2012 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
SPU: One year with the program.
Freshman (2012): INDOOR – Competed in two meets, doing the 200 meters in one, and the 400 and long jump in the other. OUTDOOR – Competed in four meets, doing the long jump all four times and the triple jump twice. Set PRs in both events (19-8 3/4 in the long, 40-4 in the triple) the same day at the Ralph Vernacchia Invite on March 31.
Inglemoor High School: Played soccer in the spring as a junior and senior.
Personal: Thomas Andrew Svendsen III. ... Born Feb. 18, 1993. ... Mechanical engineering major.
Fun facts: The 2012 season will be Svendsen's first in track and field. ... Favorite events are the 100, 200, long jump and triple jump. ... Would like to try the pole vault. ... Dumbest movie he ever saw was "Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus." ... Book that he just couldn't put down was "Hunger Games." ... Favorite junk food is a Butterfinger bar. ... Favorite psych-up music is anything by the Foo Fighters. ... In 10 years, would like to be in automotive engineering. ... Enjoys drawing. ... His friends call him Drew.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
200: 24.55 (2012)
400: 56.17 (2012)
Long jump: 19-8 3/4 / 6.01m (2012)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
Long jump: 19-8 3/4 / 6.01m (2012)
Triple jump: 40-4 / 12.29m (2012)
