David Ptacek

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Class: Junior Hometown: Allegan, Mich. High School: Hamilton

Last College: Michigan Height: 5-11 Event: 400m

SOPHOMORE (2012): Competed in the 400-meter dash during five indoor competitions...clocked a career-best time of 49.65 at the New Mexico Classic...that time was ranked fourth on the team...won that event at the Robert Shine Invitational (51.27)...also ran on the winning 4x400-meter relay (3:28.89) at that meet...competed in the 200-meter dash (22.66, Air Force Team Challenge), 300-meter dash (36.29, Air Force Blue-Silver Open) and 500-meter dash (1:08.35, Air Force Blue-Silver Open) once...ran the 400-meter dash in five outdoor meets...clocked a personal-best time of 49.03 during third-place finish at the Front Range Classic...that time was ranked fourth on the team...participated in the 200-meter dash three times...posted a personal-best 22.23 at the Colorado Invitational...academic all-conference selection...MW Scholar-Athlete.

FRESHMAN (2011): Won the 200-meter dash at the Robert Shine Invitational (22.62)...also ran a leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished second at that meet...was a member of the 4x440-yard relay team that won the Don Barrett Duals in 3:18.25...competed in the 400-meter dash during five indoor meets...clocked a personal-best time of 50.04 during the Air Force Invitational...earned the team's Newcomer of the Week award once during the indoor season...ran a leg of the outdoor 4x400-meter relay team that won the CSU-Pueblo Invitational (3:19.45)...also ran in the winning 4x400 relay at the Front Range Classic (3:15.57)...clocked a career-best 49.31 in the outdoor 400-meter dash at the Colorado Invitational...competed at the 200-meter dash twice...clocked a personal-best 22.69 at the CSU-Pueblo Invitational...MWC Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL: Hamilton High School...ran legs of the 4x200-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams that won state titles at the MHSAA Division II state championships...also placed seventh in the 400-meter dash at the state meet...helped Hamilton High School to state title as a senior... earned all-conference honors in both football and basketball...graduated with a 3.94 GPA.

PERSONAL: Full name is David Robert Ptacek...son of Robert and Cathy Ptacek...has one younger sister, Kelly...majoring in civil and environmental engineering...served as Honor NCO...hobbies include track, scuba and leaving the Academy...travel to Guam with the Field Engineering and Readiness Lab (FERL) over the summer...also worked Logistics during Expeditionary Survival and Evasion Training (ESET)...attended the University of Michigan during the 2009-10 academic year...placed 22nd in the 400-meter dash at the 2010 Big Ten indoor Championships...member of Cadet Squadron 16.