Cole Palka

Photo by: Tim Nelson

Position:
Hurdles
Height:
6-5
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Thousand Oaks, Calif.
High School:
Oaks Christian School

Collegiate PR | Dec: 5146; Hep: 3963; 1000M: 3:03.45; 60M: 7.53; LJ: 20-7.25 (6.28m); SP: 29-8 (9.04m); HJ: 6-2.25 (1.89m);
60H: 9.31; PV: 10-6 (3.20m); 400M: 52.02; 1500M: 4:58.00; 110H: 16.98; DT: 82-8 (25.20m); JT: 114-1 (34.78m)

2017-18 (Freshman): INDOORS … Competed in the Heptathlon at the Southland Conference Championships and Texas Tech Classic … Finished 17th at the conference meet with 3,963 points … Competed in the long jump at the Ted Nelson Invitational and Texas Tech Shootout … OUTDOORS … Finished 10th at the ACU Spring Break Multis meet with 5146 points … Finished in seventh at the UIW Invitational in high jump with a mark of 5-10.75.

High School: Graduated in 2017 from Oaks Christian School ... Personal bests include 6-3 high jump (Mar. 17, 2016), 18-9.25 long jump (Apr. 2, 20161) and 40’1 triple jump (Apr. 21, 2016) … 6’3 high jump mark is the third highest in Oaks Christian School history … League Champions in 2014 and 2016 … Named most improved in 2015 … First team All-District in 2015.

Personal: Given name is Cole Wilson Palka … Born 23 December 1997 in Thousand Oaks, Calif. … Son of Cory and Catherine Palka … Father, Cory played baseball at Sacramento State … Uncle, Tony played minor league baseball … Sister, Cassidy is on the track team at USC ... Criminal Justice major.