Bio provided by Liberty University Athletics:
NCAA Division I All-America Honors (3)
2022 Indoor High Jump – T-13th (Second Team)
2022 Outdoor High Jump – T-15th (Second Team)
2023 Indoor High Jump – 15th (Second Team)
ASUN Individual Titles (3)
2022 Indoor High Jump
2022 Outdoor High Jump
2023 Indoor High Jump
All-ASUN Honors (3)
2022 Indoor High Jump – 1st
2022 Outdoor High Jump – 1st
2023 Indoor High Jump – 1st
2026 Outdoor
- Won the high jump at East Coast Relays (2.11).
- Earned silver at the ACC Outdoor Championship to qualify for the East First Round of the NCAA Championship.
2026 Indoor
- Opened the indoor season with a high jump win at the 2026 Jimmy Carnes Invitational.
- Added a second-place finish at the Tiger Paw Invitational, a new school record of 2.22m, and secured bronze on the high jump at the 2026 ACC Indoor Championship.
2025 Outdoor
- Earned the win in the high jump at East Coast Relays.
- Took home silver in the high jump at the ACC Championship, later finishing sixth at the NCAA East First Round and 16th overall at the NCAA Championship.
2024 Outdoor
- Opened the season with a second place finish on the high jump at Florida Relays.
- Won the high jump at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational (2.18m) and East Coast Relays (2.15m).
- Secured bronze in the high jump at the ACC Championship, advancing to the NCAA Championship where he eventually finished 15th.
2024 Indoor (Miami)
- Started his Miami track and field career by placing second with 2.18m in the high jump at the Rod McCravy Memorial, a height that stands as the second-best high jump in indoor school history.
2023 Indoor (Liberty)
- The ASUN high jump champion, clearing 2.20m.
- Also earned wins in the high jump at the Bob Pollock Invite and the Don Kirby Elite Invite. Finished second at the Virginia Tech Invitational.
2022 (Outdoor)
- Tied for 15th in the NCAA high jump final to become a second-team All-American.
- He became the first Liberty freshman ever to earn All-America honors at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships and the only freshman men’s high jumper to collect indoor and outdoor All-America accolades in 2022.
- ASUN Men’s Most Outstanding Freshman after winning the ASUN men’s high jump title.
- Won the high jump at his first outdoor collegiate meet (Virginia Challenge) while tying the Liberty record of 7-1.
- Claimed back-to-back ASUN Men’s Freshman of the Week honors on April 27 and May 4.
- VaSID Men’s Field Rookie of the Year.
- VaSID First Team All-State (jumps)
2022 Indoor (Liberty)
- Earned second-team All-America honors after clearing 7-0.5 to tie for 13th place at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships.
- ASUN Men’s Most Outstanding Freshman thanks to his winning high jump clearance of 7-4.25 which set Liberty, ASUN, meet and facility records.
- Cleared a meet-record 7-2.5 to win the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational high jump.
- First collegiate high jump competition was a victory at the Virginia Tech Invitational where he matched the existing program record of 7-1.5.
- Twice swept the ASUN Men’s Field Athlete and Freshman of the Week honors (Jan. 19 & Feb. 16).
- VaSID Men’s Field Rookie of the Year.
- VaSID First Team All-State (jumps).
High School
- Graduated from Calvary Christian Academy.
- Ranked No. 3 nationally among high schoolers in 2021 with a 7-1.75 high jump clearance.
- Florida 2A state high jump champion in 2021 after taking third place in 2019.
- Also placed fifth in the triple jump at the 2021 Florida 2A state meet.
- Other top marks included 23-6.25 (long jump) and 48-0.75 (triple jump)
Personal
- Son of Douglas and Suzanne Sauder.
- Birthday is Sept. 6.
- Majoring in Sociology
