2019-20 Men's Track & Field Roster

George Ghafari

  • Class Junior
  • Position High Jump
  • Hometown Beirut, Lebanon
  • High School College Notre Dame de Jamhour

Biography

 

Indoor Outdoor
High Jump  6-10.75 (2.10m)  2-1-20
High Jump  6-9 3/4 (2.08m) 2-15-19

2021 Outdoor: Did not compete

2021 Indoor: Placed third in the high jump ( 6-4.75) at the
Hoosier Hills Invitational (February 6)... finished third in the high jump (6-4.75) at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (January 22-23)... placed first in the high jump ( 6-4.75) at the Badger Icebreaker (January 16)

2020 Indoor: Took 12th place in the high jump with a clearance of 6-6 3/4 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (1/17)... Placed third in the high jump with a personal best clearance of 6-10 3/4 (2.10m) at the Jack Johnson Classic (2/1)... Placed sixth in the high jump with a clearance of 6-4 3/4 (1.95m) at the Music City Challenge (2/14)... Placed ninth in the high jump with a mark of 6-8 (2.03m) at the Big Ten Championships (2/28-29)

2019 Outdoor: Took 12th place in high jump at the Big Ten Championship (5/11) with a mark of 6-8)... placed fifth in the high jump after clearing a height of 607 (2.01m) at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (5/3)

2019 Indoor: Earned a podium finish in the high jump after matching his personal best and clearing a height of 6-9 3/4 (2.08m) at the Big Ten Championships (2/22-23) ... finished runner-up in the high jump with a personal best clearance of 6-9 3/4 (2.08m) at the Red & White Classic (2/15) ... took sixth in the high jump, clearing the bar set at 6-8 (2.03m) at the Power Five Invitational (2/1-2) ... finished fourth overall in the high jump, matching his personal best of 6-8 3/4 (2.05m) at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (1/18-19) ... was the runner-up in the high jump with a clearance of 6-6 3/4 (2.00m) at the Badger Icebreaker (1/12)

2018 Outdoor: Competing unattached, cleared 6-8 (2.03m) in the high jump at the Wisconsin Twilight meet (5/4)

2018 Indoor: Cleared a height of 6-7 (2.01m) to finish fourth overall in the high jump at the Iowa State Classic (2/9-10) ... cleared a personal best of 6-8 3/4 (2.05m) to take seventh overall at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invite (2/2-3) ... finished fourth overall in the high jump with a mark of 6-7 (2.01 m) at The Dual (1/13)

Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Junior/Redshirt Sophomore

Honors and Accolades

At the Big Ten Championships
2019 - Outdoor
High Jump - 12th (6-8 (2.03m))

2019 - Indoor
High Jump - 8th (6-9 3/4 (2.08m))

High school, Set a Lebanese National Record as a senior for U20 with a high jump mark of 2.07m. In the same year, represented Lebanon at the Arab Athletics Championships.

Personal,Son of Antoine and Cristina Ghafari … has two siblings, Celine and Lea … intended major is Biology

                            
                                            Why Wisconsin?

                             “Very good pre-medical program. Excellent level in track and field.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    High Jump
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    High Jump
  • 2019-20Junior

    High Jump