Samford University Athletics

2014 NCAA EAST PRELIMINARY QUALIFIER - LONG JUMP
2014 SoCon OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP - DECATHLON
2014 SoCon OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP - LONG JUMP
2013 SoCon OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP - LONG JUMP
2013 SoCon INDOOR MEN’S FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
2013 SoCon INDOOR MEN’S MOST OUTSTANDING FIELD
2013 SoCon INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP - HEPTATHLON
2013 SoCon INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP - LONG JUMP

2014 (Sophomore): Outdoor: Competed in six meets...turned in personal bests in the 100 meters (10.85), the 400 meters (49.08), high jump (1.98m), long jump (7.41m), shot put (11.37m) and the javelin (48.71m)...claimed a school record leap of 7.40m in the Georgia Invitational...won Socon Outdoor Championships in the decathlon and long jump competitions and qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries held in Jacksonville, Fla...

2013 (Freshman): Indoor: Competed in seven meets … was named the SoCon Men's Freshman of the Year and the Men's Most Outstanding Field Performer at the conference meet … earned two SoCon titles, winning the long jump (23-7.25, 7.19m) and the heptathlon (4,916) … the long jump mark is a new school record and the heptathlon total ranks fifth all-time … also earned team points in the pole vault, placing sixth (15-0.75, 4.59m) … ran lead leg in the fourth-place 1,600-meter relay at the SoCon Championships, finishing in 3:21.13.  Outdoor: Competed in four meets … won a SoCon title in the long jump, finishing with a school-record leap of 24-1 (7.23m) … earned a personal best 6,823 points in the decathlon at the Samford Multi, which ranks third all-time at Samford.

High School: Attended Saline High School … was named Michigan’s “Mr. Track and Field” his senior season … All-State honoree in the 1,600 and 3,200-meter relays and the pole vault … won a state championship in the long jump … holds school records in the pole vault (15-0, 4.57m) and long jump (24-0.25, 7.32m) and was a member of the school-record setting 1,600 and 3,200-meter relay teams … was a national New Balance All-American in the long jump, placing fourth (23-10, 7.26m) … regional USATF champion in the decathlon his sophomore season.

Personal: Born March 4, 1994 … son of Gary and Kathy Bastien … both parents competed collegiately in track at Eastern Michigan and his father competed in the decathlon at the 1984 Olympic trials … has one sister, Sarah … majoring in exercise science.

Personal Bests
Indoor
60-meter dash - 7.08
60-meter hurdles - 8.57
1,000 meters - 2:56.82
Pole vault - 15-0.75 (4.59m)
Long jump - 23-7.25 (7.19m) School Record
High jump - 6-1.5 (1.87m)
Shot put - 33-6.5 (10.22m)
Heptathlon - 4,916

Outdoor
100-meter dash - 10.85
Long jump - 24-1 (7.34m) School Record
High jump - 6-2 (1.88m)
Shot put - 32-2.25 (9.81m)
Decathlon - 6,823