| Emerson Sanders |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
Katy, Texas
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| High School:
Mayde Creek
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| Height / Weight:
5-10 / 165
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| Event:
Sprints/Jumps
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| Experience:
Jr./Jr.
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CAREER BESTS
•Indoor 60m- 7.02 at Texas A&M Challenge (1/30/10)
•Indoor Long Jump- 24-7.25 (7.50m) at UT vs. Arkansas Dual Meet (1/16/10)
•Indoor Triple Jump- 49-3 (15.01m) at UT vs. Arkansas Dual (1/16/10)
•Outdoor 100m- 10.46 at Texas Invitational (4/14/12)
•Outdoor 200m- 22.05 at UT/Ark/UCLA (3/25/11)
•Outdoor Long Jump- 24-2.50 (7.38) at Big 12 Outdoors (5/14/11)
•Outdoor Triple Jump- 47-10 (14.58m) at UT vs. Arkansas Dual Meet (4/17/10)
2010-11
• All-Big 12
OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
• Finished 10th in the long jump at the Big 12 Championships with a personal-best mark of 24-2.50 (7.38m)
• Leaped a then personal-best mark of 23-11.50 (7.30m), placing ninth and clocked a wind-aided 10.75 at the Michael Johnson Classic
• Long jumped 23-2 (7.06m), placing seventh in section 'B' at the Texas Relays
• Placed sixth in the long jump at the UT/Arkansas/UCLA tri meet with a leap of 23-5.50 (7.15m) and finished sixth in the 200 meters, clocking a wind-aided 22.05
INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
Redshirted
2009-10
OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
• Posted a long jump of 22-9.75 (6.95m) and a triple jump of 46-7.50 (14.21m) at the Big 12 Championships to finish 14th in both events
• Ran 10.75 in the 100 meters at the Texas Invite and long jumped 23-4.50 (7.12m), finishing 9th
• Placed 14th in the long jump at the Penn Relays with a leap of 22-9 (6.93m)
• Won the triple jump (47-10/14.58m) and placed third in the long jump (23-6.75/7.18m) at the UT vs. Arkansas Dual Meet
• Finished 10th in the long jump at the Texas Relays, posting a 23-8.25 (7.22m)
• Long jumped a personal best 23-9.50 (7.25m) at the Hurricane Invitational, finishing second
INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
• Placed 13th in the triple jump at the Big 12 Indoor Championships, posting a jump of 46-4.25 (14.13m)
• Long jumped 24-7 (7.49m) to take eighth place at the Big 12 Indoor Championships
• Posted a triple jump of 47-1.75 (14.37m) at the New Balance Invitational to take 16th place and long jumped 23-8 (7.21m)
• Clocked a then personal-best in the 60 meters with a time of 7.02 in the prelims of the Big 12-SEC-Pac-10 Challenge
• Also took sixth in the triple jump with a leap of 46-8.75 (14.24m)
• Finished fourth in the long jump at the UT vs. Texas A&M Dual Meet with a jump of 23-10.75 (7.28m)
• Posted personal bests in the long jump (24-7.25/7.50m) and triple jump (49-3/15.01m) at the UT vs. Arkansas Dual Meet, placing fourth and second
HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-year letterwinner and two-time captain in track and field
• Top-ranked triple jumper in Texas and third-ranked nationally as a senior
• Helped his team to two district championships
• MVP of the track and field team his senior season
• Placed second in both the long jump (24-3) and triple jump (49-11) at the 2009 Junior Olympic Nationals
• Placed second in the triple jump (48-11.75) and fourth in the long jump (23-9.25) at the 2009 5A State Championships
• Recorded a region-record 50-11 to win the triple jump and finished second in the long jump (23-4) at the region 3-5A meet
• Won the long jump (22-5.50) and placed second in the triple jump (45-3.50) at the district 17-5A meet
• Placed second in the "A" section of the long jump (23-7.75) at the Texas Relays
• Placed third in the long jump (23-8.25) at the region 3-5A meet as a junior
• Finished third in the long jump (23-0.50), sixth in the 100 meters (10.89) and led off the victorious 4x400m relay at the district 18-5A meet
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PERSONAL
Born in Houston, Texas ... son of Dennis and Brenda Sanders ... has two siblings, Dennis and Bianca ... enrolled in undergraduate studies.
