Eastern Washington University Athletics

A four-time National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) All-American, Hisaw won three NAIA pole vault championships and broke three NAIA records while at Eastern. He was the NAIA Indoor Champion in 1970 with a record vault of 15-6 1/2 after finishing as the runner-up the year before. He also won outdoor titles in 1969 (16-1 1/4) and 1970 (16-3 3/4) as he broke the NAIA record in 1969 and broke his own record the following year. He was Evergreen Conference Champion in 1969 with a conference record vault of 15-6 1/2, and his vault of 16-3 3/4 in 1970 stood as a school record for 18 years. He is still one of only seven Eastern athletes to ever clear 16 feet indoors or outdoors in the pole vault (only three had until 2005), and he still ranks fourth in school history behind only Ben Cogdill (16-8 1/4 in 2010), Todd Frietag (16-7 in 1988) and Mike Erickson (16-7 1/4 in 2005). He also won the Evergreen Conference title in the 120-yard high hurdles in 1970 with a time of 14.5, which at the time was the second-best in school history and now ranks third. He received his degree from Eastern in 1970 and was voted as a Top Ten Senior by his graduating class. He went on to serve as a teacher, coach and administrator in the Cheney and East Valley school districts, and is now retired and living in Cheney. His wife, Joan, is a 1968 graduate of Eastern and also worked in the Cheney School District. Married in 1968, both are 1964 graduates of East Valley High School. After retiring from teaching, they both continued to serve as assistant coaches at Cheney High School through the 2009 season.