2021-22 Men's Track & Field Roster

Connor Barfknecht

  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Position Triple Jump
  • Hometown Oshkosh, Wis.
  • High School Lourdes

Biography

Honors: 2020 and 2021 Academic All-Big Ten
 
 Personal Bests
 Indoor  Outdoor
 High Jump  6-8 3/4 (2.05m)  1/23/20  Triple Jump   48-5 1/4 ( 14.76m)  4/8/22
 Triple Jump  47-1 1/2 (14.36m)  2/18/22

TFRRS Profile

2022 Outdoor Track: Placed third in the triple jump with a leap of 47-9 1/4 at the Texas Bobcat Invite (Mar.24-26) ... finished third in the triple jump with a personal best of 48-5 1/4 at the Jim Click Shootout (April 8-9) ... placed second in the triple jump at 47-6 1/2 at the Oregon Relays (April 22-23) ... won the triple jump at the Wisconsin Classic (May 6) at 46-10... finished 13th in the triple jump with a jump of 48-2 at the Big Ten Championships (May 13-15)

2022 Indoor: Placed second in the triple jump with a indoor best of 47-1 1/2 at the Badger St. Valentine's Open (Feb.18) ... finished sixth in the triple jump with a leap of 46-6 1/4 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (Jan.21) ... won triple jump at the Midwest Invitational with a distance of 46-10 1/4 (Jan.15)

2021 Outdoor: Finished second in the triple jump (45-2 1/4) at the Wisconsin B1G Invitational (May 8) ... placed fourth in the triple jump with a season best (46-3 1/4) at the M City Classic (April 30-May 1) ... finished eighth in the triple jump (45-8) at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays (April 23)

2021 Indoor: Finished fourth in the high jump (6-2 3/4) at the 2021 Hoosier Hills Invitational (Feb. 6)

2020 Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19

2020 Indoor: Placed second in the high jump with a personal best and a clearance of 6-8 3/4 at the Jack Jennett Open (Jan. 24) ...finished 16th in the high jump (6-2 3/4) at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 14-15)

2019 Outdoor: Competed unattached and tied for sixth in the high jump, clearing a height of 6-7 at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (May 3)

2019 Indoor: Competed unattached and tied for ninth in the high jump with a clearance of 6-2 at the Red & White Classic (2/15)

High school: Conference and regional champion in the high jump his senior year … finished runner-up in the high jump at the Wisconsin state meet … named first-team all-state … also played basketball and football … named first-team all-conference and all-area in football … graduated with high honors … high school coaches were Brent Jude, Tim Moore and Taylor Sherry

Personal: Parents are Paul and Cheryl Barfknecht … has two brothers, Luke and Nathan … born June 10 ... major is consumer behavior and marketplace studies

Why Wisconsin?

“The academics and the athletic tradition here were a big factor, but also the whole culture of being a Badger is amazing.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Jumps
  • 2019-20Redshirt Freshman

    High Jump
  • 2020-21Redshirt Sophomore

    High Jump
  • 2021-22Redshirt Junior

    Triple Jump