Position | Multi |
Class | Sophomore |
Hometown | Canberra, Australia |
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2017 Outdoor: Earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) 2nd Team All-American honors finishing 10th in the decathlon at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships with 6,823 points. He set personal best marks in the shot put, discus, pole vault and 1,500-meter during the competition. Earned USTFCCCA All –Region honors in the decathlon and 4x400m relay. Earned 2nd Team All-Lone Star Conference honors as part of the 4x400m relay that finished second running 3:11.57. He also finished 8th in the pole vault, 11th in the javelin, 12th in the 800-meters and 14th in the long jump at the same championships. He won the decathlon at the WT Classic & Multi with 6,867 points which is the 7th best performance in school history. That score also ranked him 15th in the nation heading into the national championships.
2017 Indoor: Recorded the second-best performance in school history in the heptathlon at the Grizzly/Buffalo Clash with 4,710 points which ranked him 43rd in the nation. Recorded personal bests in the 60-meter hurdles (8.99), 600-meters (1:23.92) and 1,000-meters (2:56.65) during the season.
2016 Outdoor: Provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships when broke the freshman record in the decathlon scoring 6,384 points at the WT Classic & Multi to win the event. He ranked 31st in the nation in that event. He won four of the 10 events during his record breaking performance. Finished sixth in the pole vault at the Lone Star Conference Championships with a personal-best clearance of 14-5.5 (4.41m).
2016 Indoor: Set personal best marks in the high jump and long jump during the indoor season at the New Mexico Cherry & Silver Invite.
High school: Graduated from Daramalan College in 2013 where he competed in the decathlon. Calvert won the Under 18 Australian Championships in the decathlon. He also earned a runner-up and third place finish at the Under 20 Australian Championships.
Personal: Born on August 31, 1995. Son of David and Dianne Calvert. Has two siblings, Geoffrey and Amanda. Majoring in sports and exercise science at West Texas A&M.