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Jarrett Mickens
Jumps/Sprints
2008-09 Men's Track & Field
Jarrett Mickens

2010: One of Valpo’s best runners and jumpers as a junior … ranked among Crusaders’ best sprinters during the indoor season in the 200m (23.60) … recorded second-best indoor triple jump in team history (46’4¼”) at the Chicagoland Championships … led Valpo in the long jump with a distance of 22’4” in the indoor season for the fourth-longest jump all-time … paced Valpo in the outdoor season in the triple jump (47’3”) and long jump (23’10¼”), reaching second all-time in Crusader history in both categories … won the triple jump three times and the long jump once in the outdoor campaign … Horizon League runner-up in triple jump during the indoor season and the long jump in the outdoor season … also anchored season’s best 4x100m relay team at Polar Bear Invitational (45.60) … two-time Horizon League Male Field Athlete of the Week … named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll both semesters … honored as 2009-10 Valpo Male Athlete of the Year by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

2009: Saw action in the jumps and the sprints for the Crusaders … paced Valpo in both the long jump (20’4 ¼”) and triple jump (43’4 ¼”) during indoor season … also ranked among Crusaders’ top sprinters indoors, posting Valpo’s best times in the 200m (23.31) and 400m (53.71) dashes and ranking second in the 60m dash (7.35) … posted top time of 11.84 in the 100m dash during outdoor campaign … registered team-best long jump of 19’8 ¼” outdoors, while ranking second on the team in the triple jump (40’7 ½”) … named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll both semesters.

2008: Moved into fourth in Crusader history in the triple jump both indoors (44’0 3/4”, Chicagoland) and outdoors (44’8”, Hillsdale Gina Relays) ... posted a runner-up finish in the triple jump indoors at the Findlay Classic ... finished second in the triple jump outdoors at both the Ted Haydon Invitational and the Puma Invitational ... paced Valpo both indoors (21’2”, at Milwaukee) and outdoors (21’6”, Hillsdale Gina Relays) in the long jump as well as a freshman ... also competed in the sprints for the Crusaders.

Prep: A two-year letterwinner for the Warriors ... qualified for the indoor state meet ... an All-Conference and All-Sectional performer ... also received Academic All-Conference accolades.

Personal: Jarrett is the son of Warren and Joyce Mickens … major is biology … has earned Presidential academic honors during his time at Valpo … born April 14, 1989.

2008-09 Men's Track & Field
Men's Track & Field
Blane Bowen
Distance
Justin Bui
Distance
Nick Fagan
Distance
Bryan Gill
Distance
Tom Heun
Sprints/Hurdles/Jumps
Rich Krupar
Distance
Dustin Lawrence
Multis/Throws
Jarrett Mickens
Jumps/Sprints
Mack Morris
Distance
Tyler Toll
Distance
Jim Turchyn
Distance
W Track GVSU Last Chance Allendale, Mich.
May 11 No Team Score
Softball Valpo 2 Chicago, Ill.
May 11 Youngstown State 1
Softball Valpo 11 Chicago, Ill.
May 11 Youngstown State 9
Baseball Valpo 5 Chicago, Ill.
May 11 UIC 12
Baseball Valpo 2 Chicago, Ill.
May 12 UIC 5
Baseball Toledo 1 Emory G. Bauer Field
May 14 Valpo 6
M Golf NCAA Regional Championship Columbus, Ohio (The Ohio State University GC)
May 16 13th/13 (309)
Baseball Youngstown State 1 Emory G. Bauer Field
May 16 Valpo 4
M Golf NCAA Regional Championship Columbus, Ohio (The Ohio State University GC)
May 17 13th/13 (617)
Baseball Youngstown State 4 Emory G. Bauer Field
May 17 Valpo 7
Softball Valpo 0 Ann Arbor, Mich.
May 17 #7/8 Michigan 5
M Golf NCAA Regional Championship Columbus, Ohio (The Ohio State University GC)
May 18 13th/13 (927)
Baseball Youngstown State 2 Emory G. Bauer Field
May 18 Valpo 3
Softball Valpo 7 Ann Arbor, Mich.
May 18 Central Michigan 4
Softball Valpo 0 Ann Arbor, Mich.
May 18 California 6
Baseball Valpo Niles, Ohio
May 23, 10:00 a.m. UIC
Baseball Valpo Niles, Ohio
May 24, 10:00 a.m. Horizon League Championship
Baseball Valpo Niles, Ohio
May 25, 10:00 a.m. Horizon League Championship