Andover Central senior Brandt Stupka is a big-time athlete for the Jaguars, playing basketball, football and now track. The senior has made a name for himself because of his efforts during the triple, long, and high jumps.
“I started Track in 8th grade, a year late because of the COVID year, and I really only wanted to try it because my brother was in high school and started to become very good,” Stupka said. “I knew I was pretty good when I set the 8th grade High Jump Record for ACMS at 5’8. That’s when I knew I wanted to take this seriously in High school. Having my brother there by me was a big strength too. My Freshman year, his senior year, at state I placed third in the Triple Jump setting a new school record and beating my brother’s previous record.”
Stupka is coming off of a year where he won a state championship during football when the Jaguars knocked off 4A powerhouse Bishop Miege, while putting up 1,072 receiving yards and 15 receiving touchdowns and was named a class 4A first-team all-state player.
Then during basketball season, Stupka helped lead the Jaguars to a state tournament appearance.
Now as he is back in track mode, the senior will look to avenge his second-place finish in the triple jump at state and build off of his marks of 47’1 in the triple jump, 6’6 in the high jump, and 22-1 in the long jump.
“My personal goal this year is to take home the triple jump state title and to also place in the high jump top 3,” Stupka said. “This year I want to push every single one of my teammates to be the best they can be and just to let them know to not take each day for granted. Coming to practice is a privilege and getting to have the freedom of doing whatever event you’d like is something that each person should want to amplify their energy towards getting better in that event.”
