Personal Bests

HJ: 6-9 ¾

LJ: 23-6 ¼

400m: 48.73

Army-Navy champion and IC4A qualifier in the long jump and high jump indoors ... swept Patriot League championships in the indoor and outdoor 400m and and  the Rookie of the Meet Award as well ...  great deal of promise ... has shown great progress ... Army’s top high jumper ... great potential in the triple and long jump.

2009: Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week after winning high jump and long jump titles vs. Navy with IC4A qualifying personal best marks of 6-9 ¾ in the high jump and 23-6 ¼ in the long jump ... debuted on the track at BU Valentine Invitational in the 4x400m relay ... won indoor Patriot League Championship in the 400m (48.91) and qualified for the IC4As in first-ever collegiate attempt at the race (ran in slowest seeded heat) and was also on the champion 4x400m team ... also scored in the high jump (sixth, 6-6 ¼) and long jump (fourth, 23-3 ½) ... named Patriot League Rookie of the Week after debuting with a winning 6-4 ¼ high jump and a second-place long jump of 22-8 at the Crowell Open ... won long jump (22-4 ¼) and took second in the high jump (6-0 ½) at the Army Quad ... named Patriot League Rookie of the Meet at outdoor Patriot League Championships after winning second attempt at the 400m and placing second in both the high jump (6-6 ¾) and long jump (23-0) ... placed second in the long jump (22-10) at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic ... placed second in high jump at Navy with mark of 6-4 and completed 1-2-3 sweep of long jump after finishing third (22-2 ¼) ... opened the outdoor season at the USF Bulls Invitational with a win in the long jump (22-6 ½) ... won both the high jump (6-4 ¾) and long jump (21-9) the following week at the Dick Shea Invitational ... matched outdoor-best high jump at Penn Relays with jump of 6-6 ¾.

High School: Track and field and basketball star at Harvest Preparatory School ... named Most Valuable Player senior year on regional championship team track team ... captained both teams ... garnered all-state academic honors sophomore and senior years.

Personal: Given name is Michael Hutchins ... son of Michael and Karen Hutchins ... mother, Karen served as a reserve officer ... younger brother, Joseph ... is a published poet ... involved in many USMA clubs ... member of AWANA (Approved Workers Are not Ashamed), Officer Christian Fellowship, Plebe Chapel, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Ball Room Dancing, Howitzer (Yearbook) Club, and Theater Arts Guild ... favorite athlete is Michael Jordan.