THIS YEAR: The reining NAIA indoor heptathlon runner-up, senior Jeff Altizer teams with NAIA champion Casey Stevick and All-American Staphon Arnold to give Azusa Pacific an outstanding set of multi-event athletes ... Will press for All-America recognition in the heptathlon (indoor) and decathlon (outdoor) ... Also excels in the pole vault and will push for All-America honors in that event as well ... Is 1 of 6 Cougars in their fourth year in the program and offers valued experience and leadership.
2010 (junior): Scored a personal-best 4,956 points to finish second in the heptathlon at the NAIA Indoor Championship Meet in Johnson City, Tenn., for his first-ever All-America honor ... Also competed in the NAIA indoor pole vault but did not advance ... Battled through an injury-plagued outdoor season that limited his competitions but did qualify for NAIA outdoor championships in the decathlon ... Recorded season bests of 6,104 in the decathlon, 15' 1" in the pole vault, and 171' 10" in the javelin.
2009 (sophomore): Put together a breakthrough 2009 sophomore campaign in which he captured NAIA indoor All-America recognition in the heptathlon, finishing fourth in the NAIA championships with 4,927 points ... Narrowly missed scoring in the NAIA decathlon, finishing ninth with 6,253 points ... Qualified for the NAIA indoor pole vault and finished tied for ninth after clearing 14' 9".
2008 (freshman): As a true freshman completed his first ever heptathlon and decathlon ... Qualified for the NAIA indoor championships in the heptathlon with 1 of the 16 best scores in the nation during the season ... Finished 11th with a career-best 4,385 points ... Did not compete at the NAIA outdoor meet ... At the GSAC Championship Meet in Azusa finished second in the pole vault (14' 7 1/4") ... Registered a career best of 14' 9" at the Azusa Pacific Invitational ... Tallied a season-best score of 5617 in the decathlon at the Cal Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL: Competed 4 years in track & field for head coach Jermane Dixon at Thousand Oaks (Calif.) High ... Posted a pole vault best of 14' 7" in winning the 2007 Arcadia Invitational developmental section ... Tied for the Ventura County championship as a 2007 senior ... Finished third in the 2007 CIF Southern Section Division II finals with a vault of 14' 3" ... Also ran for the Lancers' cross country team.
PERSONAL: Born Jan. 21, 1989, in Stockton, Calif. ... Parents are Leland (teacher) and Mary Kay (teacher) Altizer ... Has 3 sisters (Morgan, a 7-time All-American in the pole vault and heptathlon at Azusa Pacific, Nicole, also an Azusa Pacific graduate, and Taylor) ... Majoring in applied health ... Interested in becoming a nurse practioner ... Has made a pair of summer trips to Africa ... Comes from a musical family ... Enjoys surfing.
Altizer Career Bests
Decathlon.......6,144 110m Hurdles....16.67
Heptathlon......4,956 High Jump.....6-1 1/2
Pole Vault.......15-7 Long Jump....22-0 1/4
100m............11.59 Shot Put.....37-1 1/4
400m............53.14 Discus.........103-10
1500m.........4:47.70 Javelin.........172-8
Altizer All-America Honors
Heptathlon(i)..........2009-10
