Jim Sawin
6-2, 155, Senior, High Jump/Sprints
Athol, MA
Homeschool
- NCCAA Indoor All-American (high jump) - 2006
- NCCAA Outdoor All-American (high jump) - 2006
- NCCAA Scholar-Athlete - 2006
Jim Sawin is a four-year high jumper for the Yellow Jackets.....NCCAA Indoor All-American after placing 3rd with an effort of 6-feet 4-inches for national title team.....had a career-best indoor mark of 6-6 at Rose Hulman.....NCCAA Outdoor All-American as the runner-up by clearing 6-5.....finished 3rd in the American Mideast Conference with a 6-5 performance.....registered a career-best outdoor jump of 6-6.75 for a runner-up showing at the Miami Invitational.....NCCAA Scholar-Athlete.
2005 - Posted a season-best effort outdoors at the NCCAA Championship at 6-5 which placed 4th.....finished 3rd in the AMC meet at six-feet even.....recorded his season-best indoors at the NCCAA Nationals with a 6-4 mark that placed 6th.
2004 - Finished 4th in the high jump at the NCCAA Indoor Championship with a season-best effort of 6-feet 4-inches.....best outdoor performance was 6-3.50 which placed 5th at the NCCAA Nationals.....cleared 6-2 in three outdoor meets including the AMC Championship where he placed 3rd.
High School - Homeschool graduate, yet earned three letters in outdoor track & field and two more indoors at Athol High School.....Western Mass outdoor high jump champion as a junior and senior.....state runner-up as a junior and finished 6th his final season.....two-time All-Western Mass in outdoor track.....earned the same honor as a senior indoors.....member of 2002 Western Mass outdoor track & field title team.....ran four seasons of cross country with one letter.....school won the 2001 Western Mass championship and was 3rd in the state.
Personal - Dean's Honor List student as a sport management major at Cedarville University.....born 5/3/85 in Greenfield, MA.....son of Butch and Noel Sawin.....has one older sister.
