Preston Williams
Preston Williams

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.

High School:
East H.S.

Event:
Multis/Hurdles

Birthdate:
10/18/1988

Williams' Personal Bests
110 m hurdles (out.)	15.12	             2008
100m dash (out.)	11.75	             2008
400m dash (out.)	54.85	             2008
1500m run (out.)	5:49.05	             2008
Long jump (out.)	6.19m (20-03.75)     2008
High jump (out.)	1.85m (6-00.75)	     2008
Pole vault (out.)	3.00m (9-10.00)	     2008
Decathlon (out.)	3105	             2008
Shot put (out.)	       10.99	             2008
Discus (out.)	       27.39m (89-10)	     2008
Javelin (out.)	       30.67m (100-07)	     2008
55m dash (in.)	        6.96	             2008
55m hurdles (in.)	7.65	             2008
60m dash (in.)	        7.46	             2008
60m hurdles (in.)       8.27            2/28/2009
400m dash (in.)	       54.64	             2008
1000m (in.)	     3:18.71	             2008
High jump (in.)	        1.87m (6-01.50)	     2008
Long jump (in.)         6.60m (21-08.00)     2008
Triple Jump (in.)      13.01m (42-11.00)     2008
Shot put (in.)	       11.44m (37-06.50)     2008
Pole vault (in.)	3.15m (10-04.00)     2008
Heptathlon (in.)	4320	             2008

2008 Outdoor: Competed as a decathlete in the 2008 outdoor season for the Tigers...During the meets leading up to the C-USA Championships, participated in the 110 hurdles, long jump and high jump...Posted a personal best height in the high jump at 1.75m (5-08.75) at the Rhodes Open Meet...Set a personal best time for the 110m hurdles at 15.12 finishing in eighth place at the Ole Miss Invitational...Also set a personal best long jump mark of 6.19m (20-03.75) at the same meet...At the 2008 C-USA Outdoor Championships, competed in the decathlon setting a personal best All-Conference score with a mark of 3105 which was good enough to take fifth place...During the decathlon, set personal best marks in the 100m dash with a time of 11.75, shot put with a throw of 10.99, high jump with a leap of 1.85m (6-00.75), pole vault with a height of 3.00m (9-10.00), discus with a toss of 27.39m (89-10), javelin with a throw of 30.67m (100-07), 400m dash with a time of 54.85 and the 1500m run with a time of 5:49.05.

2008 Indoor: Competed in six meets while participating in several different events including the indoor heptathlon during the 2008 indoor season for the Tigers...Set a personal best long jump mark of 6.60m (21-08.00) in the first meet of the year at the Arkansas State Kickoff Meet...Also at the Arkansas State Kickoff Meet, set a personal best marks in the 400m dash with a time of 54.64 and the shot put with a distance of 11.44m (37-06.50)...Set a high jump personal best during the heptathlon at the Arkansas State Invitational with a mark of 1.87m (6-01.50)...Set a personal best 55m hurdles time at the same meet in the preliminaries with a time of 7.65 and a personal best 1000m time during the heptathlon with a time of 3:18.71...At the 2008 C-USA Indoor Championships, set a personal best record time of 8.38 in the 60m hurdles earning him sixth place... Also during the C-USA Championships, set a personal best 60m dash time of 7.46 during the heptathlon...Set a season best heptathlon score at the Arkansas State Invitational with a score total of 4320.

PREP: Attended East High School lettering in track and field for four years, under coach Gary Deberry...Specialized in the decathlon...Also participated in football and basketball...Earned all-metro team in 2006 and 2007.

PERSONAL: Full name is Preston Allan Williams...Born on October 18, 1988, in Memphis,Tenn., to Sharren Williams...Has two siblings; Amanda and Brandon...Majoring in accounting.
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