Cole Peterlin

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Decathlon
Height:
6-1
Hometown:
Philadelphia, Pa.
Prev School:
Perkiomen Valley High School

TFRRS Profile

All-ASUN Honors (3)
2021 Indoor Heptathlon – 2nd
2023 Indoor 60 Hurdles – 3rd
2023 Indoor Heptathlon – 2nd

2024 Outdoor Track & Field (R-Jr.)

Returned from injury to throw the javelin twice late in the year, reaching a season-best 153-10 for sixth place at the CUSA Championship

2023-24 Indoor Track & Field (R-Sr.)

CUSA Male Field Athlete of the Week on Jan. 23 after winning the Brant Tolsma Invitational heptathlon with a personal-best score of 5,244 (No. 6 in program history)
Also lowered his 60 hurdles personal best to 8.12 (No. 9 in program history) during the Brant Tolsma Invitational prelims
His 6-6.25 high jump clearance during the Liberty Kickoff was the best by a Flame all season

2023 Outdoor Track & Field (R-So.)

Did not compete in any meets

2022-23 Indoor Track & Field (R-Jr.)

At the ASUN meet, placed second in the heptathlon (personal-best 5,203, No. 6 in program history), third in the 60 hurdles and ninth in the high jump
Helped Liberty run a program and facility-record 32.04 in the shuttle hurdles relay at the Liberty Open
Personal-best 60 hurdles time of 8.16 during the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational semifinals ranks No. 8 all-time for the Flames

2022 Football (R-Jr.)

Played seven games as a wide receiver, catching two passes for 25 yards

2022 Outdoor Track & Field (So.)

Did not compete in any meets and was redshirted

2021-22 Indoor Track & Field (R-So.)

Finished fifth in the ASUN heptathlon and seventh in the 60 hurdles
Competing unattached, scored 5,098 points for second place in the Brant Tolsma Invitational, aided by marks of 6-5 in the high jump and 8.23 in the 60 hurdles

2021 Football (R-So.)

Joined the football team as a wide receiver and made one appearance

2021 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)

Battled through injury to place sixth at the ASUN meet in both the decathlon and javelin (personal-best 168-6)
Earlier in the season, pole vaulted a personal-best 13-11.75 at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational
ASUN Academic Honor Roll member

2021 Indoor Track & Field (So.)

Kept busy at the ASUN meet, placing second in the heptathlon (personal-best 4,817), fourth in the 60 hurdles, fifth in the pole vault and sixth in the high jump
High jumped a collegiate-best 6-6 during the ASUN heptathlon

2020 Outdoor Track & Field

Season was cancelled due to health concerns related to the COVID-19 virus

2020 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)

Came in fourth in the ASUN 60 hurdles final and fifth in the high jump, after clocking a personal-best hurdles time of 8.41 during the prelims
Season-best 6-4.75 high jump clearance came at the season-opening Virginia Tech Invitational
ASUN Academic Honor Roll member

Prep

Graduated from Perkiomen Valley High School
2019 Pennsylvania state champion in the indoor high jump and runner-up in the outdoor high jump
Set a school record in the high jump (6-8), while clocking a 110 hurdles personal best of 14.42

Personal

Son of Joseph and Maryann Peterlin
Father played football at Bloomsburg
Birthday is Oct. 14
Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration
Pursuing a MBA

Student-Athlete Q&A
What made Liberty University the right place for you to attend college/compete at the collegiate level?
It's a great place and the people make it feel like a family down in Virginia.

Who in your life inspires you and why are they such an inspiration?
My parents inspire me because they have always believed in me, helped me grow, push me to achieve my goals, and support me no matter what it is I wanted to do.

Favorite meal (breakfast/lunch/dinner) and what is that special meal?
For dinner, a good steak.

Do you have any current pets (name and type of animal)?
I have a dog named Dasher.