Friday, June 13, 2014

Maurice Jones-Drew (De La Salle HS, Concord; UCLA)

Track and field[edit]
Jones-Drew ran track for the De La Salle (CA) track team. He was a member of the 4 x 100 metres relay, that posted a personal best time of 42.20 seconds. At the age of 16, he posted a personal best time of 10.80 seconds in the 100 meters.

In addition to football, Jones-Drew was also a track star at the University of California, Los Angeles.. He also competed in the 60 meters and 200 meters, posting personal bests of 7.29 seconds and 22.19 seconds, respectively.

He also specialized in the 55 meters, with a personal best of 6.85 seconds, and in the 60 metres hurdles, with a personal best of 10.04 seconds.

Personal bests[edit]
Event Time (seconds) Venue Date
55 meters 6.85 Annapolis, Maryland January 14, 2006
60 meters 7.29 Newport, England February 3, 2006
100 meters 10.80 Cerritos, California May 31, 2002
200 meters 22.19 Newport, England February 4, 2006

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Jones-Drew

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