2012 INDOOR SOCON CHAMPIONSHIP MEN'S MOST OUTSTANDING ATHLETE
2012 INDOOR SOCON CHAMPOINSHIP MOST OUTSTANDING FIELD PERFORMER
2012 INDOOR SOCON CHAMPION - HEPTATHLON
2014 (Senior): Outdoor:Â Competed in three meets...earned team points in two events at the SoCon Championships, placing sixth in the high jump (1.93m) and third in the javelin (58.30m)...competed in three events at the Battle of I-65, placed fourth in the 110 meter hurdles (15.51), fourth in the long jump (6.54m) and fifth in the 4x400 meter relay (3:34.93).
2013 (Senior): Indoor: Competed in two meets … earned team points in three events at the SoCon Championships, placing second in the 60-meter hurdles (8.22), fourth in the high jump (6-6, 1.98m) and sixth in the heptathlon (4,294) … his 60-meter hurdle time is a personal best and ranks third all-time at Samford.Â
Outdoor: Competed in five meets … competed in six events at the SoCon Championships, earning team points in all but one of them … placed third in the javelin (180-2, 54.93m), sixth in the decathlon (5,183), seventh in the 110-meter hurdles (15.20), seventh in the high jump (6-5, 1.96m) and eighth in the long jump (21-10.75, 6.67m) … set a new personal best with 6,928 points in the decathlon at the Samford Multi, winning the event and moving to second all-time at Samford.
2012 (Junior): Indoor: Competed in six meets during the season … won a SoCon title in the heptathlon with 5,127 points, a conference record … medaled in the high jump (3rd, 6-8.75, 2.05m) and earned team points in the 60-meter hurdles (4th, 8.35) and pole vault (6th, 15-1, 4.60m) … was named the SoCon Most Outstanding Field Performer and the Men’s Most Outstanding Athlete … set a school record with 5,172 points in the heptathlon at the UAB Invitational.Â
Outdoor: Competed in five outdoor meets … medaled in the long jump (3rd, 22-5.75, 6.85m) and javelin (3rd, 192-2, 58.58m) at the SoCon Outdoor Championships … added team points in the high jump (7th, 6-1.25, 1.86m) and pole vault (7th, 14-7.25, 4.5m) … won the long jump at the BSU Invitational (22-4.25, 6.81m).
2011 (Sophomore): Indoor: Participated in three meets during the season ... Scored team points in all three events at the SoCon Championships, finishing fourth in the high jump (6-4.25, 1.95m), sixth in the heptathlon (3,922) and eighth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.88) ... Earned a new personal best in the pole vault with a fourth-place showing at the season-opening Blue Raider Invite (14-0, 4.26m).
Outdoor: Redshirted
2010 (Freshman): Competed in the heptathlon and decathlon for the Bulldogs as a true freshman.
Indoor: Participated in four of Samford[apos]s five indoor meets...opened the season at the Niswonger Invitational (Jan. 22-23) where he posted a 10th place fnish in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.59 and tied for sixth place in the high jump with a height of 6-4.75...placed third and earned All-Freshman honors in the heptathlon at the SoCon Indoor Championships (Feb. 26-27) which a SoCon record of 4878 points...also placed sixth and earned All-Freshman honors in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.69...placed in the top three of five of the seven events in the heptathlon and posted personal bests and finished seventh in the 60-meter dash and the 1,000-meter run.
Outdoor: Competed in the decathlon at the Alabama Relays (March 25-28) and the SoCon Championships (April 24-25)...placed fifth at the Alabama Relays marking personal bests in eight of the 10 events and finishing first in the pole vault with a height of 14-7.25...set a new personal best of 14-11 in the pole vault at the Ole Miss Invitational (April 10)...finished fifth and earned All-Freshman honors in the javelin at the SoCon Championships with a personal best of 178-11...came in second and topped the previous SoCon record in the decathlon with a 6314 points...finished in the top three of six of the 10 events including winning the 110-meter hurdles, high jump and pole vault.
High School: All-State high jumper and decathlete ... also played football ... was named one of the Top 25 Football Players to Watch in Tennessee ... All-State Defensive Athlete ... Tennessee State Player of the Week ... National Combine Invite ... All-Region Special Teams Player of the Year ... was on the honor roll.
Personal: Son of Jim Ackerson and Amy and Mark Gilroy ... major is undecided ... born January 19, 1991.
PERSONAL BESTS| INDOOR | | OUTDOOR | |
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| 60 Meters - 7.26 | (2/24/12) | 100 Meters - 11.77 | (3/17/12) |
| 1,000 Meters - 2:53.66 | (12/08/11) | 400 Meters - 54.54 | (3/16/13) |
| 55 Meter Hurdles - 7.84 | (2/06/10) | 1500 Meters - 4:47.85 | (3/17/12) |
| 60 Meter Hurdles - 8.22 | (2/24/13) | 110 Meter Hurdles - 15.09 | (3/24/12) |
| High Jump - 2.05m | (2/24/12) | High Jump - 2.02m | (3/17/12) |
| Long Jump - 6.73m | (2/24/12) | Pole Vault - 4.55m | (4/10/10) |
| Triple Jump - 12.70m | (2/26/10) | Long Jump - 6.85m | (4/22/12) |
| Shot Put - 12.59m | (12/08/11) | Shot Put - 13.28m | (3/16/13) |
| Pole Vault - 4.60m | (2/24/12) | Javelin - 59.41m | (3/16/13) |
| Heptathlon - 5,172 | (1/26/12) | Discus - 40.89m | (4/22/12) |
| | Decathlon - 6,928 | (3/16/13) |
