The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2016-17 Track & Field / Cross Country Roster
Roster
Steele Wasik
- Position:
- Combined Events
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Medina, Ohio
- High School:
- St. Edward
- Major:
- Government
• 2018, 2017 Big 12 Champion - Decathlon
• 2018 First Team Academic All-Big 12
• 2018 Team USA member for Pan American Cup in Ottawa, Canada
• 2017 Big 12 Champion - Heptathlon
• 2017 USTFCCCA All-America 2nd Team - Decathlon
• 2017 USTFCCCA All-America 2nd Team - Heptathlon
• 2015 USTFCCCA All-America 2nd Team - Decathlon (at UCLA)
• 2017 Team USA member for Thorpe Cup
• 2017 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
• Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2018)
TEXAS CAREER RESULTS & BESTS VIA TFRRS
2017-18
Outdoor:
• Won the Big 12 Championships in the decathlon with a score of 7,588 becoming just the second man to win back-to-back in Big 12 history
• Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the javelin and finished fifth in the Big 12 in the event
• Named first team Academic All-Big 12
Indoor:
• Placed 6th at the Corky Classic in the shot put with a mark of 13.23m (43-5.00)
• Finished 5th at the Texas A&M Quadrangular in the high jump, clearing 1.95m (6-4.75)
• Took 6th place at the Corky Classic in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.16
• Ran the 60m hurdles at the Texas A&M Quadrangular, placing 3rd
2016-17
Outdoor:
• Won decathlon at Big 12 Championship with score of 7,715 points, setting a Rock Chalk Park facility record
• Also finished 5th in 110m hurdles and 7th in javelin at Big 12 Championshp to bring individual total scoring to 16 points toward the overall team title
• Finished 10th at NCAA Championships with a score of 7,642 points in the decathlon to earn second team All-America honors
• Scored 7,667 points at USATF Championships to finish 8th
• Represented Team USA in the Thorpe Cup against Germany, finishing 11th at that meet
• Placed 13th at the Texas Relays with a total of 6,858 points, winning the 110m Hurdles event with a time of 14.52 and setting career bests in 100m (10.95), long jump (7.03m), shot put (14.14m), and high jump (2.00m)
Indoor:
• Placed 16th at the NCAA Championship with a score of 3,107 points
• Finished 1st at the Big 12 Championships in the heptathlon with 5817 points, a new career best, and setting career highs in the 60m hurdles (8.02), 1000m (2:45.72), 60m (7.01), long jump (7.03m/23-0.75), and high jump (2.03m/6-8.00)
• Part of a 1-2-3 finish in the heptathlon at Big 12 Championship to help team win overall title
2014-16 (UCLA)
• USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America as a freshman, finishing 12th in decathlon
• personal best score 5783 pts in heptathlon ranked No. 9 in NCAA as sophomore, did not compete at NCAA Championships
• MPSF Indoor champion in heptathlon in 2016 (5783 pts)
• qualified for NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in 110m hurdles
High School
• ranked No. 2 in nation in decathlon as a senior in 2014
• finished 4th in decathlon at USATF Junior Championships in 2014
• Ohio state champion in 300m hurdles as a senior and runner-up in 110m hurdles senior and junior years
• indoor state champion in hurdles as junior and senior, runner-up in high jump as sophomore
• lettered four years in track & field, also lettered two years in basketball and football
Personal
• Son of Robert and Michelle Wasik
• Has two brothers (Todd and Greg) and two sisters (Alexandra and Laura)
• Sister Alexandra was a three-time Big East Conference champion in pole vault at Villanova and All-American
• Brother Todd played football at Stanford
