Daniel Spejcher - Men's Track & Field - Arkansas Razorbacks

Daniel Spejcher

RS Sr./ -- | 6-3 | Multi-Event | Bloomingdale, Illinois | Lake Park HS

Career highlights

  • First-team NCAA All-America | Outdoor (1)
  • 2022 NCAA Outdoor 7th | Decathlon
  • 2022 SEC Outdoor Bronze | Decathlon
  • 2022 SEC Indoor 4th | Heptathlon
  • 2021 NCAA Indoor 9th | Heptathlon
  • 2021 SEC Outdoor Bronze | Decathlon
  • 2021 SEC Indoor 4th | Heptathlon

Senior (2023)
Outdoor: Placed 11th in USATF Championships decathlon with 7,487 points … Finished 10th in decathlon at NCAA Championships with 7,688 points … In the NCAA decathlon produced the third best mark in the 110m hurdles (14.19w) and fourth best throw in discus (151-2 | 46.07) … Scored in the SEC Championships decathlon, placing fifth with 7,627 points … Finished eighth in decathlon with 7,675 points at Mt. SAC Relays.

Indoor: Finished sixth in SEC heptathlon with a score of 5,602 points … Led the SEC heptathlon field in the shot put with a mark of 50-0.5 (15.25) … Scored 5,693 to place fifth in heptathlon at Razorback Invitational.

Junior (2022)
Outdoor: Earned a first-team All-America honor placing seventh in decathlon at NCAA Championships with a score of 7,744 points … After first day of NCAA decathlon was stationed 15th with 3,910 points … Second day tally of 3,834 points included career best marks of 190-7 (58.08) in javelin and 4:46.33 in 1,500m … Bronze medalist in SEC decathlon with 7,695 points maintaining his third-place position after first day score of 3,998 … Set career best score of 7,881 points to finish fourth in Mt. SAC Relays decathlon, moving to No. 6 on USA all-time list … Had first day score of 4,063, stationed in fifth place … Established seven career best marks in Mt. SAC decathlon, four on first day – 10.88 in 100m, 23-3.75 (7.09) in long jump, 49-7.75 (15.13) in shot put, 49.52 in 400m – and three on day two – 16-0.75 (4.90), 181-2 (55.23) javelin, and 4:51.36 in 1,500m.

Indoor: Established career best of 5,751 points to place fourth in heptathlon at SEC Championships … Moved to No. 6 on UA all-time list … Earned second-team All-America by finishing 15th at NCAA Indoor with 5,682 points … Placed fourth at Razorbacks Invitational with 5,558 tally … Improved best in pole vault three times during season with heights of 15-3, 15-7 and 15-11.75 (4.86) … Set career best twice in 60m hurdles with an 8.11 at SEC and 8.04 at NCAA Indoor … Equaled his career best in 60m with a 7.08 in Razorback Invitational.

Sophomore (2021)
Outdoor: Bronze medalist in decathlon at SEC Championships with a score of 7,479 points, establishing PR marks in four events … Established a career best of 7,707 points as runner-up in the John McDonnell Invitational, moving to No. 5 on UA all-time list with PR marks in nine of the 10 events … Scored over 4,000 points on first day of his career best score, reaching a total of 4,028 points … Did not finish NCAA decathlon after a no height in pole vault.

Indoor: Placed fourth in SEC heptathlon with a career best score of 5,654 points, which is No. 7 on Arkansas all-time list … Finished ninth in NCAA heptathlon with a total of 5,630 … Set previous PR of 5,508 to place sixth at Razorback Invitational.

Red-Shirt Freshman (2020)
Indoors: Placed fifth in heptathlon with a career best score of 5,389 points at SEC Indoor Championships … Part of a four-man Razorback crew in the SEC multi-event, which combined for 20 points of a 2-3-5-7 finish … Marks from SEC heptathlon included 7.18 in 60m, 21-6.25 (6.56) long jump, 47-4.25 (14.43) shot put, 6-1.5 (1.87) high jump, 8.22 in 60m hurdles, 14-11 (4.55) pole vault and 2:54.95 in 1,000m … Opened first Razorback indoor season with a career best 48-0 (14.63) in shot put, placing fifth at Arkansas Invitational … Scored 4,488 points in heptathlon, with a no-height in pole vault, at Razorback Invitational … Marks included 7.26 60m, 21-9 (6.63) long jump, 46-3.5 (14.11) shot put, 5-11.25 (1.81) high jump, 8.29 60m hurdles, and 2:57.61 1,000m … In Tyson Invitational, placed sixth in pole vault (14-5.25 | 4.40) and ran 8.24 in prelims of 60m hurdles … Improved time to 8.22 in 60m hurdles, placing fifth at Arkansas Qualifier, and added career best mark of 21-11.5 (6.69) in long jump along with 46-6 (14.17) shot put.

Freshman (2019)
Red-shirt indoors … Finished seventh in the decathlon at SEC Outdoor Championships at 5,960.

High School
Letter winner for coach Scott Bennett at Lake Park High School… 4x All-Conference, 3x All-Area, 2x Conference Champion, 2x Sectional Champion… 4x All-Academic team… 1x All-Conference in Football, 1x All-Conference in Basketball… 1x Team Captain in Football, 2x Team Captain in Basketball, 4x Team Captain in Track & Field, 2x Team MVP in Track & Field…

Personal
Born June 12, 2000… Son of Michael Spejcher and Laurie Pearce… Has three siblings, Glen Spejcher, Bryn Spejcher, and Kevin Spejcher… Majoring in Biomedical Engineering

Daniel Spejcher | Career Stats

Career best marks

Indoor

Heptathlon | 5,751

Outdoor

Decathlon | 7,881