Adam Shunk

Position:
Jumps
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Muncie, Ind.
High School:
Delta

Ranked eighth in the U.S. Track & Field talent pool in the high jump.

2003: Indoor … All-America … Finished second at the NCAA Championships in the high jump with a mark of 7-2 1/2 … ACC Champion in the high jump with mark of 7-3 … Also finished seventh at ACC Championships in the long jump, competing for that event for the first time this season with a mark of 23-1 1/4 … Finished eighth at the USATF Indoor Championship clearing 7-0 1/4 … ACC Performer of the Week on 1/13/03 and 2/3/03 … Won the high jump in five of eight competitions this year, posting NCAA provisional qualifying heights in all but two … ACC Championship mark of 7-3 match his season best, also clearing 7-3 at the Carolina Fast Times meet.

2002: In indoor, won high jump at the Florida Relays (7-2 1/2), Duke Relays (7-3) and ACC Championship (7-3 3/4) ... Also won ACC title in the long jump (23-10) ... Fifth in the NCAA meet in the high jump (7-2 1/2) ... In outdoor, posted seven Top 2 finishes ... Set new personal record at Tar Heel Elite where he finished first in the high jump (7-4 1/2) ... Placed first at Last Chance with a 7-2 1/2 high jump ... Won at ACC Championships in the high jump (7-3) ... Placed seventh in the long jump at the ACC Championships (22-10 1/2) ... Continued at NCAA Championships with a second-place finish in high jump with a 7-3 3/4

1999-2000: Competed at Ball State University earning All-America honors in the high jump ... Placed fourth at the NCAA Championships in high jump at a height of 7-3 1/4 ... Won the 2000 MAC championship in Finished third in the long jump at the MAC Championship ... Academic All-America

Prep: Ranked No. 1 in the nation in the indoor high jump ... All-State track runner and soccer player ... Member of the Honor Society.

Personal: Born Aug. 29, 1979 ... Son of John and Anna Shunk ... Majoring in psychology.