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John Pirtle

Mulit's
Position
Freshman
Class
New Market, Va.
Hometown
Stonewall Jackson
High School
John Pirtle - Track & Field - Virginia Cavaliers
John Michael Pirtle
John Michael Pirtle

2015 Outdoor
• Did Not Compete
• Recognized on the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2015 Indoor
• Had season-best times of 24.90 in the 200m, 9.10 in the 60mH and a season-best mark of 19-10.25 in the long jump

2014 Outdoor
• Did not compete

2014 Indoor
• Did not compete

2013 Outdoor
• Finished 7th in the decathlon at the ACC Championships with a score of 5784

2013 Indoor
• Finished 10th in the heptathlon at the ACC Championships with a score of 3951

Background
• 2012 Virginia state champion in 110mH
• Placed second in the 110mH at the 2011 Virginia State Championships
• Won district in 110mH and 300mH and placed third in discus, fourth in SP and sixth in LJ
• A three-time All-State honoree and four-time All-Region and All-District selection
• A three-year captain at Stonewall Jackson
• Was the Northern Virginia Daily‘s Track Athlete of the Year
• Was a four-year starter and two-year captain on the football team at Stonewall Jackson
• Also lettered two years in basketball and wrestling at Stonewall Jackson
• President of SJ’s Sports Medicine Club his junior and senior years
• Member of the National Honor Society
• A four-year member of the All-A Honor Roll
• Recieved a Shenandoah Valley Hit Community Service Award for 150 hours served
• Salutatorian for Stonewall Jackson his senior year

Personal
• Son of Lorrie Koontz and William Pirtle
• Father, William (Willy), holds the second best decathlon mark in school history
• Coached by Richard Krol at Stonewall Jackson

PR’s Outdoor Indoor
Decathlon 5,784
Heptathlon 3,951