Aaron Palmer

Aaron Palmer

Year: Freshman
Hometown: Troy, Mont.
High School: Troy
Position: Throws

2009-10
Placed 15th in the high jump with a mark of 1.83 meters at the Jay Carisella Invitational ... Finished third in the high jump at the Harvard Invitational with a mark of 1.90 meters ... Placed 11th in the high jump at the Terrier Invitational with a mark of 1.83 meters.

Before Harvard
A four-year standout in football, basketball and track and field … Captained football and basketball teams as a junior and senior and captained the track and field from sophomore to senior year … A four-time academic all-state in all three sports … Earned all-conference honors in track as a freshman … A three-time Class B javelin champion … Class B triple jump champion as a senior and runner up as junior … Was second in the high jump as a junior and senior … Holds the school record in javelin (205’4”) and high jump (6’7”) … Helped high school team to third-place finish at state meet, its highest finish in 15 years, by scoring 28 team points … Five-time all-conference and two-time all-state recipient in football and two-time all-state in basketball … Received numerous local scholarships … Member of the National Honor Society and the honor roll … Student body vice president and senior class vices president … President of the Pep Club … Tutor and mentor to underprivileged seventh graders … Member of high school ensemble and pep band … Has donated lawn care services to cancer patients receiving treatment in Seattle.