Precious Selmon Class: Senior Hometown: Crystal City, Mo. High School: Crystal City HS Height: 5-2 Event: Hurdles/Jumps Experience: 2L

NEW MEXICO

2012 Indoor: Participated at four meets...OPened with a 19th-place effort in the 200-meter dash at the NAU Lumberjack Invitational, finishing in 26.41*...Clocked a 25.86* time in the 200 and a 1:01.65* time in the 400 at the Cherry & Silver Invite to place 47th and 39th, respectively...Tied for fifth in the long jump at the New Mexico Invite, reaching 18-7 1/4...Claimed third place in the 60 hurdles at the Mountain West Indoor Championships with a 8.55* time...Also placed 11th in the long jump at the conference meet with an 18-1 mark.

2012 Outdoor: Competed at five meets, primarily in the 100-meter hurdles...Opened at the UTEP Springtime Invitational, placing fifth in the 100 hurdles (14.71*) and 13t in the 400 (1:04.12*)...Placed fourth in the 100 hurdles at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invite with a time of 13.92* and fifth in the event at the Texas Tech Red Raider Open 13.99*...At the MW Outdoor Championships, took runner-up honors in the 100 hurdles with a 13.97*...At the first round of the NCAA Outdoor meet, claimed 43rd with a 13.89 time.

2011 Indoor: Participated in four meets...Was named to the 2011 Indoor All-MWC Team in the 60-meter hurdles with a first-place time of 8.41...Registered a fourth-place finish in the women's pentathlon at the MWCIndoor Track & Field Championships...Finished second in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2011 Lobo Open with a 8.72 time, and registered a 5th-place finish in the long jump with a mark of 18-3...At the Mew Mexico Classic and Multis, Selmon posted a 7th-place finish in the long jump (18-4 1/2 finish) and a 4th-place finish in the 60 meter hurdles (8.63 finish)...At the Don Kirby Invite, she recorded a sixth-place finish in the 60 meter hurdles (with a time of 8.92) and another sixth-place finish in the long jump (with a mark of 19-2 3/4)...Moutain West Conference Champion in the 60 meter hurdles, finishing in 8.41.

2011 Outdoor: Competed at nine separate meets...Posted a 10th-place finish in the 100 meter hurdles, finishing in 14.33...Notched a first-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles at both the 2011 UTEP Invitational with a time of 13.76 and the New Mexico Tailwind Invitational with a time of 13.62.. Named All-MWC in the 100-meter hurdles and recorded a 13:64 finish at the MWC Outdoor Track & Field Championships...Posted a pair of fourth-place finishes in the long jump at the Tailwind Invitational (19-11) and the UTEP Invitational (19-8 1/4)...Logged a third-place finish in the long jump at the MWC Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a 19-4 1/4 mark.

2010 Indoor: Participated at four meets in the long jump, 60m dash, and 60m hurdles...At the Lobo Opener, Selmon notched a fourth-place finish in the long jump (18-3 3/4) and a second place in the 60m dash (7.74)...Finaled in the 60m hurdles at the Cherry & Silver Invitational, picking up third place after a 8.55 time...Won the Lobo Challenge in the 60m hurdles (time of 8.47) and placed fourth in the long jump (reaching 18-1 1/4)...Finaled in the long jump at the Air Force Invitational, winning sixth with a 18-6 3/4 mark.

2010 Outdoor: Competed five times...Picked up three top-10 finishes in the 100m hurdles, including an 8th place at the UTEP Invitational (14.99s), 4th at the TCU Invitational (14.56s), and 5th at the Don Kirby Invitational (14.49)...Recorded a personal-best time 14.47 in the 100m hurdles at the MWC Championships...Hit a personal-best mark of 16-11 3/4 (5.16m) in the long jump at the Don Kirby Invitational, good for tenth...Placed at the TCU Invitational in the long jump with a mark of 16-8 1/4 (5.09m).

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2009 graduate of Crystal City (Mo.) High School...6-time class 2 state champion in the long jump ('09), 100m ('08-'09), 100 hurdles ('08-'09), and 300 hurdles ('09)...swept all four events as a senior to lead the Hornets to a third place finish in the team standings for the second straight year...finished her career with state records in all four events...12-time all-conference and all-district selection in the same four events (2006-09)...prep bests of 12.04 in the 100m, 25.44 in the 200, 13.90 in the 100 hurdles, 31-11.75 in the shot put, 5-04.00 in the high jump, 19-03.25 in the long jump, and 98-05 in the javelin...put up a score of 4,694 to finish third in the heptathlon at the '09 Great Southwest Classic at the G.F.O. UNM Track Stadium in Albuquerque...four-year letterwinner for coach Dan Ridgeway...member of Crystal City's state championship team as a freshman.

PERSONAL

Born in Festus, Mo...full name is Precious Carletta Selmon...Daughter of Joe and Josalyn Dunlap...Intends to major in Exercise Science and minor in Nutrition.

PERSONAL RECORDS

Indoor
60 meters: 7.73*
800 meters: 2:54.93*
60 m hurdles: 8.43*
High Jump: 5-4 1/2 (1.64m)
Long Jump: 19-2 3/4 (5.86m)
Shot Put: 32-3 (9.83m)
Pentathlon: 3,469 points

Outdoor
100 meters: 12.19*
200 meters: 25.52
400 meters: 1:04.12*
100m hurdles: 13.66*

TRACK & FIELD HONORS

• All-Mountain West Indoor Team, 2012, 60 hurdles
• All-Mountain West Outdoor Team, 2012, 100 hurdles

* indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol

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