- Marquise Goodwin
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Marquise Goodwin Texas Longhorns — No. 84 Wide receiver Sophomore Major: Undecided Date of birth: November 19, 1990 Place of birth: Lubbock, Texas Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight: 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) Career history High school: Rowlett High School,
Rowlett, TexasCollege(s):
- University of Texas (2009–present)
Career highlights and awards - ESPN RISE All-Decade Track&Field Team
Stats at ESPN.com Marquise Goodwin Personal information Nationality American Born November 19, 1990
Lubbock, TexasHeight 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight 170 lb (77 kg) Sport Sport Track and Field Event(s) Long Jump Achievements and titles Personal best(s) Long Jump: 8.18, (Eugene 2009) Medal recordMen's athletics Competitor for the 
United StatesSummer Universiade Silver 2011 Shenzhen Long Jump World Junior Championships Gold 2008 Bydgoszcz Long Jump Marquise Goodwin (born November 19, 1990, in Lubbock, Texas) is a sprinter and jumper for the University of Texas track team and also competes in football as a wide receiver. Currently he is a sophomore on scholarship to run track for the University of Texas-Austin track team and is one of the premier underclassmen in country in the long jump as well as the 60 metres and 100 metres dashes and the triple jump. He competed in five events during his high school track career at Rowlett High School[1] where he broke the National High School record in the long jump at the U.S. Championships, finishing with a mark of 8.18 m (26 ft 10 in).[2][3][4] Goodwin is from Rowlett, Texas.
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High school career
Goodwin caught 61 passes for 776 yards (12.7 average) and seven touchdowns in 2009 football season, had the second fastest 100-meter time (10.38) in the state, was the state champion in the triple jump and long jump, and was a member of the state title winning 4×100 relay team.[5] Goodwin finished first in the long jump at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Bydgoszcz, Poland[6] and hopes to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7]
College career
Goodwin's first touchdown of his freshman year came in a 16-13 victory over rival Oklahoma October 17, 2009 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.[8] Goodwin returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown to seal the Longhorns' win over Texas A&M November 27, 2009.[9]
References
- ^ HS Hero: Marquise Goodwin May 26, 2009 Fox HiLites
- ^ Future Longhorn Marquise Goodwin sets national high school record in long jump at U.S.; Championships Goodwin posted a 26-10 to break the 20-year-old record of 26-9.25 set by Dion Bentley.
- ^ http://www.iaaf.org/WJC08/news/kind=100/newsid=45869.html
- ^ Jack Pfeifer Marquise Goodwin jumps 26-10 for national high school record June 28, 2009 MileSplit.us
- ^ College football recruiting: Marquise Goodwin ESPN
- ^ http://www.burntorangenation.com/2009/1/16/724914/recruiting-spotlight-marqu
- ^ http://www.dailytexanonline.com/content/texas-relays-2010-goodwin-lives-dream-playing-two-ut-sports
- ^ http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292900251
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=481791
External links
- IAAF profile for Marquise Goodwin
- Texas Longhorns football bio
Teams 4×100: Forest Brook (2001) | 4×200: Glenville (2004) | 4×400: New Bern (2009) | 4×800: Albemarle (2009) | Distance medley: South Lakes (2001)Categories:- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Lubbock, Texas
- High school national record holder
- American football wide receivers
- Texas Longhorns football players
- American long jumpers
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