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Brandon Whitney
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Events: |
Sprints/ Jumps |
| Hometown: |
Marietta, GA |
| High School: |
George Walton Comprehensive |
| Major: |
Spanish |
| Parents: |
Pamela Whitney |
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Career Best Marks (Indoor):
| 6.91 |
55m |
Dash |
2/17/2007 |
Gamecock Indoor Open Invitational |
| 7.35 |
60m |
Dash |
11/30/2007 |
Clemson Opener |
| 24.01 |
200m |
Dash |
1/26/2007 |
ETSU Niswonger Invitational |
| 5.68m |
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Long Jump |
2/24/2007 |
2007 Sewanee Indoor Invitation |
Freshman (2006-07):
Recorded the sixth-best Emory distance in his performance at the Sewanee Indoor Invitational in the long jump preliminaries (5.68 meters)…Recorded a top-twenty Emory time at the USC Gamecock Indoor Invitational in the 55-meter dash preliminaries (6.91)…Recorded the seventh-best Emory time for the season in the 60-meter dash preliminaries (7.36) at the Tiger Indoor Invitational.
Prior to Emory:
Earned three letters competing on the track and field team at George Walton Comprehensive ...Was coached by Tom Williams and Christian Suttle ... Served as his team's captain in 2006 ... Specialized in sprints and jumps ... Best time in the 100m was 11.54 seconds and his best effort in the long jump was 18'6" ... Named as his team's most improved sprinter ... Recipient of his school's Scholar Athlete Award and was a National Achievement Finalist in 2005.
Personal:
Born March 1, 1988.
Quote:
"I chose Emory because it was a good school close to home for me. I liked the small size and the diversity as well."
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