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Men's Outdoor Track
AS A JUNIOR: One of the team’s top sprinters in 2000 ... consistently improved all his personal-best times during the 2000 indoor season ... finished first in the 400 meters versus Indiana ... ran his career-best time in the 400 at the Alex Wilson Invitational, finishing fourth in 47.66 ... won the Meyo Invitational 500 meter title in 1:03.11 ... took seventh in the 500 at the BIG EAST indoor championship (1:04.49) ... competed in the 200 and 400 meters in the 2000 outdoor season ... finished second in 22.42 at the Boilermaker Open ... took third place at both the Boilermaker Open and the Indy Relays in the 400 meters ... also competed in the 400 at the BIG EAST outdoor championships. AS A SOPHOMORE: Valuable sprinter who highlighted his 1999 indoor season by posting the team’s fastest 500 time of 1:03.62 in a first-place finish at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... also ran the 200, 400 and the 600 during the indoor season ... competed at 200 and 400 meters in the outdoor season ... finished first in the 200 at the Boilermaker Open by running his fastest time of the season (21.40) ... competed in the 400 at the BIG EAST championships and earned all-conference honors as a member of the third-place 4x400-meter relay squad. AS A FRESHMAN: One of three freshmen to receive monograms in ’98 ... ran at 200, 400, 500 and 600 meters ... first win came at the Alex Wilson Invitational in the 500 meters ... had third-best team times in the indoor 500 and 600 meters ... finished second at the Purdue Open in the 400 meters ... also had two third- and two fourth-place finishes on the indoor track ... ran the 200 and 400 exclusively during the outdoor season ... won the 400-meter race at the quad meet with Butler, Miami and Western Michigan. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Two-sport standout at Northwest Rankin in track and football ... chosen to represent U.S. in U.S. Track and Field/Hong Kong-China Cultural Exchange in 1994 ... three-time team MVP, two-time captain and all-state selection in track ... scored 35 touchdowns in three seasons on football team ... born May 10, 1979, in Baton Rouge, La. ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business with a major in management information systems. |
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