Will Eskew

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Will Eskew
University of North Carolina Track and Field
Dick Taylor Carolina Cup
Eddie Smith Field House
Chapel Hill, NC
Saturday, January 13, 2018

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

Position:
Multis
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Nashville, Tenn.
High School:
Montgomery Bell Academy

Personal Records

Javelin - 179-5 (54.69 meters) • Heptathlon - 4,418 points • Decathlon – 6,333 points

2019-20: Represents men’s track & field on the Student-Athlete Advisory Council.

2018-19: Finished 14th at the ACC Outdoor Championships with the second-best throw of his career — 177-3 (54.03m) • Set a new personal record in the javelin after throwing 179-5 (54.69m) for eighth place at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational • Also finished fourth at the Battle of the Blues with a mark of 176-11 (53.93m) • Did not compete during the indoor season after shifting focus from combined events to javelin • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll • Represented the men’s track & field team on the Student-Athlete Advisory Council.

2017-18: Finished 14th in the javelin with a mark of 175-11 at the ACC Outdoor Championships • Placed 12th in the men’s heptathlon at the ACC Indoor Championships with a third place finish in the 1,000 meter (2:46.16) • Set a personal record in the 600 after running 1:28.08 for sixth at the Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational • Earned two career bests at the Battle of the Blues, running the 110-meter hurdles in 16.22 for seventh and throwing 177-5 (54.08m) in the javelin for sixth • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2016-17: Finished ninth in the decathlon at the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships • Took 12th in the heptathlon at the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships, winning the 1,000 • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Prep: Competed in track and field for three years • Played on his high school basketball and football teams • Placed 8th at New Balance Nationals in the pentathlon • Took first place in the shot put at the Nashville City Championships in 2016 • Runner-up at the Tennessee Outdoor State Championships in the decathlon • Gold Medals earner on the National German Exam for three years • Founded the Disc Golf and Outdoor Clubs at his high school • President of the Honor Council.

Personal: William Bailiff Eskew is the son of Susan and Joe Eskew • Born November 26.