05/11/2013 Lobos Women Finish Second, Men Third at MW Outdoor ChampionshipsThe Lobo women racked up 145.5 team points over the four-day meet, while the men combined for 149 05/10/2013 Women in Second Place, Men Third after Third Day of MW ChampionshipsThe Lobo women are in second place while the men sit in third after the third day of action at the MW Track Championships. 04/12/2013 Lobo Women Upend Air Force, Northern Colorado at TriangularThe Lobo women claimed victories over Air Force and Northern Colorado, while the men beat UNC. 04/06/2013 Lobo Track & Field Shines at Don Kirby Tailwind InvitationalJoe Franklin's Lobos tallied 55 top-10 finishes at the Great Friends of UNM Track & Field Stadium on Saturday. 04/04/2013 Lobos Vying for Success at Don Kirby Tailwind InvitationalJoe Franklin's Lobos are hosting their one home outdoor meet, the Don Kirby Tailwind Invite, this weekend 02/08/2013 Don Kirby Elite InvitationalThe Lobos hosted a preeminent field of teams at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational at the Albuquerque Convention Center. 01/19/2013 Cherry & Silver InvitationalThe Lobos open their 2013 track & field campaign hosting the Cherry & Silver Invite in the Albuquerque Convention Center. 05/12/2012 2012 MW Outdoor ChampionshipsThe UNM track and field team takes on the MW at the conference championships in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 9-12. 02/10/2012 Don Kirby InvitationalThe Lobos played host to some of the premier institutions across the nation at the Don Kirby Invite, Feb. 10, 2012. 01/28/2012 UNM Track - January 2012The Lobos start to 2012 year by travelling to the NAU Open and hosting the Cherry & Silver and the New Mexico Invite. NEW MEXICO2012 Indoor: Competed in the 60-meter hurdles at six meets...Tallied a 8.27* time at the NAU Lumberjack Open, placing third...Seized fifth at the Cherry & Silver Invitational with a 8.28* time...Claimed a 8.12* to place second at the New Mexico Invitational...Ran an 8.07* time at the New Mexico Classic, earning fifth...Posted a season-best 8.02* in the preliminary round at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational, and placed 13th in the finals with an 8.14* time...Posted a fifth-place time of 8.09* at the Mountain West Championships. 2012 Outdoor: Ran in the 110 hurdles every race except one...Opened at the UTEP Springtime Invitational, placing third in the 110 hurdles (14.81*)...Placed top-five three straight meets, finishing third at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational (14.67*), fifth at the UTEP Invitational (14.74*) and fifth at the Mt. SAC Relays (14.32)...Posted nearly identical times at back-to-back meets, running a 14.53 at the Beach Invitational (11th) and 14.58 at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational (2nd)...Recorded a season-best 14.37* at the Texas Tech Red Raider Classic, finishing fourth...Placed sixth at the MW Championships, clocking a 14.41* time...Also competed with the Lobos' vaunted 4x100 relay team, as the squad combined for runner-up at the MW Championships...Qualified to the First Round of the NCAA Championships, finish 42nd with a 14.45 time. 2011 Indoor: Competed in six meets all in the 60 hurdles... Had a personal best for the season at the UNM Don Kirby Invitational with a time of 7.94...Placed second in the 60MH at the Mountain West Championships with a time of 7.99, barely missing first place by .08 of a second. 2011 Outdoor: Had a solid year competing in both the 100 meter Hurdles and the 4x100m relay at every meet that was competed in... Had a seasons best of 14.25 in the Hurdles and 40.81 in the 4x100 relay... Placed fourth at the Mountain West Championships in the 100MH with a time of 14.36, and placed second in the 4x100 meter relay where he ran the third leg...Time from the MW Championships in the 100MH qualified him for the West Preliminary Round for the NCAA's where he ran a personal best... Great way to finish the season. 2010 Indoor: Ran in six meets...Opened at the Lobo Opener, picking up seventh in the 200m dash (22.79s) and third in the 60m dash (6.99s)...Notched a third-place finish in the 60m hurdles at the Cherry & Silver Invitational, clocking in at 8.29s...Was runner up in the 60m hurdles at the Lobo Challenge, with a time of 8.11s...Won the 60m hurdles at the Air Force Invitational, repeating his 8.11s time...Runner up in the 60m hurdles at the MWC Championships, with a then-personal record of 8.09s. 2010 Outdoor: Top 110m-hurdler this season with a personal best time of 14.41 at the Don Kirby Invitational...scored at the MWC Championships with a time of 14.39 good for second place...had the 41st best time in the country heading into the NCAA Regionals...ran the third leg of the men's 4x100 relay team, which finished second at the MWC Championships. FRESNO STATEMember of the Fresno State track team during the 2008-09 season, but did not compete. HIGH SCHOOLA 2008 graduate of Dominguez High School in Compton, Calif...two-time CIF state champion in the 110-meter hurdles...won the league title in the 300 hurdles and 110 hurdles as both a junior and senior...named to the USA Today 2008 Track & Field Dream Team...school record time of 13.87 in the 110 hurdles at the 2008 Mt. SAC Relays...clocked a time of 13.96 in the CIF State Championship finals...ran a best of 39.10 in the 300 hurdles at the CIF Divisional finals...four-year letterman for coach Darryl Smith PERSONALBorn in Los Angeles, Calif...nickname is Dee...son of Michelene McCants and the late Don Walker...Criminology major. PERSONAL BESTSIndoor Outdoor TRACK & FIELD HONORS All-Mountain West Indoor Team: 2010 (60 hurdles) & 2011 (60H) * indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol |
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