2018-19 Men's Track and Field
Biography
PERSONAL RECORDS
High Jump: 2.12m (6-11.5)
CAREER ACCOLADES
2018 NCAA Outdoor Qualifier (High Jump)
2018 USTFCCCA All-Academic
Ninth all-time at Penn in the outdoor high jump (2.12m/6-11.5)
OUTDOOR 2019
- Appeared in six meets throughout the outdoor season as a high jumper.
- Scored at the 2019 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships (May 5), placing fifth.
- Cleared 2.00m at the 125th running of the Penn Relays (April 25-27).
- Placed third at the Sam Howell Invitational (April 6).
INDOOR 2019
- Competed in five meets during the indoor season, exclusively in the high jump.
- Scored in the Ivy League Heptagonal Championship (Feb. 24) with a fourth-place finish after clearing 2.04m (6-8.25).
- Opened the season by winning the Wesley A. Brown Invitational (Jan. 12) with a clearance of 2.05m (6-8.75).
- Finished as the runner-up in the Penn 8-Team Select (Jan. 19) by clearing 2.01m (6-7).
OUTDOOR 2018
- Competed in the high jump in six meets throughout the 2018 outdoor season.
- Scored at the 2018 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships (May 6), finishing third with a clearance of 2.11m.
- Qualified for the 2018 NCAA East Region Prelims (May 24-26) in the high jump, placing 13th.
- Posted a career-best clearance of 2.12m (6-11.5) at the Tennessee Relays (April 12).
- Totaled four top-four placements on the year.
INDOOR 2018
- Appeared in seven meets during the 2018 indoor season as a high jump specialist.
- Scored at the 2018 Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships (Feb. 25), placing fifth with a clearance of 2.04m.
- Won the high jump at the Penn 8-Team Select (Jan. 20), clearing 2.10m.
- Totaled five top-five placements on the year.
OUTDOOR 2017
- Competed in eight meets, making appearances in the high jump each week of the 2017 outdoor season.
- Scored by placing sixth at the 2017 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships (May 7), clearing a height of 2.03m.
- Matched a career-best clearance of 2.05m at the Penn Challenge (March 25), taking third.
- Totaled four top-10 placements on the season.
INDOOR 2017
- Competed in seven meets during the 2017 indoor season, exclusively in the high jump.
- Recorded a personal-best leap of 2.05m at the Lehigh Season Opener (Dec. 2).
- Finished seventh at the 2017 Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships (Feb. 26) with a height of 2.01m.
- Finished first at the Lehigh Season Opener and the Lehigh Angry Birds Challenge (Jan. 14).
- Placed in the top-five on five occasions throughout the year.Â
OUTDOOR 2016
- Earned two first-place finishes during the season: at the Philadelphia College Classic (March 19) and the Virginia Quad Meet (April 8).
INDOOR 2016
- Competed exclusively in the high jump during his first collegiate indoor season.
- Had a season-best third-place finish at the Lehigh Angry Birds Meet (Jan. 16).
- Notched three top-10 finishes during the season.
Personal: Son of Deborah and Joseph Yassay ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences as a biological basis of behavior major.
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