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  Marcus Polk

Marcus Polk

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Olive Branch, Miss.

High School:
Olive Branch HS

Height:
5-8

Position:
Sprints/Jumps

Graduated:
2005

PERSONAL BESTS:
60 Meters - 7.06 (indoor)
200 Meters - 22.22 (indoor)
Long Jump - 22'11" (indoor)
Triple Jump - 43'8.50" (indoor)
100 Meters - 10.42 (outdoor)
200 Meters - 21.02 (outdoor)
Long Jump - 23'6.25" (outdoor)
Triple Jump - 44'5.25" (outdoor)

Junior (INDOOR): Ran a season-best time of 6.66 in the 55 meters ... Posted a new career best of 7.06 in 60m at Houston Indoor ... Had a season-best mark of 22'8" in long jump at LSU Twilight ... (OUTDOOR): Solid outdoor season ... Much improved sprinter ... Posted top two times on team in 100m ... Top three times on team in 200m ... Qualified for Mideast Regional in 100m with 10.49 at Bulldog Invite ... Set new personal best in 100m with 10.42 at Mideast Regional meet ... Finished seventh at C-USA Championships with 10.55 ... Placed first at USA Invitational in 200m with season-best 21.02 ... Finished seventh at C-USA Championships in 200m with 21.47... Recorded a sixth-place finish in decathlon at Alabama Relays ... Placed sixth at Bulldog Invite in long jump with 23'4" ... Finished seventh at C-USA Championships in long jump with 22'9" ... Member of relay team that finished fourth at C-USA Championships with 40.92 ... Relay team finished fifth at Mideast Regional with 40.86 ... Sophomore (INDOOR): Ran a season best 7.18 in the 60 meters ... Posted the best time in the 200 meters at 22.22, a personal-best ... Member of the school record 4 x 400-meter relay team that posted a time of 3:19.29 ... That team finished fourth at the C-USA meet ... Had season-best jump of 22-6.25 in the long jump and 43'8.50" in the triple jump ... (OUTDOOR): Recorded the best time in the 100 meters at 10.76 and 200 meters at 21.45 ... Had seven of top-eight times on team, including top three ... Jumped 23'2.50" in the long jump and 42'11.75" in the triple jump ... Freshman: (INDOOR): Posted the two best performances in the 200 meters ... Ran a season-best 22.52 in the 200 meters ... Finished seventh at the LSU Twilight Invitational ... Posted a jump of 22'11" in the long jump ... (OUTDOOR): Ran a season-best time of 10.73 in the 100 meters ... Finished third at the USM Invitational ... Posted the top time in the 200 meters at 21.47 ... Recorded a personal-best jump of 23'6.25" in the long jump ... Had four top-five finishes in the long jump ... Finished fourth in the triple jump at the Jace Lacoste Invitational with a jump of 44'5.25" ... HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Olive Branch High School, where he lettered three years in football and one in track ... He had jumps of 23'2" in the long jump and 4' in the high jump ... He ran a 21.86 in the 200 meters ... State champion in the 4x200-meter relay and runner-up in the 4x100-meter relay ... Named All-Chickasaw Conference team ... PERSONAL: Born May 22, 1983, in Memphis, Tenn. ... Son of Anthony and Martha Polk ... A coaching and sport administration major.

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