Albion College

Specialty: Jumps, Hurdles 

Height: 6-1

Personal Bests:

• 110-meter hurdles- 15.74
• High Jump- 2.11m (6' 11")
• Long Jump- 6.42m
• Triple Jump- 14.15m (46’ 5 ¼”)
• 60 meters- 8.40

About Richard: A two-time all-Great Lakes Region performer and 2016 all-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association performer in indoor track & field...Plays defensive back for the Briton football team...Named of the Junior Student-Athletes of the Year by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee in 2018.

Notable Performances:

2018-19 Indoor Season

• Gained all-region and all-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association awards when he won the league title in the high jump (6' 8")
• Claimed the MIAA bronze medal in the 60 meter hurdles (8.40)
• Named the MIAA Field Athlete of the Week for Dec. 3,  soaring 45’ 6 ½” to finish second in the triple jump and 6’ 4 ¼” to finish fourth in the high jump in a meet at Tiffin University

2018 Outdoor Season

• Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association runner up in the 110-meter hurdles (14.97) and triple jump (6.42 meters, 21' ¾")
• Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association third place in the high jump ( 6' 2 ¾")

2018 Indoor Season

• Achieved all-region distinction and qualified for the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championship in the high jump when he cleared the bar at 2.11 meters (the equivalent of 6’ 11”) in the Joe Banks Invitational in February
• Gained all-region distinction in the triple jump, sailing 14.15 meters (46’ 5 ¼”) in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championship
• Achieved all-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association distinction with his league championship in the high jump, clearing the bar at 2.05 meters (6’ 8 ¾”), a meet record
• Claimed the MIAA silver medal in the triple jump (46’ 5 ¼”)
• Achieved school record when he sailed 46' in the triple jump at Ohio Northern in February

2017 Outdoor Season

• Achieved all-Great Lakes Region distinction when he cleared the high jump at 6’ 6 ¼” in a March 25 meet at Indiana Wesleyan University
• Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association runner-up in the triple jump (43' 8 ½”) and scored sixth place performances in the high jump and long jump

2016 Outdoor Season

• Cleared 6' 7" in the high jump in an April meet at Ohio Northern to secure all-region status
• MIAA Championship: third place in the 110-meter hurdles (15.91 seconds) and fourth place in the high jump (6' 1 ½")

2016 Indoor Season

• Gained all-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association distinction by clearing the bar at 6' 4" to win the high jump
• MIAA runner-up finish in the 60-meter hurdles (8.61 seconds) and sixth place in the triple jump (42' 1 ½")