Marquis Ward
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- Hometown:
- Norwich, CT
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- Position:
- Jumps
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- Year:
- So.
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- High School:
- Norwich Free Academy
Bio
Collegiate Personal Bests:
High Jump: 1.92m
Long Jump: 6.67m
Triple Jump: 13.90m
2017 Outdoor: Was an All-Rookie Team selection after setting a new personal record triple jump of 13.86 meters to come in fourth place at the 2017 Northeast Conference Championships...Also finished 11th and 13th in the long jump with a collegiate record and the high jump, respectively...Opened his outdoor season debut meet at the Black & Gold Invitational by winning the high jump with a personal best jump of 1.92 meters...Tabbed three third place finishes at the: Black & Gold Invitational (triple jump), UConn Northeast Challenge (high jump), UMass Pre-Conference Meet (triple jump).
2017 Indoor: Placed fifth in the high jump (1.92m) and triple jump (13.56m) at the Northeast Conference Championships, and seventh in the high jump...Was the triple jump runner up at the 35th Yale Collegiate Invitational with a season best leap of 13.58m.
Before Central: Named to the Connecticut All-State team...Was a two-time All-Conference selection.
News mentions
Sophomore Marquis Ward was named Most Outstanding Performer (Jumps)
Three Blue Devils record top five finishes.
The Blue Devils placed second behind Mount with a total of 170 points.
CCSU earned a total of 54 points on Saturday at the Mount.
Central won by a margin of 204 points on Saturday.
Grudzwick won the 1,500 meter event while setting a new personal record time.
CCSU split up to take on the Northeast Challenge and the Bison Outdoor Classic.
Norstrom and Welsh earned first place victories for CCSU.
Head coach Eric Blake was named the 2018 NEC Men's Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year.
CCSU will next compete at the IC4A Championships on March 2-4.
The Blue Devils recorded the most points in program history to win its second ever NEC title.
The Blue Devils stand in the drivers seat with a total of 45 points after the first day at the NEC championships.
Men's events will begin on Friday at 9:00 a.m. at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.
CCSU will compete for the 2018 NEC Title next weekend Feb. 16-17 at Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.
Trainor won the 1,000 meter run with a personal record time of 2:27.08.
The Blue Devils will kick off Saturday New England Championship action at 10:30 a.m.
Eight personal records were set by the Blue Devils at the John Thomas Terrier Classic.
CCSU will compete next Friday and Saturday back in Boston, MA for the John Thomas Terrier Classic.
The Blue Devils combined for nine first place finishes out of the 14-event meet.
Junior Edwin Alston won the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.01 seconds.