Will Henderson Season 2019

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COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 60m – 6.65, 60mH – 7.90, 100m – 10.49 (1.4), 200m – 22.01, Long Jump – 7.76m

RECORDS: Holds school record in 60m race (6.65).

ON A NATIONAL STAGE
NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/6-9): Ran the opening leg of the 4x100-meter relay that finished 14th at the NCAA Championships with a time of 39.53.
NCAA East Prelims (5/24-26): Ran the opening leg of the 4x100-meter relay that qualified for the NCAA East Prelims...Ran the opening leg of the 4x100-meter relay that advanced to the NCAA Championships with a 12th-place finish with its time of 39.61.

AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/22-23/19): Competed in three events (60m, 60mH, Long jump).
Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/11-5/13/18): Member of the 4x100-meter relay that tallied a runner-up finish with its time of 39.21, which ranks second in program history...Ran a personal-best time of 10.49 in the prelims and the final of the 100-meter dash, which is tied for No. 9 in program history...Finished eighth in the 100-meter dash with his time of 10.49.
Big Ten Championships (2/23-24/18): Finished 11th in the long jump with his leap of 23-2 (7.06m) and placed 14th in the 60-meter hurdles (8.06).

2019 Outdoor

Season: Won the long jump event at the ASU Invitational…Jumped a season best 7.65m in the long jump at the Virginia Challenge.

ASU Invitational (3/22-23): Placed first in the  long jump (7.22m). Virginia Challenge (4/19-20): Jumped a season-best distance of 7.65m.

2019 Indoor

Season: Competed in three events at the Big Ten Championships…Set personal-best marks in the 60m, 60mH and long jump…Set school record in the 60m at the Simmon Harvey Big Ten Invitational at Michigan.

Simmon-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (1/19): Set school record in the 60m with a time of 6.65…Placed second in the long jump. Penn State National (1/25-26): Set personal bests in long jump (7.76m) and 60mH (7.90).

2018 Outdoor

Season: Competed in six meets…Member of the 4x100 relay team that qualified for NCAA East Prelims…4x100 time ranks second in program history. Member of 4x100 relay team that finished in the top 15 at the NCAA Championships.

LSU Battle on the Bayou (4/7): 4x100m relay team opened year with 39.91 time to place second. Virginia Challenge (4/20-21): Won the long jump event for first win of the season.

2018 Indoor

Season: Ran a then-career-best time of 7.96 in the 60-meter hurdles to finish second at the Nittany Lion Challenge...At the time, tallied a career-best time of 6.83 in the 60-meter dash to finish first at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup...Recorded a career-best time of 22.01 to place third at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup...Posted a then-career-best leap of 23-11 (7.29m) in the long jump to finish first at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup.

BEFORE PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: 55m: 6.31, 55mH: 7.24, 60mH: 7.79 60m: 6.82, 100m: 10.52, 110mH: 14.02, long jump: 25-2, high jump: 6-6
Earned four varsity letters at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute...Won Baltimore city championship in both indoor and outdoor...Won two regional indoor championships...Recorded nine school records...Holds state record in long jump indoor & outdoor...Holds 3A state record in the long jump...Holds Millrose High School 55m dash record...Named Baltimore Sun Athlete of the Year...Won seven state championships in six different events...Won Penn Relays long jump…Earned three New Balance Nationals All-America honors...Won New Balance National Championship in long jump.

PERSONAL
Parents are Trenita and Joey Henderson...Has one sibling, Trinity Henderson...Born on March 31, 1999...Majoring in recreation, park, and tourism management.