Colin Gleason

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Pole Vault
Hometown:
Naperville, IL
High School:
Metea Valley

Prior to Marquette: Four-year letter winner in track and field at Metea Valley High School under coaches Arron Lewis and George Murphy ... Served as team captain for three seasons ... Two-time indoor conference pole vault champion and one-time outdoor conference pole vault champion ... Four-time sectional qualifier ... Qualified for the Illinois Indoor Championships ... Set Metea Valley school records in the pole vault both indoors and outdoors as a sophomore ... Earned DuPage Academic All-Conference honors three times ... Named Jerry Lowe Invitational Pole Vault MVP ... Recorded a high school personal-best mark of 13-3 in the pole vault and a club personal best of 14-3, with an unofficial best of 14-6 ... Competed for Comets Track and Field and RISE Pole Vault under coaches Michael Engelhardt, John Wood, Luke Winder and Jake Winder.

Personal: Son of John and Lauren Gleason ... Majoring in electrical engineering ... Born Aug. 23, 2007, in Naperville, Illinois ... Recipient of a four-year NROTC National Scholarship ... Member of Marquette's Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps and plans to serve in the military following graduation.