- Aarik Wilson
Aarik Wilson (born
October 25 ,1982 inFallon, Nevada ) is an Americanlong jump er andtriple jump er. He attended Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.US National Indoor Triple Jump Champion 2007(17.28 m), 3rd National Indoor Championships in Long Jump 2007(8.00 m).
He also finished fifth at the2003 Pan American Games [ [http://www.grenadasports.org/Athletics/PanAm/Pan%20Am%20Games%202003%20T&F%20Results.htm 2003 Pan American Games results] ] and sixth at the 2006 World Athletics Final. He competed at the2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships without reaching the final round.His performances in 2006 earned him a ninth place on the
Track & Field News world ranking; his first ranking among the top ten.According to his biography page at usatf.org, his personal best
triple jump outdoors is 17.58 metres (57-8.25ft), achieved in August 2007 inLondon . His indoor PR in thetriple jump is 17.28 metres (56-8.5ft). Wilson's PR in thelong jump is 8.17 metres(26-9.75ft).He won the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Eugene,OR with a best jump of 17.43 metres (57-2.25ft).
Wilson also holds the Nevada Interscholastic Athletic Association (NIAA) 4A State Meet record in the
triple jump , with a mark of 51-01.25 feet, set in 2001 as a senior at Churchill County High School in Fallon, NV.References
External links
*iaaf name|id=188125|name=Aarik Wilson
* [http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/Wilson_Aarik.asp USATF bio]
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