Height: | 5-6 |
Year: | Fr. |
Hometown: | Marietta, GA |
High School: | George Walton |
Position: | Sprints/ Jumps |
Major: | Spanish |
Parents: | Pamela Whitney |
Freshman (2006-07):
Recorded the sixth-best Emory distance in his performance at the
Sewanee Indoor Invitational in the long jump preliminaries (5.68
meters)...Recorded a top-twenty Emory time at the USC Gamecock
Indoor Invitational in the 55-meter dash preliminaries
(6.91)...Recorded the seventh-best Emory time for the season in the
60-meter dash preliminaries (7.36) at the Tiger Indoor
Invitational.
Career Best Marks (Indoor):
6.91 | 55m Dash | 2/17/2007 | Gamecock Indoor Open Invitational |
7.33 | 60m Dash | 2/15/2008 | Clemson Tiger Invitational |
24.01 | 200m Dash | 1/26/2007 | ETSU Niswonger Invitational |
6.18m | Long Jump | 1/18/2008 | Niswonger Invitational |
12.60m | Triple Jump | 3/1/2008 | Sewanee Indoor Invitational |
Career Best Marks (Outdoor):
11.49 | 100m Dash | 4/21/2007 | UAA Outdoor Championships |
24.23 | 200m Dash | 4/6/2007 | Duke Asics Invitational |
5.99m | Long Jump | 4/21/2007 | UAA Outdoor Championships |
12.36m | Triple Jump | 3/25/2007 | Emory Invitational |
Prior to Emory:
Earned three letters competing on the track and field team at
George Walton Comprehensive ...Was coached by Tom Williams and
Christian Suttle ... Served as his team's captain in 2006 ...
Specialized in sprints and jumps ... Best time in the 100m was
11.54 seconds and his best effort in the long jump was 18'6" ...
Named as his team's most improved sprinter ... Recipient of his
school's Scholar Athlete Award and was a National Achievement
Finalist in 2005.
Personal:
Born March 1, 1988
Quote:
"I chose Emory because it was a good school close to home for me. I liked the small size and the diversity as well."