Colton Sandman

Position:
Pole Vault
Class:
Senior
High School:
Bellville
Hometown:
Bellville, Texas

Career Best * Pole Vault - 16-4 ¾ 2010 (SOPHOMORE): Won Carolina Spring Break meet in Puerto Rico with a 15-1 clearance ... Tied for 14th at Big 12 Outdoors with a mark of 15-8 ½ ... Produced a best vault of 16-4 ¾ (5.00) to place fourth at Arizona State Invitational ... Cleared an indoor best of 16-0, finishing fifth at Texas A&M Challenge II ... Runner-up at Texas dual meet with a clearance of 15-8 ½. HIGH SCHOOL: 2008 graduate of Bellville High School ... Lettered four years in track and field, coached by Mike Wheeler ... Competed in pole vault, with a best of 15-8, as well as the 100 and 200 ... Team MVP in field events as a junior and senior ... Earn All-State as a junior and senior ... Placed second in State 3A pole vault as a junior ... District and region champion his last two seasons ... Placed third as a freshman and second as a sophomore on district level, then finished eighth and fourth at regionals ... Team claimed district titles the past four years, placed seventh in State 3A in 2007 ... Competed for Texas Elite in summer track, coached by Jack Chapman ... Also lettered in football and basketball .... Captain of football team and an All-District selection ... Academic honors include graduating summa cum laude with academic excellence. PERSONAL: Colton Bradford Sandman is the son of Brad and Beth Sandman ... Born February 20, 1990 in Katy, Texas ... Has an older brother, Keegan ... Mom graduated from Texas A&M, class of '80, and also has an aunt and uncle who attended A&M ... Dad played football and competed in track at Stephen F. Austin ... Majoring in Aerospace Engineering ... Chose Texas A&M for the spirit, traditions and engineering school.