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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.
