2019-20 Track & Field/Cross Country Roster
Roster
Washington, Eric

Eric Washington
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Decatur, Ala.
- High School:
- Austin High School
Bio
Personal Bests:
Indoor | 60m: 7.17 | Long Jump: 24'6.25"
Outdoor | Long Jump: 24'11.25"
NCAA Regional Qualifier | Long Jump 2019
2020 Outdoor (Senior): The season was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
2020 Indoor (Senior): Competed in the long jump in all four meets before competing at the C-USA Championships ... Had a third-place finish at the UAB Blazer Invite ... Had a second-place finish at the Samford Indoor Clash ... His season-best came at the Music City Challenge with a jump of 23'3.5" ... Never finished below eighth place in any meet on the season.
2019 Outdoor (Junior): At the Bulldog Relays, he finished second with a mark of 24'5" ... At the Southern Miss Invite he finished in first place after a jump of 24'3.75" ... The Crimson Tide Invitational saw him finish in first at 24'0.75" ... He finished first at the Southern Miss Open with a personal-best jump of 24'11.25" ... At the Outdoor Conference Championships, he earned himself a bronze medal with a jump of 24'4.5" ... He qualified for the NCAA East Regionals where he finished 30th in the prelims with a mark at 23'5.25".
2019 Indoor (Junior): Finished sixth in the long jump at the Blazer Invite with a distance of 22'8" ... Finished 12th at the Vanderbilt Invite with a jump of 23'2.5" ... Had a seventh-place finish at Kentucky's Rod McCravy Memorial meet with a mark of 23'6.75" ... At the Music City Challenge, he finished fifth with a personal-best jump of 24'6.25" ... Finished fifth in the long jump at the Conference Meet with a jump of 23'6.75".
2018 (Sophomore): Did not compete during the season.
2017 (Freshman): Finished fifth in the Long Jump at the Conference USA Indoor Championships and 10th at the C-USA Outdoor Championships.
High School: Attended Austin High School where he competed in the long jump ... He is an Alabama State Champion, USATF National Junior Olympic Champion, and the fifth ranked high school senior long jumper in the United States ... He was No.1 in the state of Alabama ... Three-time Mobile Challenge of Champions ... Two-time Junior Olympics All-American ... Was a Junior Olympics National Champion ... A five-time State Champion ... Was a five year letter winner in track, a three year football and one baseball letter winner ... Graduated with honors ... Personal: Father played semi-pro basketball.
Indoor | 60m: 7.17 | Long Jump: 24'6.25"
Outdoor | Long Jump: 24'11.25"
NCAA Regional Qualifier | Long Jump 2019
2020 Outdoor (Senior): The season was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
2020 Indoor (Senior): Competed in the long jump in all four meets before competing at the C-USA Championships ... Had a third-place finish at the UAB Blazer Invite ... Had a second-place finish at the Samford Indoor Clash ... His season-best came at the Music City Challenge with a jump of 23'3.5" ... Never finished below eighth place in any meet on the season.
2019 Outdoor (Junior): At the Bulldog Relays, he finished second with a mark of 24'5" ... At the Southern Miss Invite he finished in first place after a jump of 24'3.75" ... The Crimson Tide Invitational saw him finish in first at 24'0.75" ... He finished first at the Southern Miss Open with a personal-best jump of 24'11.25" ... At the Outdoor Conference Championships, he earned himself a bronze medal with a jump of 24'4.5" ... He qualified for the NCAA East Regionals where he finished 30th in the prelims with a mark at 23'5.25".
2019 Indoor (Junior): Finished sixth in the long jump at the Blazer Invite with a distance of 22'8" ... Finished 12th at the Vanderbilt Invite with a jump of 23'2.5" ... Had a seventh-place finish at Kentucky's Rod McCravy Memorial meet with a mark of 23'6.75" ... At the Music City Challenge, he finished fifth with a personal-best jump of 24'6.25" ... Finished fifth in the long jump at the Conference Meet with a jump of 23'6.75".
2018 (Sophomore): Did not compete during the season.
2017 (Freshman): Finished fifth in the Long Jump at the Conference USA Indoor Championships and 10th at the C-USA Outdoor Championships.
High School: Attended Austin High School where he competed in the long jump ... He is an Alabama State Champion, USATF National Junior Olympic Champion, and the fifth ranked high school senior long jumper in the United States ... He was No.1 in the state of Alabama ... Three-time Mobile Challenge of Champions ... Two-time Junior Olympics All-American ... Was a Junior Olympics National Champion ... A five-time State Champion ... Was a five year letter winner in track, a three year football and one baseball letter winner ... Graduated with honors ... Personal: Father played semi-pro basketball.
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