Adam Shunk

November 20, 2003
(INDIANAPOLIS) The Indiana Invaders have added 2003 NCAA High Jump Champion Adam Shunk, a graduate of the University of North Carolina and Delta High School (IN), to the team's roster. Shunk's best performance in the high jump is 2.25 meters.

Shunk, runner-up at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 2002 prior to winning in 2003, is a five-time NCAA All-American, a GTE Academic All-American, and a four-time conference champion. Shunk was ranked 12th in the US in 2002 and has steadily improved from his US ranking of 31st place in 2000.

In high school, Shunk was ranked number one in the United States his senior year during the indoor season and ranked in the top 10 during the outdoor season. Shunk was a USA Junior Championship Qualifier, an Indiana High School State Championship runner-up, and set the Delta High School record in the high jump.

Team Director Greg Harger said, "Shunk is a home grown talent and is excited to be back home in Indiana. He is an athlete with a great opportunity to be competitive during next year's Olympic season. We're definitely excited to add an athlete of Shunk's caliber to the roster."

Shunk is one of nine Invaders already qualified for the 2004 US Olympic Trials as he looks to add to an Indiana Invaders team history that includes seven individual National Champions, one World Champion, and one American Record, since the formation of the club in 1998.