Erik Sproll

Height:
5-11
Weight:
145
Class:
Senior
High School:
St. Paul's HS

ST. PAUL'S HS: Named Manitoba Athlete of the Year in 1999 and 2000... Honored as Manitoba Junior Athlete of the Year in 2000... 2000 Manitoba Middle Distance Runner of the Year... Won Manitoba High School Championships in the 800 and the 1,500 for four years... Manitoba High School Champion in the 400 in 1997, 1999 and 2000... Placed first in the 800 at the Canadian National Championships three consecutive years... Two-time Canadian Junior Champion in the 800... Member of Canadian team for 1999 World Youth Championships and finished seventh in 800... Has PRs of 48.45 in 400, 1:49.17 in 800 and 3:57 in 1,500.

PERSONAL: Born Feb. 22,1983 in Winnipeg, Manitoba... Son of Karl and Dianne Sproll... Father finished second in the 1976 Olympic Trials in the 5,000 and was nine seconds off the Olympic standard (13:49).