Name Erick Walder | Education University of Arkansas | |
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Born November 5, 1971 (age 52) ( 1971-11-05 ) Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | ||
Erick walder s university of arkansas hall of fame induction
Erick Walder (born November 5, 1971 in Mobile, Alabama) is an American former long jumper.
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- Erick walder s university of arkansas hall of fame induction
- Erick walder long jump
- Collegiate career
- Rankings
- Drug issues
- Personal life
- References
His personal best was 8.74 meters, achieved in April 1994 in El Paso.
Erick walder long jump
Collegiate career
Walder competed collegiately for the long jump/triple jump juggernaut University of Arkansas where he won 10 NCAA long jump and triple jump titles, indoor and outdoor. He still holds the collegiate outdoor long jump record with a leap of 28 feet 8.25 inches (8.7440 meters). Walder was inducted into The University of Arkansas Hall of Fame in 2010.
Walder claimed the NCAA outdoor and indoor long jumps and the indoor triple jump titles in 1992, 1993 and 1994, and added the outdoor triple jump win to sweep the 1994 NCAA meets:
Walder finished 3rd in the triple jump at the 1993 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Rankings
Walder was ranked in the top ten long jumpers in the world by Track and Field News for eight consecutive years and as the best long jumper in the US three times.
Drug issues
In 2004, Walder tested positive for a legal medication that is banned by USATF. The sample was delivered on June 5, 2004 at the IAAF Adidas Oregon Track Classic. He received an IAAF suspension from October 2004 to October 2006. Walder was reinstated in 2007. He competed professionally for two years before his retirement in 2010.
Personal life
In 2008, Walder married Denise Chandler, a Chiropractor. They reside with their son, EJ in Fayetteville. He has another son, Trenton Walder, who resides in Conway, Arkansas.