Mark Barber Class: Junior Hometown: Laingsburg, MI High School: Laingsburg Height: 6-2 Event: Distance Birthdate: 01/07/1982

AS A SOPHOMORE: Continued to improve his short-hurdle times during the 2002 season ... began the indoor slate at the Purdue Open with a sixth-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles (8.44) ... ran well in the Tri-Meet against Michigan State and Ball State with a fourth-place effort in the 60-meter hurdles (8.37) ... finished third in the 60-meter hurdles (8.51) during the dual meet against Michigan State ... took third in the finals of the 60-meter hurdles at the Windsor Invitational in 8.40 ... ended up 12th in the preliminaries of the 60-meter hurdles at the BIG EAST indoor meet ... competed in both the 110- (11th, 15.74) and 400-meter hurdles (eighth, 56.26) at the Purdue Invitational to begin the outdoor season ... enjoyed two top-five efforts at the Spring Opener, taking fifth in the 110-meter hurdles (15.25) and fourth in the 400-meter hurdles (54.99) ... earned two more top-five finishes at the Tom Botts Invitational, taking fourth in the 110-meter hurdles (15.05) and fourth in the 400-meter hurdles (55.05) ... continued his steady performances at the Butler Invitational, finishing second in the 110-meter hurdles (15.16) and fourth in the 400-meter hurdles (54.39) ... competed in both hurdle events at the BIG EAST outdoor meet, qualifying for the finals in the 110-meter hurdles (running 14.94 in the preliminaries) and ending up ninth in the preliminaries of the 400-meter hurdles.

AS A FRESHMAN: Top short-sprint hurdler on the roster in 2001 ... took fourth place in his first collegiate race, the 60-meter hurdles, vs. Ball State and Western Michigan ... took second place in the 60-meter hurdles the next weekend vs. Michigan State ... took fifth place in the finals of the 60-meter hurdles at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... moved to the 110-meter and 400-meter hurdles during the outdoor season ... placed fifth in the 110-meter hurdles at the Purdue Open ... placed third in the 110 hurdles at the Spring Opener ... had an impressive Tom Botts Invitational performance, placing fourth in the 110 hurdles and sixth in the 400 hurdles ... continued to shave time off his 110 hurdle time at the Woodland Mortgage Relays, finishing third in 14.93 ... won his first collegiate individual event with a personal-best 14.86 110-meter hurdle effort at the Boilermaker Open ... also finished second in the 400-meter hurdles at the Boilermaker Open ... competed in his first BIG EAST championship meet at the 2001 outdoor event, placing fifth in his heat of the 110-meter hurdles and seventh in his 400-meter hurdle heat.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track ... also earned two letters in basketball his junior and senior years ... broke the 29-year-old Laingsburg school record in the 110-meter high hurdles with a 14.35 effort ... only ran the 400-meters one time in his career and set a school record ... named to the Lansing State Journal track and field "Dream Team" ... also set the school record in the 300-meter hurdles ... was the three-time county champ in the 110-meter hurdles ... the 2000 regional champion in the 110 and 300-meter hurdles ... finished second at the 2000 Michigan track and field state meet in the 110-meter hurdles ... participated in the Lansing State Journal track and field honor roll meet ... played forward on the conference champion Laingsburg basketball team ... also served as captain of the basketball team his senior season ... member of the National Honor Society and student government ... a Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen ... uncle Herb Lindsay was a member of the Michigan State cross country and track teams ... born Jan. 7, 1982, in Lansing, Mich. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business.