Michael Stupka
	Class: Sophomore Hometown: Clayton, Calif. High School: Clayton Valley Position: Sprints

Outdoor 2012: Placed third in the 400 at the Purdue Mike Poehlein Invite with a time of 49.01 ... member of the first-place 4x400 team that won the Eagle Invite in a season-best time of 3:13.40 ... garnered runner-up honors in the 400 at the Horizon League Championships with a personal-best time of 48.56, narrowly missing first by .03 seconds.

Indoor 2012: Won his first individual collegiate race at the Carthage Tadd Metzger Invite in the 400 with a time of 50.85 ... ran a 49.28 and a 22.62 in the 400 and 200 meters, respectivley at the Notre Dame Meyo Invite ... placed fifth in the 400 at the Horizon League Championships with a time of 48.91 and recorded a 48.80 in the prelims ... ran the third leg of the runner-up 4x400 team at the HL meet with a time of 3:15.42 ... recorded a personal-best time of 22.37 in the 200 in the prelims of the conference meet.

PREP AND PERSONAL: Four-time letterwinner in track, two-timer letterwinner in soccer and one-time letterwinner in football at Clayton Valley (Calif.) ... undefeated in his junior and senior season ... Conference, Sectional and Regional Champion in his senior campaign ... team captain during his senior year ... named MVP in his junior and senior year ... all-conference, all-city and all-state honoree in his last year... biggest athletic thrill to date is running 4x100m and 400m at the California State Championships ... born December 12, 1992, in Walnut Creek, Calif. ... son of Peter and Nina Stupka ... has two siblings, Nicole and Michelle ... currently enrolled as a criminology major.

Career-Best Outdoor
100 meters: 11.27 (4/14/12)
200 meters: 22.68 (3/30/12)
400 meters: 48.56 (5/4/12)

Career-Best Indoor
200 meters: 22.37 (2/25/12)
400 meters: 48.80 (2/25/12)

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