Indoor: Leaped to six top-five finishes in the high jump and long jump combined ... reached and tied a new career height of 6-06.75 in the high jump on three difference occasions ... took third at the Indiana State Dual (Jan. 14) with a career-best leap in the long jump of 21-05.25 ... finished 10th at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 25) in the high jump with a mark of 6-05.50.
Outdoor: Recorded seven top-five finishes, including a fifth place at the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 11) in the high jump with a career-best mark of 6-08.00 ... leaped a career-best mark in the long jump (22-01.00) at the Lenny Lyles Invitational (April 20), finishing fifth ... finished first at the Vanderbilt Invitational (April 21) in the high jump, tying personal-best mark of 6-08.00.
PRIOR TO ISU
United Township High School: Four-year letterwinner ... three-time state qualifier in the high jump ... finished third at the IHSA Track & Field Championships senior year ... back-to-back conference champion ... set a personal-best mark of 6-9 in the high jump senior year ... took ninth at the IHSA Track & Field Championships his junior season ... three-time all-state, all-area and all-conference honoree ... voted Most Valuable Freshman his freshman year ... team captain ... only meets lost his senior year was the state finals and sectional championships.
Personal: Born 4/8/1993 ... son of Joe and Toni DeJaegher ... siblings are Joey and Daryn ... major is undecided.
