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2019-20 Men's Track & Field Roster

Thomas Saggau

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Position Jumps
  • Hometown LaGrange, Ill.
  • High School Lyons Township

Biography

2019

Outdoor

  • Competed in six meets for Illinois    
  • Set a new PR in the triple jump clearing 48'8.25"(14.83m) at SIU Spring Classic (3/23)
  • Cleared a season best 20'7.75(6.29m) in the long jump at the SIU Spring Classic (3/23)

Indoor

  • Competed in the 60m, triple jump and long jump for the Illini
  • Participated in five meets, including the Big Ten Championships
  • Recorded a new personal best in the triple jump with 47’8” (14.53m) at Fran Sevigne (2/1)
  • Set a new PR at the Wieczorek Invite (1/19) in the long jump with 20'6.25" (6.25)

2018

Outdoor

  • Marked 47'3" (14.40m) collegiate PR at Bill Cornell Spring Classic

Indoor

  • Debuted at Big Ten Championships in the triple jump
  • Made his Illini debut at the Illinois Open, placing fourth in the triple jump with a mark of 44'8.75" (13.63m)

High School

  • Placed seventh in the triple jump at 2017 IHSA Class 3A State Championships
  • 2017 IHSA State Qualifier in the long jump
  • LaGrange Lyons Sectional Triple Jump Champion
  • Set the Lyons Twonship indoor and outdoor triple jump school record, marking 46'11" (indoor) and 47'4.5" (outdoor)
  • 2015 USATF All-American in the triple jump 

Personal

  • Born June 25, 1999
  • Son of Peter and Mary Saggau
  • Has two sisters, Hannah and Rachel 
  • Father, Peter, was a diver at Michigan State from 1976-1980
  • Grandfather, Tom Saggau, played half-back at Notre Dame, graduating in 1950
  • Majoring in business 

Career-Best

Indoor

Triple Jump: 47'8" (14.53m) - Frank Sevigne 2/1/19
Long Jump: 20'6.25" (6.25m) - Wieczorek Invite 1/19/19

Outdoor

Triple Jump: 48'8.25" (14.83m) - SIU Spring Classic 3/23/19
Long Jump: 21'7.75" (6.59m)

Updated Jan 2020

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

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  • 2018-19Sophomore

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  • 2019-20Junior

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