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2018-19 Men's Track and Field Roster

Chris Timm

  • Position Pole Vault
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Eden Prairie, Minn.
  • Prev School Eden Prairie H.S.
  • Major Teaching Life Science

Biography

GETTING TO KNOW CHRIS TIMM:
Favorite Track Meet: NSIC Indoor Conference meet—lots of energy and chaos and great competition
Why I Chose UMD: I love Minnesota and have always wanted to experience living on the North Shore. I originally came to pursue this and to continue running track, and I have since fallen in love with all of Duluth and the Education and World Languages & Cultures departments at UMD.
Influences On My Athletic Career: My parents for being my biggest supporters in an event they knew nothing about and my high school coach and teammates for pushing me and making pole vaulting a great part of my life
Favorite College Course: Hispanic American Fiction in the Twenty-First Century
What Most People Don't Know About Me: I am a four-time MMTA State Piano Contest winner.
Most Memorable UMD Athletic Moment: Running the second leg of the jumpers 4x200m relay
Pre-Meet Ritual or Superstition: My biggest superstition is not having a ritual: different warmups, different outfits, different music, no routine
Favorite Professional Athlete: Sam Kendricks and Gwen Jorgensen
Sport I'd Like to Try Someday: Steeplechase
Chris's Results 

HIGH SCHOOL:
High School Attended: Eden Prairie High School
Years Lettered/Competed with Varsity: 4
High School Highlights: Four-time letter winner in Wrestling and Track & Field, cross country participant and musical pit orchestra keyboardist
Head Coach: Bruce Kivimaki
 
PERSONAL:
Parents: Matt and Jamie Timm
Siblings: Celia, Aaron, and AJ
Place of Birth: Minnesota

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Pole Vault
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Pole Vault
  • 2017-18Junior

    Pole Vault
  • 2018-19Senior

    Pole Vault