Henry Patterson Jr.
Born: 1975 in Lorain, Ohio
Residence: Lorain, Ohio
Family: Wife: Debra. Children: Sydney; McKenzie; Natalie
Athletic highlights
Admiral King High School (1989-1993)
1989-90: varsity track team, cleared 6-0 for high jump
Track cut after freshman year due to lack of participation at school.
1990-91: Earned Varsity Football Letter and played J.V. football
1991-92: Football cancelled due to budget cuts
1991-92: Earned varsity letter baseball team
1992-93: Football Varsity Letter, Team Captain, Team MVP, Team Outstanding Offensive Player, 2nd Team All-Erie Shores Conference Wide Receiver, Played in County All-Star Football Game
1993: Varsity Baseball Team: First Team All-Erie Shore Conference Outfield
1993: Track (No Team- paid $50 to register team, signed Waiver of participation, and Found Coach (Tom Below, deceased, from Elyria to monitor me).
1993: Amherst Division I District runner-up (6-10, school record)
1993: 5th place, Oak Harbor Division I Regional track meet, (6-6)
DID NOT QUALIFY FOR 1993 STATE TRACK MEET
University of Toledo (1993- 1997)
1993 -1994 Freshman Year
Set Toledo record in pentathlon to win Michigan Invite (3,679)
Runner-Up High Jump (6’11) and Pentathlon at MAC Indoor Invitational
Runner-up 1994 MAC Outdoor Championship in Decathlon (6,617)
Runner-up MAC Outdoor Championships in High Jump (7-0 ½)
Runner-up USA Junior National Championships High Jump (7-1 ½ )
1994-1995 Sophomore Year
Set University of Toledo Indoor High Jump Record with 2nd Place at Central Collegiate Championships (7-3)
Qualified and competed at NCAA Indoor Championships 10th Place (7-0 1/2)
3rd Place Outdoor High Jump MAC Championships
Provisional Qualifier NCAA Outdoor Championships
1995- 1996 Junior Year
Penn Relays Champion (7-2 ½)
MAC Most Outstanding Performance award, MAC Champion, Set MAC Conference Record, Set University of Toledo school record and Automatically Qualified for NCAA Championships and Olympic Trials (7-4 ½)
9th at NCAA Championships to earn All-American honors in High Jump (7-1)
Finalist U.S. Olympic Trials in High Jump- Atlanta (7-2 ½)
1996-1997 Senior Year
Runner Up MAC Indoor Championships Pentathlon (3,997)
3rd Indoor MAC Championship High Jump
Qualified and Competed in NCAA Indoor Championships (7-2 ¼)
5th NCAA Outdoor Championships to earn Second All-American Honor (7-2 ¼)
2nd MAC Outdoor Championships High Jump (7-1)
Participant U.S. Outdoor Championships
1998 – 2005 Elite/Professional track career
1999 U.S. Indoor National Champion (7-6 ½)
1999 Set the University of Toledo Outdoor Track Record (7-7)
1999 Nassau Invitational Champion (7-7 ¼) Personal Record
1999 U.S. Outdoor Runner-up (7-4 ½)
1999 Ranked #2 in the United States by Track and Field News
2000 6th at U.S. Indoor Championships (7-3 ¼)
2000 Finished 5th at the U.S. Olympic Trials (7’3 ¼), U.S. Olympic Team alternate
2000 Ranked 6th in the U.S. by Track and Field News
2001 Millrose Games Runner-up (7-5 ¼)
2001 6th at U.S. Indoor Championships (7-1 ¾)
2001 3rd at U.S. Outdoor Championships (7′ 5 ¼)
2001 Ranked 4th in U.S. by Track and Field News
2001 Ranked 22nd in the World by IAAF
2002 4th at U.S. Indoor Championships (7-3 ¾)
2004 Runner-Up U.S. Indoor Championship (7-2 ½)
2004 Finished 5th at U.S. Olympic Trials (7-5 ¼), U.S. Olympic Team alternate
2004 Ranked #5 in U.S. by Track and Field News
2005 6th at U.S. Outdoor Championships (7-1 ¾)
Halls of fame
2006: University of Toledo Varsity T Hall of Fame
2013: Lorain Sports Hall of Fame
Education
1993: Admiral King High School
1997: University of Toledo, bachelor’s degree – political science
2003: Cleveland State University, masters degree – public administration
2010: Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Juris doctorate