Player Bio: Joe Fazio - Arizona State University Official Athletic Site
Joe Fazio
Class: RS Senior
Hometown: San Francisco, Calif.
High School: Archbishop Riordan
Height: 6-0
Event: Pole Vault
2009 Outdoor: Vaulted at seven meets on the year... finished third at the Double Dual with a personal-best clearance of 5.05m (16-06.75)... that mark qualified him for the regional meet... placed 23rd at the NCAA West meet... took fourth at the Sun Devil Invitational... 2009 Indoor: Entered the pole vault at four meets... cleared a season-best 5.02m (16-05.50) to finish tied for seventh at the MPSF Championships... took runner-up honors at his first two meets of the year, the Friday Night Challenge and the Mountain `T' Invitational... 2008 Outdoor: Cleared 16-feet on two occasions during the season... finished 13th at the Pac-10 Championships with a height of 16-00.75 (4.90m)... 2008 Indoor: Won the Friday Night Challenge to open the season... cleared a personal-best bar of 16-06.50 (5.04m) to finish ninth at the MPSF Championships... earned Top 5 finishes in his other two events... 2007 Outdoor: Opened the outdoor season with a personal-best clearance of 4.85m (15-11.00) at the Baldy Castillo Invitational... placed 11th at the Pac-10 Championships in the pole vault (4.75m)... scored at the Double Dual by placing third... 2007 Indoor: Cleared 16-feet on two occasions... recorded a personal-best clearance of 5.02m (16-06.50) to place ninth at the MPSF Championships... improved his season-best each of the five meets he entered... 2006 Track: Redshirted.
High School: A 2005 graduate of Archbishop Riordan High School (San Francisco)... set a pair of ARHS pole vault records... holds the varsity clearance of 15-8.00 and the freshman/sophomore clearance of 13-6.00... won the pole vault and helped team to title at the Central Coast Section Championships.
Personal: Majoring in BIS (Business and Communication)... parents are Tony Fazio and Marie Jobling... two sisters: Amy and Becky (Joe's twin)... born November 14, 1986, in San Francisco... hobbies include building forts, finger painting, LEGOs and playing football with friends... full name is Joseph Robert Fazio.
