Career
He competed in the 1988, 1992, and 1996 Olympic Trials, earning a spot as an Olympian on the 1996 Atlanta team He had a very successful National Collegiate Athletic Association record at the University of Kansas. At the 1994 United States Championships in Knoxville, Tennessee, Huffman set a new American Record of 5.97 meters (19 feet 7 inches), his personal best.
The result placed him third in the world on the top performers list that season.
Despite his small stature (174 m. 5 ft 9 in), Huffman was one of the fastest vaulters in history, having been clocked at 10.0m/second on the runway, a time equalled by former World Record holder Sergei Bubka and a small handful of others
Huffman"s time in the 40 yard dash was 4.36 seconds (Fully Automatic Timing). Huffman is notable for his occasional and unpredictable use of a one-legged straddle (similar to a high jumper) method to clear the Barometer
This technique is commonly called "The Huffman Roll".
