventh at 6-03.50 ... Finished 11th with a personal-record 6,186 points in the decathlon at the conference meet ... Cleared a lifetime-best 6-05 to come in third in the high jump ... Also established season bests in the 100m, 1500m and pole vault.

Indoor: Competed in the heptathlon at the MPSF Championships during the indoor season ... Totaled 4,370 points.

High School: Lettered four years in track & field at Telluride High School ... Helped the Miners to three league titles and a runner-up finish at the 2013 Colorado Division 2A State Championships ... Placed among the top-three in the long jump and high jump at the state meet from 2013-15 ... State champion in the long jump and runner-up in the high jump as a senior ... Named the San Juan Athlete of the Year for his effort ... Four-time all-league and three-time all-state selection ... Established a school-record 6-04 in the high jump and notched a lifetime-best 22-02 in the long jump ... Also won four letters in basketball and football, garnering all-league recognition in both sports in 2015.

Personal: Majoring in business management.