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Junior
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| Hometown:
Miami, FL
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| High School:
Booker T. Washington
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| Event:
Sprints
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THREE-TIME ALL-AMERICAN
AS A JUNIOR (2007): Earned All-America Honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships...Won the 800-meters ( 1:49.29) at the ACC Outdoor and ACC Indoor (1:51.17) Championships and finished second (1:48.95) at the Georgia Tech Invitational...placed first in the indoor 800-meters at the Florida Invitational (1:49.73). Finished fourht at the NCAA South Regional in the 800-meters.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2006): Earned All-America honors with a seventh-place finish in the 800-meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships...recorded a personal best mark of 1:47.66 in the NCAA final...finished fourth in the 800-meters at the NCAA East Regional (1:49.57) to automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships...earned All-America honors during the indoor season with a 10th-place finish in the 800-meters at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships...is Miami's first men's All-American since 2000, its first indoor All-American since 1998, and the school's first All-American in the 800-meters since 1995...ACC Indoor and Outdoor Champion at 800-meters...set the UM indoor record in the 800-meters (1:47.99) at the St. Valentine's Day Invite, Feb. 11, in Boston, Mass.
AS A FRESHMAN (2005): Earned All-ACC honors during the indoor season placing second in the 800-meters (1:52.57) at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships...recorded the team's top indoor times in the 800-meters (1:50.71) and 400-meters (49.71)...recorded an NCAA Regional qualifying mark in the 800-meters (1:49.63) at the Georgia Tech Invitational (5/14/05)...was Miami's top performer in the 400-meters (49.22) during the outdoor season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Booker T. Washington...named one of 17 Nike Athletes of the Year honoring the top high school track and field athletes his senior season...2004 USATF Junior National Champion at 800-meters...competed for the United States at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Grosseto, Italy...USA Today first-team All-American...first-team All-State by flrunners.com...first-team All-Dade County by the Miami Herald as a junior and senior...captured the Florida Class 3A State title in the 800-meters as well as the 800-meter title at the Adidas National Scholastic Outdoor Track and Field Championships his senior season...school-record holder in the 400-meters, 800-meters, 1600-meters and 4x800-meter relay...his winning time of 1:49.30 at the Adidas Championships ranked as the 10th fastest in the world last season by a runner under 20 years of age...the time was also the top by a high school runner in Florida and second-fastest by a prep runner in the United States...also lettered three seasons in football...as a senior he threw for 1,381 yards and 15 touchdowns, and rushed for 400 yards and five touchdowns...coached in track by Ulysses Frazier.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Sports Administration...enjoys playing video games and watching movies in his spare time...lists Atlanta Falcon quarterback Michael Vick as his favorite athlete...lists the Dallas Mavericks as his favorite team...from same high school as current UM defensive back Travarous Bain.
