2017-18 Track & Field Roster
Biography
2017-18
Indoor: Competed in the high jump and triple jump at the MVC Championships...placed fourth in the high jump, clearing a personal-best 2.08m (6-09.75)...finished ninth in the triple jump with a personal-best leap of 13.88m (45-06.50)...won the high jump competition at the EIU Early Bird Meet (2.08m/6-09.75) and Terre Haute Double Dual (2.06m/6-09.00)...also competed in the long jump on three occasions, capturing a personal-best of 6.65m (21-10.00) at the Meyo Invitational.
Outdoor: Had a full slate at the MVC Championships, competing in the high jump, long jump, and triple jump...scored points in all three events, recording three top-five finishes...earned his first All-Conference honor of his career, finishing third in the high jump (2.09m/6-10.25)...placed fourth in the long jump (7.06m/23-02.00) and fifth in the triple jump (14.13m/46-04.25), recording personal-bests in both events...captured high-jump personal-record at the Redbird Invitational, clearing 2.15m (7-00.50) to win the event...mark ranks sixth in ISU history...qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the high jump, clearing 2.06m (6-09.00) to place 38th.
PRIOR TO ISU
DeSoto High School: 2017 Missouri Track & Field State High Jump Champion, clearing 06-10.00...2016 Missouri Track & Field State Runner-Up in high jump...four-time Missouri State Track and Field Championships high jump qualifier...also a two-time state qualifier in both the long jump and triple jump...played four years of football and three years of basketball as well.
Personal: Born 11/16/1998...has one younger sister, Diahvian...plans to major in criminal justice with career aspirations of becoming an officer at a federal prison.