FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. - The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has named Ethan Spahr the MIAA Championships field events Most Valuable Performer and the MIAA Athlete of the week for his performance at the MIAA Championships this past weekend.

Spahr claimed the MIAA decathlon title, added wins in the pole vault, long jump and javelin throw. He finished second in the high jump and fourth in the triple jump. He tallied 53 points in the meet.

He started in the vault with a new personal best of 4.60 meters/15' 1" and moved to #4 all-time while defending his title from indoor season in the event. In the long jump pit, a leap of 6.93 meters/22' 9" took the win and again, he defended his indoor title. In the javelin he bettered his #4 all-time mark to 53.04 meters/174' and in triple jump he bettered his #3 performance to 13.63 meters/44' 8.75". Finally, in the high jump he moved up to #2 all-time with a leap of 1.98 meters/6' 6.75".


Spahr finishes his career with 205 career MIAA Championship points, the most in program history both by a male and overall. He topped the men's mark set by Jake Gladieux of 192 and the overall mark by Evie Miller (Bultemeyer) of 202.5. He won eight individual MIAA Championships and eight team championships. In his career, Spahr entered 31 events at the MIAA Championships, he placed inside the top eight and scored points in all 31 events. He finished in each scoring position at least once. 


Spahr ranks seventh in Division III and is in a strong position to earn a bid to the NCAA Championships on May 22-24.