The junior majoring in Aerospace Engineering from Chicago, Ill., made a career-best leap of 15.92 meters (52 feet, 2 ¾ inches) on his third jump, after recording distances of under 14 meters on his first two attempts, to place fourth in his flight and qualify for the finals. The top nine individuals moved onto the finals, where his jump held up.
2012 Track:
Indoor: Took fifth place with his best triple jump of the indoor season at 15.23m (49'11¾) at the Rod McCravy Invite ... Ran part of the 4x400-meter relay that crossed the line ninth in 3:19.47 ... Placed 10th at the ACC Championships with a triple jump of 14.76m (48'5¼). Outdoor: Helped the 4x100-meter relay team place second (41.05) at the Georgia Intercollegiate Invite ... Took first in the triple jump 14.89m; 48'10¼) at the same meet ... Recorded a distance of 15.00m (49'2½) for second place at the UCF Invite ... Earned points for Tech in all three of his events at the ACC Championships - fourth in the 4x100-meter relay (41.54), fifth in the triple jump (15.21m; 49'11) and seventh in the long jump (7.16m; 23'6) ... Logged a collegiate-best triple jump of 15.71m (51'6½) at the Georgia Tech Invite.
