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NEW MEXICO:Nationally elite triple jumper who is coming off a breakthrough 2008 campaign...expected to contend for an NCAA Championships berth and gold medal in the powerful MWC triple jump field this year...set the UNM indoor record and recorded the second-best outdoor jump in program history last year...became the first UNM woman to compete in the event at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships...also a regional qualifier and all-MWC candidate in the long jump, where she ranks 3rd all-time at UNM...two-time Academic All-MWC...2008: (outdoor) NCAA Regional qualifier in both the triple jump and long jump...ranked 2nd in the powerful MWC and T-24th nationally with a top triple jump mark of 42-10.75 (Albuquerque) - No. 2 all-time at UNM...was the Lobos' No. 2 long jumper, rankings 3rd in the MWC and T-35th nationally with a career-best mark of 20-06.25 (El Paso, Texas)...4th in the TJ (41-05.00) and 7th in the LJ (19-04.25) at the MWC Championships...capped the year with a 12th place finish (41-09.25) in her NCAA Regional debut...10 competitions on the season...over 41 feet in 5 of her 6 TJ competitions, including twice over 42 feet...mark of 42-05.50 to place 4th at the Texas Relays (sec. B)...won the event at the Mt. SAC Relays and home...Academic All-MWC... (indoor) Broke Lavern Clarke's 18-year-old triple jump record and surpassed her previous best by over 2 1/2 feet with an NCAA provisional qualifying jump of 42-07.00 (T-19th nationally) at the MWC Championships...earned all-MWC honors for the first time with a 3rd place finish - 3 spots higher than her seed and the best by a Lobo since 2003...competed 6 times, including 5 triple jump events...jumped over 40 feet in her final 3 meets with a victory at Washington's last chance meet (40-10.25)... 2007: (outdoor) Ranked 2nd on the team (8th MWC) in the triple jump with a season-best mark of 40-01.25 in a 2nd place finish at the Don Kirby Invite in Albuquerque (April 28)...went on to place 6th (39-07.75) in the event at the MWC Championships...top long jump mark of 18-00.50 ranked 4th on the team (21st MWC)...5 top-4 finishes in her 10 competitions (6 meets)...Academic All-MWC...(indoor) Was the Lobos' No. 2 triple jumper (7th MCW) in her debut season, recording a top mark of 39-05.25 in a 7th place finish at the MWC Championships in Albuquerque...also had a season-best mark of 17-06.75 in the long jump at the MWC meet (16th)...12 competitions in 6 meets... HIGH SCHOOL:A 2006 graduate of Albuquerque Highland High School...competed for head coach Elmer Martinez...Gatorade Girl's Track & Field Athlete of the Year for the state of New Mexico in `06...one of the nation's premier triple jumpers as a senior with a top mark of 39-09.50...was easily the best in the state despite being hampered with an injured quad much of the season...won the class 5A TJ title with a leap of 38-08.00 (wind-aided)...set the state meet record with her 2nd-best mark, a wind-legal 38-06.75...won the event at the Great Southwest Classic (38-04.25) as well...state long jump champion with a mark of 18-00.25...best LJ mark of '06 was 18-03.50...also recruited by Arizona, UNLV and New Mexico State...3-year letterwinner, playing guard for the Hornet basketball team...PERSONAL:Born Dec. 28, 1987 in Albuquerque, N.M...age is 20...full name is Deanna Ashia Young...daughter of Eddie and Mary Young...major is Psychology.COLLEGIATE BESTS - OUTDOOR COLLEGIATE BESTS - INDOOR |
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