2003-2004 Season: Redshirt... 2002-2003 Season (Junior): Competed almost exclusively in the multi-events but spent extra time in the vault... Finished third in the North Central Conference pentathlon and tied for fourth in the pole vault indoors... Placed sixth in the outdoor conference and ninth in the NCAA decathlon with a total of 6,745 points... Placed seventh in the NCC vault and also competed in the javelin... 2001-2002 Season (Sophomore): Competed in the pole vault and the decathlon at Northern Iowa, finishing second in the Missouri Valley Conference decathlon with 6,815 points... 2000-2001 Season (Freshman): Competed in the pole vault and the decathlon for UNI... Finished second in the MVC and ninth at the Drake Relays decathlon... High School: Gold medalist in the AAU Junior Olympics decathlon in 1999... Prepped at Century High in Bismarck... Three-time state pole vault champion... North Dakota pole vault record holder...110-meter hurdles state champion as a senior... North Dakota Athlete of the Year for boys track in 2000... Earned four letters in track and three in football... Presidential Academic Award winner... Personal: Son of Jeff and Kelli Herman... Majoring in business administration.
Personal Records
Indoor
55H: 8.25, NDSU Open, 2003
60: 7.50, Washington Pent., 2005
60H: 8.85, NCC Hept., 2003
1,000: 2:58.95, NCC Pent,. 2003
Long Jump: 21-9 1/2, NDSU Open, 2003
High Jump: 6-2 1/4, NCC Pent., 2003
Pole Vault: 15-6 1/4, Husky Open, 2005
Shot Put: 43-4 1/2, Washington Hept., 2005
Heptathlon: 4,809, Washington Hept., 2005
Pentathlon: 3,479, NCC Pent., 2003
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Outdoor
100: 11.41, DII Challenge Dec., 2003
400: 51.96, NCAA Dec., 2003
1,500: 4:58.65, NCAA Dec., 2003
110H: 16.11, DII Challenge Dec., 2003
Long Jump: 22-5, DII Challenge Dec., 2003
High Jump: 6-3 1/2, DII Challenge Dec., 2003
Pole Vault: 15-4 1/2, NCC, 2003
Shot Put: 42-1 1/4, NCC Dc., 2003
Discus: 238-10, NCC Dec., 2003
Javelin: 162-11, DII Challenge Dec., 2003
Decathlon: 6,810, DII Challenge Dec., 2003