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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2020-21 Men's Track and Field

Michael Nance
Tom Weishaar

Demetri Whitsett

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Denver, Pa.
  • Highschool Cocalico

Biography

PERSONAL RECORDS
60m: 7.12
100m: 11.02
400m: 51.07
1,000m: 2:53.41
1,500m: 4:44.08
60m Hurdles: 8.68
110m Hurdles: 15.76
High Jump: 1.88m (6-2)
Pole Vault: 4.65m (15-3)
Long Jump: 7.29m (23-11)
Shot Put: 11.67m (38-3.5)
Discus: 37.78m (123-11)
Javelin: 44.27m (145-3)
Heptathlon: 5,010 points
Decathlon: 6,948 points

PROGRAM RECORD BOOK
Indoor Heptathlon: 7th ... 2020 ... 5,010 points
Outdoor Decathlon: 9th ... 2021 ... 6,948 points
 

OUTDOOR 2021

  • Competed in seven meets, setting four career-best marks
  • Opened year at Penn Challenge with career-best time in 110m hurdles, crossing the line at 15.76
  • Threw a personal-best mark in the javelin at the Big Five meet, landing at 44.27m (145-3)
  • Took first place in the decathlon at the Quaker Invitational with 6,948 points to move into ninth in program history
  • Finished first place in the long jump at the Penn Twilight, landing a personal-best distance of 7.29m (23-11)
  • Wrapped up season at TCNJ Last Chance meet with a first-place finish in the long jump, clearing 7.06m (23-2)
INDOOR 2021
  • All 2020-21 Ivy League winter sports were canceled on November 12 due to a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19.
OUTDOOR 2020
  • All 2020 Ivy League sports were canceled on Wednesday, March 11 due to a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19.
INDOOR 2020
  • Competed in four meets during the indoor season, including scoring at Penn in the heptathlon at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (March 1).
  • Scored 4,923 points at Heps to place fifth.
  • Set a top-10 point total in program history with 5,010 points at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge in the heptathlon, winning the long jump with a career-best clearance of 7.11m.
  • Finished fourth in the long jump at the season-opening Navy Invitational (Dec. 7), clearing 7.01m.
OUTDOOR 2019
  • Appeared in seven meets throughout the outdoor season, running both the 100 and competing in the long jump.
  • Finished 11th in the long jump at the 2019 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships (May 5).
  • Competed in the long jump at the 125th running of the Penn Relays (April 25-27).
  • Posted a season-best distance of 7.12m in the long jump at the Rider Invitational (April 13), placing first.
  • Totaled seven top-10 performances on the year.
INDOOR 2019
  • Competed in six meets during the indoor season, primarily in the long jump.
  • Scored in both the 60m and long jump at the Harvard vs. Penn Dual (Dec. 9) with a fifth- and sixth-place finish, respectively.
  • Picked up a fifth-place finish in the Princeton Indoor Invitational (Feb. 16) in the long jump with a clearance of 6.80m (22-3.75).
  • Jumped a season-best 6.96m (22-10) to finish 13th in the Ivy League Heptagonal Championship (Feb. 24).
OUTDOOR 2018
  • Appeared in seven meets throughout the 2018 outdoor season, competing in the long jump and several sprint events.
  • Scored twice at the 2018 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships (May 6), part of the fourth-place 4x100m relay team and finishing sixth in the long jump.
  • Season-best distance of 7.13m (23-4.75) in the long jump came at Ivy Heps.
  • Placed second in the long jump at the Penn Challenge (March 24).
  • Took part in both the 4x100m relay and long jump at the Penn Relays (April 26-28).
  • Totaled four top-10 placements on the year.
INDOOR 2018
  • Competed in seven meets during the 2018 indoor season, exclusively in the long jump.
  • Posted a season-best jump of 6.80m (22-3.75) at the Lehigh Season Opener (Dec. 1).
  • Jumped at the 2018 Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships (Feb. 25).
  • Totaled three top-three placements on the year.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

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  • 2018-19Sophomore

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  • 2019-20Junior

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  • 2020-21Senior

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