Quentin Cieslinski

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Class:
Redshirt
Hometown:
Madison, Ohio
High School:
Madison HS

HONORS

• USTFCCCA Academic All-America (2014 Outdoor, 2016 Outdoor)
• Academic All-MAC (2015 Outdoor; 2016 Indoor; 2016 Outdoor)
• MAC Distinguished Scholar (2016 Outdoor)

2015-16: Outdoor: Named a Mid-American Conference Distinguished Scholar recipient and Academic All-MAC honoree...garnered USTFCCCA All-Academic accolades...registered a fourth-place performance in the decathlon at the MAC Championships (May 13) with a 10-event cumulative score of 6,948...turned in a season-best score of 7,109 en route to finishing fifth in the decathlon at the Texas Relays (March 31)...placed sixth in the javelin at the MAC Championships (May 12) with a throw of 188-1.75 (57.34m)...recorded four top-10 efforts in the 110-meter hurdles...finished third in long jump at Ashland Alumni Open (April 30) with a mark of 21-9.50 (6.64m)...Indoor: Placed third in the heptathlon at the Mid-American Conference Championships with cumulative score of 5,366...finished second in the heptathlon at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 5) with 5,536 points, a career-best total and second-highest score in program history...turned in three top-10 efforts in the 60-meter hurdles, including placing third at the Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan. 16) with a season-best time of 8.22...competed in the Kent State Dual (Jan. 22) and registered a season-high jump of 6-4.75 (1.95m)...earned first-team Academic All-MAC honors.

2014-15: Indoor: Finished fifth in the heptathlon with a season-high 5,224 points at the Mid-American Conference Championship (Feb. 28)…placed fourth in the heptathlon at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 7) with 5,213 points…turned in three top-five performances in the 60-meter hurdles at the Akron Pole Vault Convention (Jan. 9), Kent State Dual (Jan. 16) and Zips Invitational (Feb. 20)…registered a season-best jump of 6-9.50 in the heptathlon at the MAC Championship…placed third and fifth, respectively, in the pole vault and shot put at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 20) with marks of 14-0.50 and 42-6...Outdoor: Academic All-MAC selection...placed third in the decathlon at the MAC Championship (May 15) and Cal Invite Combined (April 16) with a career-best score of 7.034 and 6,816...turned in season-best efforts in the 110-meter hurdles (15.06), long jump (22-9.75) and shot put (40-4.25) in decathlon at Cal Invite Combined (April 16)...registered career-best marks in the decathlon at the MAC Championship in the high jump (6-2), pole vault (15-0.25), 100 meters (11.30) and javelin (164-10).

2013-14: Indoor: scored in the heptathlon at the MAC Championships (Feb. 28-March 1), placing sixth with a point total of 5,198 ... also placed fourth at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 8) with a season-high tally of 5,251 ... Outdoor: placed sixth in the decathlon at the MAC Championships (May 16) with a tally of 6,778 points.

2012-13: Indoor: registered 4,823 points in the heptathlon at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 2) ... Outdoor: did not compete during the outdoor NCAA season ... Summer: placed 11th out of 23 competitors in the decathlon at the USA Junior Championships in June with a total of 6,437 points.

at Madison HS: Two-time All-American Decathloner and team MVP ... finished runner up in the decathlon at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals as a senior after a third-place finish the previous season ... tied the school record in the high jump with a mark of 6-05.00 ... ran a top times of 14.89 in the 110m hurdles, 8.19 in the 60m hurdles and 14-00.00 in the pole vault as a senior ... also played football (second-team all-conference).

Personal: Parents are Michael and Anna Cieslinski ... born Feb. 14, 1994 ... has two older brothers, Jason and Curtis ... intends to major in fire protection technology.