Derek Pekar

ACC Champion
2020 Indoor: Heptathlon

All-ACC
2020 Indoor: Heptathlon

TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)

2022 Outdoor: 
• Placed fifth in the pole vault at the Virginia Challenge (4.66m / 15’3.5″)
• Placed fifth in the high jump at the Virginia Grand Prix (2.01m / 6’7″)
• Placed seventh in the decathlon at the ACC Championships with a PB point total of 6,658

2022 Indoor
• Competed in the Heptathlon at the Hokie Invitational
• Competed in the Heptathlon at the ACC Indoor Championships

2021 Outdoor
• Finished second in javelin throw (50.96m / 167′ 2″) at UVA Opener
• Also competed in discus and shot put at UVA Opener
• Competed in 110H and HJ at Raleigh Relays
• Competed in pole vault and LJ

2021 Indoor
• Competed at ACC Championships in heptathlon

2020 Outdoor 
• Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2019-20 Indoor
• ACC champion in the heptathlon
• Scored a career-best score of 5,362 at the ACC Championships, second-best score in program history
• Second-best heptathlon score in school history by a UVA freshman
• Finished in the top two in four of seven heptathlon events at the ACC Championships
• Held the 10th-best score by a freshman in the NCAA this season
• Also competed in the pole fault at the ACC championships, finishing 13th in the event with a height of 4.458m (15’0.25″)
• Named VaSID Field Rookie of the Year

Background
• Ranks second all-time in California history in the decathlon with a score of 7,021
• Holds the county and school record in the decathlon
• Is a 2018 All-American as well as an eight-time All-CIF and four-time All-County honoree
• Named a 10-time All-League and eighth-time All-CIF in the decathlon

Personal
• Undeclared
• Son of Kristin and Dean Pekar
• Has a brother, Tanner