Indoor: Placed fifth in the heptathlon and eighth in the pole vault at Big Ten’s … pole vault mark was 16-00.75 and heptathlon score was 5,043 … won pole vault in Black & Gold Open, Purdue Open and vs. Indiana State … mark in Black & Gold was a career-best 16-06.75 … pole vault runner-up vs. Indiana ... in 1999 — had team’s seventh-highest mark in the vault, with a 15-07.00 mark at Big Ten’s ... scored 4,478 points in the heptathlon at Big Ten’s, placing 14th.
Outdoor: Placed 10th in the pole vault (15-11.75) and 10th in the decathlon (6,311) at Big Ten’s … top decathlon finishes at the conference meet were first in the vault (16-04.75) and third in the discus (128-06) … runner-up in the vault at Billy Hayes Invitational with career-best mark of 17-01.50 … placed fourth in the javelin vs. Indiana with season-best throw of 143-11 ... in 1999 — cleared season-best height of 16-00.75 at the Palouse Invitational, finishing third ... recorded three additional 15-foot marks on the year.
High School: Football and track and field letterwinner ... state pole vault champion as a senior ... track coach was Steve Crane.
Personal: Given name is Hence Williams III ... born 12/20/79 ... parents are Hence and Cherry Ann Williams ... has an older brother, Tony ... majoring in law and society.
