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2017-18 Track & Field Roster

DeShaun Jordan

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Biography

2017-18

Indoor: Competed in the 200-meter dash at the MVC Championships, finishing 18th with a time of 22.54...captured 60-meter dash season-best in the prelims at the Terre Haute Double Dual, crossing the finish line in 7.04 to advance to the finals...finished fifth in the finals with a time of 7.10...recorded season-best 200-meter mark (22.35) at the Illini Classic, placing fourth.

Outdoor: Earned All-Conference honors at the MVC Championships as part of the Redbirds' 4x100-meter relay squad that placed second in 40.04...not only does mark rank third all-time in ISU history, but it also qualified the team for the NCAA West Preliminary Round...at the NCAA West Preliminary Round, the 4x100-meter squad finished 16th in 40.75...also competed in the 100-meter dash at the MVC Championships, finishing 13th in 11.04...captured season-best 100-meter mark (10.80) at the Black & Gold Invite, placing third...recorded season-best 200-meter time (21.81) at the Redbird Invite, finishing third...ends his Redbird career holding five of ISU's top-10 4x100-meter relay marks: third-fastest (40.04), fourth-fastest (40.45), sixth-fastest (40.69), and both marks that are tied for seventh-fastest (40.75).

2016-17

Indoor: Won the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.83 at the Top Times Titan Open...placed second in the 200-meter dash at the Illinois Orange & Blue Open with a time of 22.49...competed in the 200-meter dash at MVC Championships...finished 16th with a season-best time of 22.42.

Outdoor: Finished third in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.67 at the Gibson Invitational...placed fifth in the 100-meter dash at the EIU Big Blue Classic with a time of 10.91...finished fifth in the 400-meter dash with a personal record (50.01) at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic...competed in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, and 4x100-meter relay at MVC Championships...placed seventh in the 100-meter dash with a personal-best time of 10.54...mark currently ranks 10th on the Illinois State Top-10 List...finished 14th and captured a personal-record in the 200-meter dash (21.79)...MVC Champion in the 4x100-meter relay, garnering All-Conference honors...championship-winning time of 40.45 currently sits third in Illinois State history.

2015-16

Indoor: Did not compete.

Outdoor: Did not compete.

2014-15 

Indoor: Ran a time of 7.07 in the prelims of the 60-meter dash at the EIU Early Bird, advancing to the finals where he ran a time of 7.02, placing seventh overall. 

Outdoor: Did not compete.

2013-14

Indoor: Ran a personal-best 60-meter time of 7.08 at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships, finishing 13th…set a new personal-best 200m time of 22.80 at the Meyo Invitational…captured a first-place finish at the Orange and Blue Open in the 200m dash with time of 22.84… finished 10th at the MVC Championships in the 200m with a new PR of 22.21…ran a personal-best time of 52.01 in the 400m dash at the MVC championships.

Outdoor: Ran a personal-best 100-meter time of 10.68 to finish first at the Redbird Invite…posted a time of 10.99 to score points for the ISU squad at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships, placing sixth overall…ran a personal-best 200m time of 21.70 at the Sea Ray Relays to finish 13th in a field of 36…placed 13th in the 200m at the MVC Championships with a time of 22.07…ran a leg on the season-best 4x100m relay team that clocked a time of 41.42 at the Sea Ray Relays to finish fifth…finished seventh at the Jesse Owens Classic as a member of the 4x100m relay team  with a time of 41.47…concluded the season as a leg of the 4x100m relay team that ran a time of 43.56 at the MVC Championships.

PRIOR TO ISU

North Lawndale High School: Four-year letterwinner in track and field and football...Holds the school record in the 4X400-meter relay along with the 4X100-meter relay...Captured a seventh-place finish at state in the 200-meter...Placed third at the city finals as a senior to accompany a first-place finish in the 4X100-meter relay...Finished 11th in the 4X100-meter relay and 16th in the 4X400-meter relay at the Junior Olympics...Personal-best 200-meter 21.6 and 400-meter run 49.4...Holds a football state record for 297 yards and nine catches...Honor roll sophomore, junior and senior year.

Personal: Parents are Cornell Dixon and Socorro Biles...Has three siblings, Michael, Carnisha and Shaina...Plans to major in engineer technology.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Sophomore

  • 2015-16Redshirt Sophomore

  • 2016-17Redshirt Junior

  • 2017-18Redshirt Senior