Notable: 2018 NCAA Outdoor Long Jump National Champion (8.37m, 27’5.5?) | 2018 Big Ten Field Athlete of the Year | Owns the school record in the outdoor long jump and the 4x100m relay | Four-time USTFCCCA First Team All-American | Three-time Big Ten Champion (2018 indoor long jump, 2018 outdoor long jump, 2018 4x100m relay) | Two-time USTFCCCA Honorable Mention | 2015 Big Ten Indoor Freshman of the Year | Two-time First Team All-Big Ten selection | Two-time Second Team All-Big Ten selection | USTFCCCA Academic All-American | Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
Personal Records: 60 – 6.68 | 100 – 10.21 | 200 – 21.57 | LJ – 8.37m/27’5.5? | TJ – 15.69m/51’5.75?
AS A SENIOR (2017-18)
Outdoor:
• Claimed the NCAA Championship in the long jump with a school record breaking mark of 8.37m (27-5.5); also finished as a runner-up in the 4x100m relay, running the anchor leg and setting the school record with a prelim time of 38.67.
• Named Big Ten Field Athlete of the Year.
• Ran the No. 2 100m dash time in program history at the NCAA East Preliminary with a time of 10.21, falling just outside qualification at 13th; advanced the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the long jump (7.80m/25’7.25?) and on the 4x100m relay team.
• Earned gold in the long jump (8.03m/26’4.25?) and on the 4x100m relay team (38.93 – conference championship record), helping the Ohio State men’s team to its first indoor-outdoor conference title sweep since 1993; also placed sixth in the 100 with a time of 10.43.
• Won the long jump at three separate meets during the regular season, including at the Drake Relays to win Outstanding Performer at the meet.
• Also ran on the 4x100m relay at four meets, winning gold twice and silver twice.
• Earned bronze in the 100 (10.78) at the Drake Relays, gold at the Jesse Owens Classic (10.35) and silver at the USC Power 5 Challenge (10.40).
• Posted a career-best 200 time of 21.57 at the UCF Black and Gold Challenge.
Indoor:
• Finished fourth in the long jump with a distance of 7.96m (26’1.25?) at the NCAA Championships.
• Won gold in the long jump (8.04m/26’4.5?), posted a career-best triple jump of 15.69m (51’5.75?) and clocked a 6.80 60 at the Big Ten Championships, helping the men’s team to the title.
• Claimed fifth in the 60 with a time of 6.89 at the Buckeye Tune-Up.
• Won the long jump at both the Music City Challenge (8.13m/26’8.25?) and the Columbia Challenge (7.69m/25’2.75?).
• Recorded a career-best 60m dash time of 6.68 at the Columbia Challenge, placing second.
• Finished second in the long jump (7.53m/24’8.5?) and fourth in both the 60 (6.86) and the 200 (21.57) to help score points for the Buckeyes at the Simmons-Harvey Quad.
• Opened the indoor season with a 60 time of 6.84 and a 200 time of 21.77 at the Kentucky Invitational.
AS A JUNIOR (2016-17)
Outdoor:
• Captured a pair of silvers at the Big Ten Championships in the long jump (career-best 7.97m/26-1.75) and triple jump (wind-aided 16.21m/53-2.25) to rack up 16 points helping Ohio State finish second as a team.
• Won the long jump competition at the Jesse Owens Classic with a wind-aided bound of 7.50m (24-7.25).
• Won gold in the 100m dash at the Ashland Alumni Open with a career-best of 11.02.
• Placed fifth in the 100m dash at the Jesse Owens Classic with a wind-aided time of 10.59.
• Career-best wind legal triple jump came at the Big Ten Championships with a bound of 15.47m (50-9.00).
• Earned Honorable Mention All-America honors at the NCAA Championships in the long jump with a 22nd-place finish.
Indoor:
• Won the long jump at the Buckeye Classic with the fifth-longest mark in school history, a mark of 7.58m (24-10.50).
• Took second in the 60m dash at the Buckeye Classic with a career-best time of 6.81.
• Helped 4x400m relay win gold at the Buckeye Classic with a clocking of 3:21.17.
• Ran a 22.23 in the 200m dash at the Kentucky Invitational for a 15th-place showing.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015-16)
Outdoor:
• Finished eighth in the long jump at the NCAA Championships with a season-best long jump of 7.58 meters (25-10.5) to earn NCAA All-America honors.
• Took silver in the long jump (7.65 meters/25-1.25) and seventh in the triple jump (14.97 meters/49-1.50) at the Big Ten Championships.
• Finished second in the long jump at the Drake Relays with a bound of 7.34 meters (24-1).
• Long jumped 7.69 meters (wind-aided) at the Power Conference Cardinal and Gold to place third.
• Ran the anchor leg of the 4x100m relay at the Power Conference Cardinal and Gold to help the Buckeyes finish second with a time of 40.51.
• Helped the 4x100m relay team place seventh at the Big Ten Championships (40.60).
Indoor:
• Placed third in the long jump (7.58 meters/24-10.5) and fourth in the triple jump (personal best/15.19 meters/49-10) at the Big Ten Championships.
• Placed fifth in the long jump at the Spire NCAA Division I Track and Field Invitational.
• Clocked a personal best of 6.91 in the 60m dash at the Kentucky Invitational.
AS A FRESHMAN (2014-15)
Outdoor:
• Earned Honorable Mention All-America honors with a 23rd-place finish in the long jump at the NCAA championships (7.31 meters/23-11.75).
• 10th in the long jump (season-best mark of 7.56 meters/24-9.75) and 15th in the 4×100-meter relay at the NCAA East Prelims.
• Bronze medalist in the long jump (7.47 meters/24-6.25) and 13th in the triple jump at the Big Ten championships.
• Fifth place in the long jump at the Drake Relays.
• Third in the long jump at the Virginia Challenge.
• Fourth in the long jump at the Stanford Invitational.
• FSU Relays champion in the long jump (wind-aided 7.56 meters/24-9.75) and third in the triple jump (wind-aided 15.38-meters/50-5.50).
Indoor:
• Named Big Ten Freshman of the Year after winning the conference title in the long jump at the Big Ten championships with a personal-best jump of 7.67 meters (25-2.00).
• Third place in the long jump at the Buckeye Tune-up.
• Seventh in the long jump at the Rod McCravy Memorial.
• Runner-up in the long jump at the Auburn Invitational.
• First place in both the long jump and triple jump at the Buckeye ClassicAll-Big Ten selection.
PRIOR TO OHIO STATE
• Competed in sprints, hurdles and long jump while lettering as a junior and senior.
• Two-time indoor and outdoor all-league in long jump.
• 2014 outdoor non-public state champion in long jump.
• Runner-up at the NJSIAA State Meet of Champions (7.34 meters/24-1.00); placed sixth in the triple jump (14.14 meters/46-4.75).
