Jan Eichenauer

Class: Senior Hometown: Wabash, Ind. High School: Wabash

Event: Sprints, Jumps, Multi-Events Birthdate: 03/23/1982

2004 (Outdoor) Saw limited action at the season opening Purdue Invitational ... competed in the 100 hurdles, high jump and javelin.

2004 (Indoor) Opened season with a fifth-place finish in the 60 hurdles at Purdue Invitational ... placed fourth in 60 hurdles at Boilermaker Invitational with a season-best time of 9.21 ... mark of 30-5 in the triple jump placed third at Indiana State ... competed in long jump and shot put at Boilermaker Invitational, finishing second in the long jump with a mark of 16-7 3/4 and fourth in the shot put with a 38-3 1/2 mark ... Accumulated 3,322 points in the Pentathlon at Indiana Invitational, placing fourth in the event ... finished 12th in Pentathlon at Big Ten Championships, scoring 3,418 points.

2003: (Outdoor) Scored sixth-place points for the Boilermakers in the heptathlon at the Big Ten Championships ... finished runner-up in the heptathlon shot put (37-11 1/4) and in the javelin (114-11) ... javelin toss was a season best ... took third in the heptathlon 200m with time of 26.65 ... placed fourth in the shot put with a career best effort of 39-2 1/2 against Indiana ... earned the bronze medal in the javelin (108-2) at dual meet vs. the Hoosiers ... (Indoor) Scored a sixth-place finish in the long jump at the Big Ten Championships, finishing with a distance of 18-6 ... posted back-to-back second-place showings in the long jump at the Purdue Invitational and at the Indiana/Ohio State triangular meet ... runner-up in the triple jump against Indiana State with a season best jump of 36-2 ... captured third place in the shot put at the Boilermaker Invitational ... recorded the team's best distance of the season in the long jump at the Black & Gold intrasquad meet with effort of 19-8.

2002: (Outdoor) Second on the team in both the long jump (18-11 1/4) and triple jump (37-8 3/4) ... achieved her season-best marks in both events at Big Ten's where she placed 11th and 16th respectively ... best finish of the outdoor season was second in the triple jump at the Purdue Invitational ... also ran one 200m race during the season ... (Indoor) Competed in the sprints and jumps ... finished seventh in the long jump at Big Ten's with a leap of 18-5 ... best jump of the year (18-9) won her the event title at the Indiana Dual ... also won the long jump at the Hawkeye Invitational ... clocked a season-best 8.01 in the 60m at the Indiana Dual... triple jumped twice, registering a season-long of 35-2 at the Hawkeye Invitational ... received Sybil Perry Mental Attitude Award, given to a team member with great work ethic and a positive attitude.

2001: (Outdoor) Competed in the 200m, long jump and triple jump at both the Purdue Open and Big Blue Classic ... top 200m mark (26.10) and long jump mark (17-8 3/4) came at the Big Blue Classic ... season-best triple jump mark (35-4) came at the Purdue meet ... (Indoor) Season-best marks in the 200m (26.60), long jump (17-7 1/2) and triple jump (34-4 1/4) came at the Fred Wilt Invitational ... best long jump finish was fourth at Indiana State with a leap of 17-2.

High School: Competed in volleyball and track ... won the state long jump title her freshman and senior years and finished second as a junior ... placed third in the 200m dash at the state meet freshman and junior seasons ... placed fifth in the 200 as a senior ... sixth in the state in the 100m as a junior ... also ran the 4x100 and 4x400 her senior season ... long jump All-American as a senior ... a four-year all-conference and all-county selection in volleyball ... a member of both the Honor Roll and National Honor Society.

Personal: Given name Jan Marie Eichenauer ... born March 23, 1982 ... parents are Calvin and Carolyn Eichenauer ... has two sisters and one brother ... majoring in physical education.

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