| Demetrius Murray |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Tacoma, Washington
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| High School:
Foss HS
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| Height:
6-2
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| Position:
Triple Jump, Long Jump
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WSU CAREER.
JUNIOR (1998-99): Indoor - Finished second in both long jump and triple jump at MPSF Championships (2/20/99, Reno)...long jump distance of 7.50m/24-7 1/4i was PR...top triple jump mark of 15.41m/50-6 3/4i came at Husker Invite...Outdoor - Triple jump runner up at NCAA Championships with PR of 16.46m/54-0w (6/5/99, Boise)...All-American...best legal TJ mark was NCAA AQ 16.29m/53-5 3/4 at Modesto (5/8/99)...top long jump mark of 7.71m/25-3 1/2w was second place at Pac-10 Championships (5/22/99, Tempe)...third in triple at same meet (15.72m/51-7)...qualified for summer competition at World University Games in Spain...did not place...
SOPHOMORE (1997-98): Indoor - Leaped a lifetime-best 7.17m/23-6 3/4i for fourth place at Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships (2/28/98, Reno)...grabbed second place in triple jump at same meet with 15.22m/49-11 1/4i...Outdoor - Upped pr in long jump by nine inches with 7.31m/23-11 3/4 leap at Stanford Qualifier (5/16/98, Stanford)...Pac-10 Championship finishes of fifth in triple jump and sixth in long jump...
FRESHMAN (1996-97): Indoor - Contributed solid marks to Cougar jumping corps...long jump personal best came in prelims at Mountain Pacific Sports Federation meet at 6.43m/21-1 1/4i (2/22/97, Reno)...also leaped to triple jump pr at MPSF with third-place finish of 15.37m/50-5 1/4i...Outdoor - Upped long jump pr to 7.08m/23-2 3/4 with third at UW dual (4/12/97, Seattle)...beginner's luck earned second and pr in triple jump of 15.73m/51-7 1/4w at Cal Poly Invitational (3/15/97, San Luis Obispo)...eighth longest triple in WSU all-time records...finished sixth in triple at Pac-10 meet with 14.92m/48-11 1/2 mark...long jump leap of 6.78m/22-3 was 12th.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER: Earned two varsity letters in track at Henry Foss High...as a JUNIOR triple jumped 47-10 1/2 to earn state champion honors...as a SENIOR placed fourth at the national meet at Arcadia, Calif.
PERSONAL: Born 7/22/78 at Tacoma, Wash...mother Sandra Murray is a merchandiser...father to Shaya Evan Murray (6/20/96)...majoring in communications/education at WSU.
DEMETRIUS MURRAY'S WASHINGTON STATE BESTS: Indoor: 60m - 7.39i (1/16/99, Cheney), Long jump - 7.50m/24-7 1/4i (2/20/99, Reno), Triple jump - 15.41m/50-6 3/4i (2/6/99, Lincoln). Outdoor - Long jump - 7.31m/23-11 3/4 (5/16/98, Stanford), 7.71m/25-3 1/2w (5/22/99, Tempe), Triple jump - 16.29m/53-5 2/4 SR (5/8/99, Modesto), 16.46m/54-0w (6/4/99, Boise)
