Adam Salzmann

Position:
Combined Events
Height:
6-5
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Wheat Ridge, Colo.
High School:
Wheat Ridge

PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR
Heptathlon: 5,282 (2011)
60-Meters: 7.17 (2011)
Long Jump: 21-11.75/6.70m (2010)
Shot Put: 38-01.25/11.49m (2011)
High Jump: 6-04.25/1.94m (2011)
60-Meter Hurdles: 8.43 (2011)
Pole Vault: 15-3.50/4.66m (2011)
1,000-Meters: 2:36.03 (2010)
400-Meters: 49.86 (2011)
OUTDOOR
Decathlon: 7,214 (2012)
100-Meters: 10.98 (2011)
Long Jump: 21-05.75/6.53m (2011)
Shot Put: 40-06/12.34m (2012)
High Jump: 6-02.75/1.90m (2011)
400-Meters: 48.57 (2012)
110-Meter Hurdles: 14.79 (2012)
Discus: 122-08/37.40m (2012)
Pole Vault: 15-05/4.70m (2010)
Javelin: 159-04/48.58m (2012)
1,500-Meters: 4:22.22 (2012)
400-Meter Hurdles: 52.08 (2012)

BIG 12 SCORING
2010 (O) Decathlon, 4th (6,879)
2011 (I) Heptathlon, 8th (5,282)
2011 (O) Decathlon, 7th (6,899)

PAC-12 SCORING
2012 Decathlon, 3rd (7,214)
2012 400-Meter Hurdles, 7th (52.48)

HONORS
2010 All-Big 12
CU Athlete of the Week (April 8, 2010)

CAREER UPDATE: Salzmann has put his name all over the CU Combined Events indoor and outdoor record book. He owns the second fastest indoor time in the 1,000-meter run, is third in the 60 and the 60-hurdles, fourth in the pole vault, sixth in the long jump, eighth in the high jump and is ninth in the shot put. He also ranks third in the heptathlon. In the decathlon, he has the top time in the 1,500, is third in the pole vault, fourth in the 400 and 110-meter hurdles, is sixth in the shot put, eighth in the 100 and is ninth in the discus. Overall his PR ranks fifth all-time and is the most for a Buff since 1977.

2012: Indoor: Did not compete. No eligibility.

Outdoor: Salzman recorded 7,214 points to place third at the Pac-12 Championships. The score was the fifth best in CU history and was the best score for a Buff since 1977. Salzmann recorded four personal bests at the meet (110-meter hurdles, 14.79; discus, 122-08; pole vault, 15-05; 1,500, 4:22.22). His 1,500-meter time broke a 28-year-old record of 4:22.70 and placed first in the meet. He also picked up points for CU at the championships in the 400-meter hurdles. Salzmann clocked a lifetime best in the prelims at 52.08, placing fifth and advancing to the finals. The following day he placed seventh (52.48) for the team score. Salzmann's time qualified him for the NCAA West Prelims. He placed 24^th in prelims (52.33) and was 22^nd the following day (52.51).

2011: Indoor: Salzmann's final indoor season started off with a bang as he recorded 5,103 points and a first-place finish at the Potts Invite. At the meet he recorded a personal best mark of 38-01.25 in the shot put. Salzmann was fourth at the New Mexico Classic with 5,250 points and had his best outing with 5,282 points at the Big 12 Championships, placing eighth for his first indoor all-conference award. Those three marked rank third, fourth and fifth all-time in CU history at that time. Salzmann ran the second fastest time in CU combined events history with he finished the 60 in 7.17 seconds on Feb. 26 at the conference meet. He also recorded a PR of 6-04.25 in the high jump and ran 8.43 in the 60-hurdles. Salzmann's personal best in the pole vault (15-03.50) came at the Colorado School of Mines Twilight.

Outdoor: Salzmann competed in two decathlons, but saved the best for last at the Big 12 Championships. Salzmann totaled 6,899 points to place seventh, earning his second outdoor all-conference honor. The total ranks 10^th in CU history and is the best total by a Buff since 1997. Salzmann recorded personal combined events records in the 100 (11.15), shot put (37-10.75), 400 (48.93) and the 1,500 (4:22.82). His 1,500 time was the second best in school history. He just missed the record by 0.12 seconds, which was set by Mike Hill on June 5, 1974. His 400 (48.93) time was the fourth best in school history and his 100 (11.15) time was the eighth best all-time.

2010: Indoor: Salzmann's indoor season was cut short due to injury, but he did compete at the New Mexico Classic and the Big 12 Championship. Salzmann recorded a season-high 4,887 points at the New Mexico Classic to place seventh and recorded season bests in three events, the 60 (7.26), long jump (21-11.75) and the pole vault (14-09). At the conference meet, he placed 12^th with 4,517 points, despite not clearing a height in the high jump. Salzmann ran season bests in the 60-hurdles (8.55) and the 1,000 (2:36.03).

Outdoor: Salzmann started the outdoor season by placing fourth (6,739 points) at the Jim Click Invite (4/1-2) and was named the CU Athlete of the Week after running the third fastest time in CU combined events history in the 1,500 (4:25.92). Salzmann won the Glenn Morris meet with 6,865 points. He recorded PR's in the 100 (11.21) and the high jump (6-02). His break-out meet was the Big 12 Championship. There Salzmann battled bad weather to record a fourth-place finish and score points for the Buffs' team score. He picked up 6,879 points in the meet. Salzmann had a pair of season bests in the discus (116-09) and the pole vault (15-05). (The pole vault was contested indoors due to safety concerns for the athletes.)

2009: Indoor: Salzmann competed in one complete heptathlon during the indoor season and was the second Buff to ever record more than 5,000 points (5,001). That performance came at the Big 12 Indoor Championship. Salzmann recorded marks of 7.37 in the 60, 20-05.25 in the long jump, 35-05.75 in the shot put and ended the first day with a jump of 6-02.00 in the high jump. The second day he recorded a time of 8.66 in the 60 hurdles and 13-07.25 in the pole vault. Salzmann ended the day by running the 1,000-meter run in 2:37.85, the then-fastest time by a combined events athlete at CU. At the time, it was also the fastest time in the heptathlon in the Texas A&M facility. The time was bettered in 2010.

Outdoor: Redshirt. Did not compete.

2008: Indoor: Salzmann had a successful first year competing in the combined events for the Buffs. During the indoor season, he participated in three heptathlons. In Salzmann's collegiate debut, he recorded 3,948 points at the Potts Invite and took fifth. He improved two weeks later with a score of 4,682 at the Air Force Invite. Salzmann recorded his season best of 4,755 at the indoor championship, placing 13^th. He recorded four season bests at the Air Force Invite in the 60 (7.37), long jump (21-11.75), shot put (36-01.25) and high jump (5-11.50).

Outdoor: Salzmann competed in a trio of decathlons in the outdoor season. His season-high of 6,437 points was captured at the Big 12 meet (11^th overall). He took second at the Glenn Morris Combined Events meet (6,179) and was 16^th at the USA Jr. Championships (5,125). Salzmann set four season-highs at the Big 12 meet in the 100 (11.37), 1,500 (4:35.45), pole vault (12-03.50) and javelin (143-04).

HIGH SCHOOL: Salzmann lettered in cross country (3), track and field (4) and golf (4) in high school. He set the school record in the 300-meter hurdles (38.7), pentathlon and decathlon (6,159), all which still stand. The 2007 WRHS Track and Field Most Valuable Player of the Year recorded a personal record 6,159 points at the Colorado State Championship where he finished in second. At the Region 10 Championships, he won the crown with 6,072 points, more than 1,720 points better than the second-place finisher. Salzmann was ninth at nationals with 5,879 points where he ran a personal best in the 1,500-meter run, the final event, in 4:40.01 which was the second best time. He was a Scholar Athlete at WRHS as a junior and senior.

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: Decathlon: 6,154; 300-meter hurdles: 38.7.

ACADEMICS: Salzmann earned degress in integrative physiology and psychology at Colorado.

PERSONAL: Adam Robert Salzmann was born on January 26, 1989 in Wheat Ridge, Colo. He is the son of Allen and Carol Salzmann. He has two sisters, Anna and Brita. Salzmann lists his hobby as back packing.