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Gage Ernsberger Season 2021-22

PositionJUMPS
YearSophomore
HometownKendallville, Ind.
Previous SchoolMemphis

PRIOR TO PURDUE / AT MEMPHIS FROM 2020-21

2021 Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman
  • Competed in seven meets in the high jump and long jump
  • Won bronze in the high jump with a personal-best mark of 2.08 meters at the AAC Championships on May 14
  • Finished third in the high jump (1.95 meters) and had a personal-best long jump mark of 6.79 meters to finish sixth at the Joey Haines Invite from April 2-3
  • Won the high jump (2.00 meters) and was third in the long jump (6.54w meters) at the Rhodes Invite from March 19-20
2021 Indoor Track & Field / As a Freshman
  • Participated in two meets in the high jump
  • Finished second in the high jump with a mark of 2.01 meters at the Samford Bulldog Invite on Feb. 12
  • Cleared 2.01 meters in the high jump to finish third at the ASU Scarlett and Black Invite on Jan. 31
 

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Won a sectional championship in the high jump and long jump in 2019
  • Earned first team honors in the high jump in 2019
  • Personal bests of 2.08 meters in the high jump and 6.79 meters in the long jump
  • Also played football and basketball
 

PERSONAL

  • Parents are Jennifer and Joseph
  • Has four siblings
  • Majoring in mechanical engineering