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Men's Outdoor Track
AS A JUNIOR: Continued to be one of the track and field team's most consistent performers in the triple jump and high jump ... finished third in the high jump (6-7) and second in the triple jump (49-3 1/2) vs. Ball State and Western Michigan to open the indoor season ... the 49-3 1/2 effort in the triple jump is a personal-best mark ... won the high jump competition vs. Michigan State with a career-best 6-10 3/4 effort ... slight injury sidelined him for a few weeks of the indoor season ... returned to competition in the Meyo Invitational, finishing seventh in the high jump (6-5) ... bounced back during the outdoor season with a second-place effort in the high jump at the Purdue Open (6-9 3/4) ... matched his indoor personal best with an outdoor personal best 6-10 3/4 at the Spring Opener, winning the high jump competition ... finished second in the high jump at the Tom Botts Invitational (6-6 3/4) ... made the trip to the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays, placing fourth in the high jump and ninth in the triple jump ... posted a runner up finish at the Boilermaker Open with a 47-7 1/4 triple jump ... earned second all-BIG EAST honor of career with a second place 6-10 3/4 effort in the high jump at the 2001 BIG EAST Outdoor Championship ... also placed sixth at the BIG EAST meet in the triple jump. AS A SOPHOMORE: One of the team's top field competitors, specializing in the high jump and triple jump ...finished ninth at the BIG EAST indoor meet in the high jump, clearing 6-5 ... won the triple jump competition at the Alex Wilson Invitational (46-8 3/4) ... earned all-BIG EAST honors at the BIG EAST indoor meet by finishing third in the triple jump ... top effort of the season came at the Meyo Invitational, finishing third with a jump of 48-9 1/2 ... steadily improved his high jump clearance throughout the outdoor season, culminating in a 6-7 mark at the BIG EAST outdoor meet that earned a fifth- place finish ... finished second at the Indy Relays in the high jump. AS A FRESHMAN: Earned a monogram after competing in the triple jump, high jump and long jump in the 1999 indoor season ... recorded the team's top jumps in both the triple jump and the high jump ... his jump of 48-10 1/4 in the triple jump against Indiana earned him a second-place finish ... his top high jump came in the same meet with a jump of 6-8 and a third-place finish ... participated in the long jump one time ... competed twice in the triple jump during the outdoor season where he finished first at the Purdue Open with a jump of 45-9 1/4 ... placed 11th in the triple jump at the BIG EAST championships. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Won six letters in both track and football ... main events in track included long jump, high jump, triple jump and the 4x100-meter relay ... holds school and regional record in the triple jump ... two-time state meet participant in triple jump and high jump ... placed fourth in the triple jump as a senior and fifth in the high jump as a senior at the state meet ... conference champion in both triple and high jump ... track team was ranked 16th in the nation in '97 ... also played football as a free safety, quarterback and wide receiver ... football team was conference and regional champ in 1995-96 and state champion in '95 ... team captain and MVP for both football and track ... has several relatives who participated in college athletics ... oldest of six children ... born Oct. 10, 1979, in Nacagdoches, Texas ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business. |
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