2014-15
2015 Indoors: Competed at six meets … Opened with a second-place time of 6.94* in the 60-meter dash at the Air Force Collegiate Open … Ran to eighth in the 60 at the Lobo Open, finishing in 6.93* … Got his first chance in his forte, the long jump, at the Lobo Open, where he won the event with a mark of 25-2 3/4 (7.69m) … Ran 6.85* in the 60 at the New Mexico Team Invitational … Finished sixth in the long jump at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational with a leap of 24-7 1/4 (7.50m) … Won the long jump (24-11 3/4), placed third in the triple jump (49 1/4) and sxith in the 60 (6.80*) at the Mountain West Indoor Championships … Advanced to the NCAA Championships in the long jump, where he placed sixth with a leap of 25-4 3/4 (7.74m)
2015 Outdoors: Saw action at 11 meets … Opened at the Baldy Castillo Invitational, where he ran the opening leg for the Lobos’ 4×100 relay team as UNM placed third … Took second in the 200 at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational, running 21.27* … Won the long jump at the New Mexico Quadrangular with a mark of 24-9 1/4 (7.55m) … Took second in the long jump a the Bryan Clay Invitational, leaping 25-6 1/2 (7.78m) … Ran 10.67 in the 100 at the Beach Invitational … Won the 200 at the UTEP Twilight with a time of 21.21* … Won the long jump (25 1/2) and triple jump (50-6 3/4) at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships, while also placing fourth in the in the 200 (21.33) and second in the 4×100 … Advanced to the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the long jump, triple jump and 4×100 … Barely missed advancing to the NCAA Championships in the long jump, finishing 13th with a leap of 25-4 3/4
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
A sprints/jumps specialist transfering from Queen Margaret University in Scotland … Won the 60-meter dash at the 2013 and 2014 Scottish National Senior Championships with times of 6.90 seconds and 6.87 seconds, respectively … Claimed fourth in the 60 at the 2014 BUCS Championships with a personal-record time of 6.84 … Captured the 60 and the 100 at the 2013 Scottish Universities & College Championships, winning the 60 in 6.94 and the 100 in 11.16 … Took third in the 100 at the 2013 Scottish Athletics Senior Championships … Won the long jump at the 2014 BUCS Championships and placed fifth in the event at the 2014 British Athletics Championships … Leaped 25 feet, 7 1/2 inches (7.81 meters) at the 2014 British Athletics League Premiership to set his personal record … Swept the indoor and outdoor long jump at the 2013 Scottish University & College Championships.
TRACK & FIELD HONORS
- USTFCCCA First-Team All-American, 2015 (Long Jump)
- All-Mountain West Indoor Team, 2015 (LJ/TJ)
- All-Mountain West Outdoor Team, 2015 (LJ/TJ/4×100)
- Mountain West Field Athlete of the Week, 4/14/15, 4/22/15
* indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol