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  Eric Nyberg

Eric Nyberg

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
San Diego, Calif.

High School:
University City HS

Event:
Multi

2006-07 Tore his hamstring during the conference finals decathlon but was an american badass and still finished the competition...also grew a manly beard

2005-06: Was a redshirt with the UCI program.

2004-05: Finished fifth in the decathlon with 6,330 points at the 2005 Big West Conference Championships....placed seventh in the javelin throw (179-2) at the conference track meet....finished seventh (6,244 points) in the '05 California Invitational Decathlon at Azusa Pacific.

2003-04: Finished second in the pole vault (15-3) at 2004 All-Cal Challenge Cup....posted a season-best mark of 15-5 3/4 to place eighth in the pole vault at UC San Diego Invitational....finished fifth in the decathlon (6,312) at the Big West Conference Championships

University City High School (San Diego): Lettered in track & field....ran cross country and played soccer....team was CIF champions in 2001, 2002, and 2003, and league champions all four years.

Personal: Double majoring in classics and classical civilizations with a minor in biology....Big West Scholar-Athlete in 2004...He also looks like Ryan Reynolds and drives a subaru...born and raised in Sweden before moving to San Diego.