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2012-13 Men's Track and Field Roster

Ja’Quan Patterson

Ja’Quan Patterson

  • Position:
    Jumps/Sprints
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Ypsilanti, Mich.
  • High School:
    Ypsilanti

Summary

Biography

Patterson All-Time Results

Horizon League Runner-Up: 
2011 Indoor- Long Jump
Rookie of the Year Award: 2010 Indoor
Most Improved Award: 2011 Indoor
Horizon League Indoor Field Athlete of the Week: Dec. 12, 2012; Jan, 22, 2013

Career Marks:
Varsity Letters: 3
60m:                   7.29
100m:                11.55
Long Jump:     23’ 2.5”        #4 Titan
Triple Jump:    46’ 3.25”     #3 Titan

2012 Outdoor: Horizon League scorer at HL Outdoor Championships at Milwaukee (May 4-6) placing 3rd in triple jump with season best of 45’8.5” and 4th in long jump at 22’0.25”... Won both horizontal jumps versus Oakland (Apr. 7) with respective jumps of 43’11.75” and 22’3.5” and ran 100m PR of 11.55.

2012 Indoor: Horizon League scorer placing 3rd in long jump with PR of 23’2.5” and 5th in triple jump with  indoor PR of 45’ 5.25” at HL Indoor Championships at Youngstown State (Feb. 25-26)... Won IPFW (Jan. 28) triple jump at 44’6.25” and 2nd in long jump at 21’6.75”... 22’8” long jump at Youngstown State (Feb. 3-4).

2011 Outdoor: Opened with outdoor triple jump best 44’11.75” for 11th at Colonial Relays… Won triple jump with PR of 45’ 7.25” in Oakland Dual… Won hometown Eastern Michigan Twilight long jump with outdoor best of 22’ 9”… Scored in both jumps at Horizon League taking 3rd in long jump- 22’ 7.25” and 5th in triple jump with PR of 46’ 3.25”.

2011 Indoor:  Shared team Most Improved with Joe Raffin… Horizon League runner-up in long jump with PR of 23’2.5” and 7th in triple jump with PR of 45’ 1”… Runner-up in long jump at:  Notre Dame-21’8”; Macomb- 21’11” and Simmons-Harvey Invite-22’ 4.25”…  All triple jumps were farther than previous year... 42’11.75” in opener at Notre Dame… Won at Chippewa Invite with 44’9” PR.

2010 Outdoor: Set a PR in the long jump (22-8) to take fourth at the Horizon League meet... Finalist in triple jump finishing ninth (41-8.75)... Won the triple jump at the Oakland Dual (41-7.25)... Took second in the long jump (22-1).

2010 Indoor: Shared team Rookie of the Year honors with Vince Lefler... Broke into Titan Top 10 in the long jump (21-8.25) with his third place finish at Eastern Michigan... Also made triple jump debut at at Eastern Michigan (39-6)... Set triple jump PR (42-6.75) at Grand Valley... Set long jump PR (22-2.25) for fourth at the Horizon League meet... Also finished eighth in triple jump (41-11.25).

High School: Earned runner-up in the long jump as a senior and was a member of the fifth place 4x400-meter relay at the Division 2 championships... Was also the regional champion in the long jump and placed seventh in the state championships.

Personal: Son of Tanisha and John Patterson

Major: Business administration

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Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Freshman

    Jumps/Sprints
  • 2010-11Sophomore

    Jumps/Sprints
  • 2011-12Junior

    Jumps/Sprints
  • 2012-13Senior

    Jumps/Sprints