Phil Cotton

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Position:
Multi-Events
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Walnut HS
Hometown:
Valley Center, Calif.

TFFRS Bio

Personal Bests

60 Meters	7.07
100 Meters	11.04
400 Meters	52.42
800 Meters	2:05.41
1,000 Meters	3:03.66
1,500 Meters	5:15.90
60m Hurdles	8.79
110m Hurdles	15.74
Pole Vault	4.10m
High Jump	1.96m
Long Jump	7.25m
Shot Put	14.21m
Discus	38.28m
Javelin	47.80m
Heptathlon	5029
Decathlon	6776

2025 Outdoors
Appeared at two meets during the regular season before tackling the decathlon at the AAC Outdoor Championships ... Nearly earned a spot on the podium finishing fourth in the decathlon with 6,776 points, which marks the third-highest point total in the event in program history ... Sat atop the leaderboard after the first day of the decathlon following a first-place finish in the long jump and second-place finishes in the 100m, shot put and high jump ... Set personal bests in nine events during the season, including five at the conference meet ... Placed third in the long jump at the TCU Alumni Invitational with a PR of 7.25m ... Posted a PR in the javelin to place fourth at the Bill Schmidt Invite.

2025 Indoors
Competed at four meets, once again finishing the season with the heptathlon at the AAC Indoor Championships ... Posted personal bests in the 60 meters, long jump and 1,000 meters at the AAC Championships where he placed fifth in the standings with 5,029 accumulated points ... Clocked an 8.79 in the 60m hurdles at the TTU Red Raider Invitational, marking a personal best in the event.

2024 Outdoors
Competed in 11 different events at seven meets during the outdoor season ... Placed 10th in the decathlon at the AAC Championships but sat in fourth place after seven events ... Took first place in the shot put in the decathlon and second in the high jump when he cleared a career high 1.94 meters ... Set personal bests in the shot put (14.21m) and the javelin (42.07m) in top-10 finishes at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout ... Took seventh in the discus competition at the Mean Green Invitational with a mark of 37.83m.

2024 Indoors
Worked his way into competing in the heptathlon for the final two meets of his freshman season ... Placed 10th in the heptathlon at the Washburn Open and sixth in the event at the AAC Championships ... Set personal bests in five events at the AAC Championships, including total points, long jump, the 60-meter hurdles, pole vault and the 1000m ... Also ran the 800 meters at the Robert Platt Invitational where he clocked a time of 2:05.41.

High School
A versatile athlete for Walnut HS ... Was a 2023 state qualifier in the long jump ... Competed at the regional meet in long jump, triple jump and shot put ... Also helped lead Walnut to its first ever CIF Football Championship ... Named the CIF Defensive Player of the Year for Division 11 in California.