John Dahlstrand

Height:
6-2
Weight:
190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Erie, Pa.
High School:
McDowell HS

2014-15: Indoor: Placed eighth in the heptathlon at the Mid-American Conference Championship (Feb. 28)…finished seventh in the heptathlon at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 7) with a season-best score of 4,831…turned in a season-best time of 8.92 in the 60-meter hurdles at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 20), while also placing second in the high jump (6-4.75)…jumped a season-high 6-6.75 in the high jump in the heptathlon at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 7)...Outdoor: Academic All-MAC selection...placed third, eighth and 10th, respectively, at the MAC Championship in the javelin (198-6), triple jump (45-3.50) and high jump (6-5)...registered career-best mark in the high jump (6-8) en route to placing third at Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 9)...turned in season-best leap in triple jump (46-0.50) to finish fifth at Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 9).

2013-14: Indoor: placed sixth in the heptathlon at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 8) ... compiled a two-day total of 4,987 points ... placed third in the final leg, running a time of 2:50.54 in the 1,000-meters ... Outdoor: competed in the high jump at the MAC Championships (May 17), placing 10th with a mark of 6-04.75 ... took second place in the event at the Northeast Ohio Quad (Apr. 4) with a season-high mark of 6-06.75.

2012-13: Indoor: matched a personal record in the high jump with a clearance of 6-08.00 at the Zips Open (Feb. 15) ... competed in the high jump (6-05.50) and triple jump (46-01.25) at the MAC Championships (Feb. 23) ... Outdoor: scored in the high jump and triple jump at the MAC Championships ... placed fifth in the high jump with a personal-record height of 6-08.00 (May 11) ... also took sixth in the triple jump with a mark of 46-06.75 ... won the triple jump at the Campbell/Wright Open (May 4) with a career-best leap of 47-09.75 ... placed fourth in the decathlon at the All-Ohio Championships (Apr. 12-13).

2011-12: Outdoor: placed 11th in the decathlon at the USA Junior Championships (June 15-16) with 6,465 points ... scored in both the triple jump (46-05.50) and decathlon (6,339) at the MAC Championships (May 12) ... also finished ninth in the high jump (6-06.00) ... won the high jump event of the decathlon at the All-Ohio Championships (Apr. 20) with a clearance of 6-07.00.

at McDowell HS: Two-time, all-state high jumper, finishing 11th at nationals as a junior at McDowell HS ... also was named all-state in the triple jump (indoor) as a junior after being a state qualifier the year prior ... helped lead McDowell HS to three consecutive regional championships ... recorded personal records of 6-8.00 in the high jump and 46-01.00 in the triple jump ... was also a two-year starter on the football team, earning all-league honors as a defensive back during his senior season.

Personal: Parents are John and Elise Dahlstrand ... father ran track and played football at Slippery Rock, where he was inducted into the Track and Field Hall of Fame ... has two older sisters; Rachel, and Samantha ... Rachel played soccer in college.