Erik Mirandette

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Kentwood, Mich.
High School:
East Kentwood HS
Position:
Pole Vault

2007: Cleared a height of 15[apos]5' to finish second at the Military Classic...that was the second-best mark clearance of the squad during the outdoor season...won the team[apos]s Field Athlete of the Week award following that meet...set a career-best mark of 15[apos]7¾' at the TCR Race Productions Invitational. 2003: Recorded a career-best 14[apos]9½' at the Colorado School of Mines Open during the indoor season...recorded a season-best outdoor mark of 14[apos]1¼' at the Air Force Twilight Meet. 2002: Cleared a season-best 14[apos]7¼' on the pole vault at Colorado during the outdoor season...posted a season-best indoor height of 13[apos]7¼' at the Air Force All-Comers Meet. HIGH SCHOOL: Michigan state champion in the pole vault...recorded the third-best height (15[apos]3') in the state. PERSONAL: Spent two years in Africa with a missionary group, delivering aid to villagers...severely injured in a terrorist bombing in Cairo shortly before returning the United States...academic all-conference honoree.