Pre-SIU: Finished fifth in both the triple jump and long jump in the NJCAA meet as a freshman at Wallace State College...won the triple jump crown at the NJCAA meet as a sophomore...attended Grand River High School, where he finished in the top-10 at the World Juniors in 2002...holds the high school canadian record of 15.73 in the triple jump...finished first in the triple jump at the Canadian Juniors as a senior.

Personal: Majors in Marketing...born July 22, 1983...son of Duane and Ruth Shadd.