Jason Bigott Class: Senior Hometown: Los Alamos, N.M. Last College: Valparaiso Height: 5-10 Event: Hurdles Birthdate: 03/16/1983 Experience: 1L Pronunciation: BIG-ut

NEW MEXICO:

Third year multi-event athlete who should be valuable scoring threat in the heptathlon and decathlon once again this year...also a potential MWC finalist in the javelin...did a fine job in his multi-event competition debut in 2005 and will be counted on to led the Lobos in the decathlon with fellow senior Dan Feltman set to redshirt the outdoor season...transferred to UNM after spending a semester at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Ind...has one year of eligibility remaining...Air Force ROTC cadet and a two-time MWC Scholar Athlete Award winner...2005: (outdoor) Turned in his best collegiate season, competing 21 times in 5 meets...placed 7th in the MWC decathlon competition with a score of 5,897...also had a PR of 178-06 in the javelin...Academic All-MWC and MWC Scholar-Athlete Award winner...(indoor) Appeared in two meets in his indoor season debut, competing in the heptathlon at Air Force and the MWC Championships...placed 7th in the conference with a career-best score of 4,462...2004: (outdoor) Made three meet appearances, competing in the javelin and 110m hurdles...season-bests of 175-00 in the javelin and 16.10 in the hurdles...MWC Scholar Athlete Award winner...

HIGH SCHOOL:

Two-year letterwinner in track and field at Los Alamos (N.M.), under head coach Larry Baca...helped set the LAHS hurdle relay record...also lettered two years as a quarterback for the Hilltopper football team...helped the football team reach the state semifinals as a senior in 2000...captain in both sports...all-district student athlete in football and track...member of the National Honor Society....

PERSONAL:

Born on March 16, 1983 in Las Cruces, N.M....age is 22...full name is Jason Louis Bigott...son of Norman and Teresa Bigott...has a brother, Nic (22)...major is Classics with a minor in Military Studies.