NDSU

2007-08 SEASON

Indoor (Junior): Won the pole vault at the Summit League Championships after clearing 16-0 3/4, which is tied for seventh on the all-time performance charts...Also finished third in the high jump at the Summit League Championships with a leap of 6-8 1/4.

Outdoor (Junior): Came in third in the decathlon at the Summit League Championships with a score of 6,460...Cleared a personal-best of 15-9 3/4 in the pole vault at the Ron Masanz Invitational to finish fourth...Finished sixth in the pole vault and 10th in the javelin at the Summit League Championships.

2006-07 SEASON

Indoor (Sophomore): Won the heptathlon at the Bison Open with a score of 4,977... Picked up wins in the long jump at the Dakota Duals (22-0 1/4) and a trio of wins in the pole vault at Minnesota (16-0), the Bison Classic (15-9) and the Dakota Duals (15-7).

Outdoor (Sophomore): Had a runner-up finish in the decathlon at Miami in a career best score (6,854) and finished second in the Division I Independent Championships with a score of 6,282 to help the Bison to the team title...Also scored points for NDSU in the independent meet in the pole vault, javelin, high jump and long jump.

2005-06 SEASON

Indoor (Freshman): Competed in three heptathlons during the season, placing fifth at the University of Nebraska with a 4,945 point performance... Had season-best marks in the high jump (6-5) and the 1,000 (2:50.07) in Lincoln... In a third-place effort in the heptathlon at Idaho State met season best standards in the 60 (7.48) and the long jump (21-5 1/2).

Outdoor (Freshman): Named Division I independent Field Athlete of the Meet after placing in six different events... Independent champion in the pole vault and the decathlon... Also placed in the 110-meter hurdles, long jump, high jump and discus, helping the Bison to a successful defense of the team title... His 6,665-point tally at the DI independents sits at No. 7 all-time in NDSU’s history books.   

2004-05 SEASON: Redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: State champion high jumper and four-year track letterwinner at Fargo South (N.D.) High School... Set school record in the high jump with a leap of 6-8... Had personal bests of 22-5 1/2 and 42-4 in the long and triple jumps... Named MVP and team captain as a senior... Helped Fargo South to a state championship in 2003... Lettered in football as a junior and a senior... Prep track & field coach was Paul Lean.

PERSONAL: Son of Randy and Joan Bishoff... Father played football for MSU Moorhead in the late 70s... Family includes two sisters, Kayla and Carly... Majoring in manufacturing engineering.