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One of the nation's top undergraduate
engineering,
science, and mathematics colleges
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updated
06/12/2007
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Rose-Hulman Athletic Hall of
Fame Profile |
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Jim Novacek |
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Football / Track |
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Chemical
Engineering,
1981 |
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Inducted in 1997 |
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Career Highlights
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All-College
Athletic
Conference
punter in 1979
and 1980, and as
a tight end in
1980 |
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First-team
Academic
All-American
punter in 1980
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Placed fifth in
the pole vault
to earn
All-American
honors at the
1981 NCAA III
Track & Field
Championships
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Qualified for
the NCAA III
Track & Field
Championships
all four years
(1978-81)
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Upon graduation,
he held the
school record in
both the indoor
(15' 3 1/2") and
outdoor (15' 8
1/2") pole vault
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School's 1981
Ruel Fox Burns
honoree
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Ranked among Top
50 U.S. pole
vaulters in
1984, clearing
17' 4"
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