2008 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Cleckner, Eric

Eric Cleckner
- Position:
- Jumps/Multi-Events
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Camp Hill, Pa.
- High School:
- Cedar Cliff
Bio
Junior Year
Outdoor: Placed 11th at the BIG EAST Championship with a total of 5,839 points in the decathlon … Placed 11th at the Cornell Invite with at mark of 46.57m in the javelin throw … Finished 18th at the Cornell Invite with a mark of 32.59m in the discus throw … Finished 11th at the Cornell Invite with a mark of 4.05m in the pole vault … Finished in 11th place in the javelin and 15th place in the 110-meter hurdles at the UNC Invitational with a mark of 45.48m and a time of 16.36, respectively … Placed third in the decathlon at the Florida State Relays with a total of 6,124 points.
Indoor: Won the high jump at the SU Welcome Back with a leap of 1.84m … Finished 18th in the pole vault at the Cornell Relays with a mark of 4.20m.
Sophomore Year
Outdoor: Produced longest toss of the season in the discus throw of 39.46m, earning him eighth place at the Big Red Invitational … Finished 19th at the Spec Towns Invitational with a lob of 32.29m in the discus throw … Finished in ninth place with a throw of 48.20m in the javelin throw at the Spec Towns Invitational.
Outdoor: Produced longest toss of the season in the discus throw of 39.46m, earning him eighth place at the Big Red Invitational … Finished 19th at the Spec Towns Invitational with a lob of 32.29m in the discus throw … Finished in ninth place with a throw of 48.20m in the javelin throw at the Spec Towns Invitational.
Indoor: Placed ninth in the heptathlon at the BIG EAST Championship with an IC4A-qualifying total of 4,838 points ... Finished 14th in the 55-meter hurdles at the Binghamton Triangular with a time of 9.02 … Placed 10th in the long jump at the Upstate Challenge with a jump measuring 6.33m … Jumped 1.85m in the high jump to earn second place at the SU Welcome Back … Placed fourth in the heptathlon at the Syracuse Invite with a score of 4,645 points … Finished fourth in the pole vault at Binghamton Triangular with a mark of 3.95m … Placed 11th in the shot put at the SU Welcome Back with a throw measuring 10.28m … Earned Athletic Director’s Honor Roll distinction for the fall 2007 semester.
Freshman Year: Finished eighth in the decathlon at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship, recording 6,122 points …Won the long jump and triple jump with a marks of 6.50m and 13.35m, respectively, at the Syracuse Welcome Back … Placed second in the decathlon at the Bucknell Classic (5,771 points) ... Earned BIG EAST Academic All-Star honors ... Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll both semesters.
High School: Earned three district medals in track at Cedar Cliff High School … Helped lead team to an undefeated season plus league and district championships … Recorded top marks of 6.55m in the long jump, 13.61m in the triple jump and 3.96m in the pole vault … Also a member of the soccer team and was named the team MVP in 2006.
Personal: Born in November 1987 … Son of Rick and Cindy Cleckner … Three brothers and two sisters … Majoring in communications design.
Benne Anderson | NCAA mile final
Saturday, March 15
Benne Anderson NCAA Mile Semifinals
Saturday, March 15
Sam Lawler | ACC 5k Highlight
Sunday, March 02
Forever Orange | Freddie Crittenden
Thursday, February 13