Arkansas State University

2005-06: Redshirted both indoor and outdoor seasons ... 2004-05: After transferring from Cowley County Community College, had breakout year ... went 15-11 indoors ... qualified for NCAA Regionals outdoors with 17-0 jump ... Junior College: Named All-America in the decathlon by National Junior College Athletic Association . . . indoor pole vault regional champ in 2004 ... finished third in the junior college regional championships in 2004 ... High School: Attended Putnam City High School in Oklahoma where he finished fourth in the Oklahoma 5A state meet ... also ran cross country. Miscellaneous: Born Aug. 7, 1984 in Jacksonville, Ark. at the Little Rock Air Force Base ... majoring in secondary education and history ... parents are Michael and Kathy Banda.