2007-08 Men's Track and Field Roster
Jason Miller
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Stafford, Va.
- High School:
- Colonial Forge HS
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PERSONAL BESTS as of October 25, 2007
POST-SEASON HISTORY
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- All-Big 12
- Academic All-Big 12
YEAR-BY-YEAR
2007:
Outdoor: NCAA Regional qualifier for the first time in his career, leaping to huge career best in the triple jump at the Big 12 Championships with a mark of 49-4¼ (15.04m) into a 1.2 m/s headwind to place ninth ... reached season's best of 6-8¾ in the high jump a the Kansas Relays ... winner of the Central College Open high jump. Indoor: 11th at the Big 12 Indoor Championships in the triple jump with career-best 47-7 (14.50m) marking ... recorded season bests of 20-7 in the long jump and 6-5½ in the high jump ... winner of the MU All-Comers triple jump.
2006:
Outdoor: Earned All-Big 12 honors with a seven-place showing at the Big 12 Championships, leaping to 6-8¾, clearing that height five times for a season's best. Indoor: Captured a new indoor personal best with a 6-7½ leap at the Missouri All-Comers meet ... placed 10th at the Big 12 Indoor Championships (6-7).
2005:
Outdoor: USATF Junior National qualifier ... jumped season high of 6-9 at a USATF Club meet in June ... winner of the Billy Hayes Classic high jump event (6-8¾) ... was over 2.05-meter bar in four meets during season. Indoor: Placed 14th in the Big 12 Championships in the triple jump with 44-11¾ leap ... season-best triple jump came at the Iowa State Classic with 46-4 (14.12m) leap ... had a 6-4, season-best high jump at the Northern Iowa Invite ... winner of the Missouri All-Comers triple jump event ... triple jumped over 45 feet in three meets.
High School:
2003 High School All-American from adidas High School Championships where he jumped his personal best of 6-10¾ (2.10m) ... in Virginia was a six-time All-State, six- time All-Area, and 22-time All-County and All-District performer ... named Co-Prep Athlete of the Year by the Stafford County Sun ... he and his brother went 1-2 at the Virginia High School Championships, first sibling duo to do so in state history ... high school PRs - HJ, 6-10¾, adidas Outdoor Championships; LJ - 21-6; TJ - 46-8½ ... high school coach - Tori Helmer.
Personal:
Son of Jimmie & Melanie Miller ... majoring in biochemistry, pre-med ... twin brother, Jerome Miller, jumped 7-1 in high school, is now a multi-time NCAA All-American, and is a senior at Georgia Tech, coached by Missouri record holder and Olympian Nat Page ... has two other siblings, Jimmie (20) and Jetaime (12) ... cousin, Franklin Jacobs, set a World Record in the high jump at the 1978 Milrose Games in Madison Square Garden and was a three-time NCAA national champion at Farleigh Dickinson ... born August 14, 1986 in Silver Springs, Md.
