The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Devon Bond
- Position:
- Jumps
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 177
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Mt. Vernon, N.Y.
- High School:
- Trenton [NJ] Central
Career Bests: Indoor High Jump (7-0.25 /2.14m), Indoor Triple Jump (50-4.75 /15.36m), Outdoor High Jump (6-10 /2.09m), Outdoor Triple Jump (50-5.5 /15.38m)
Honors
· Two-time All-Big 12
2007-08
Outdoor (Freshman)
· Finished 11th in the triple jump with a 50-1.25 (15.27m) at the NCAA Midwest Regional
· Posted a regional qualifier and personal-best 50-5.5 (15.38m) in the triple jump to finish seventh at the Big 12 Championships
Indoor (Freshman)
· Placed seventh at the Big 12 Championships in the triple jump with a 50-3.25 (15.32m)
· Cleared 6-8.25 (2.04m) in the high jump, placing fourth at the New Balance meet
· Also set a personal best with a 50-4.75 (15.36m) in the triple jump to finish second at the New Balance meet
· Tied for 10th in the high jump (6-6.75/2.00m) and placed seventh in the triple jump (49-0.25/14.94m) at the Razorback Invitational
· Cleared 6-8.25 (2.04m) at the Leonard Hilton Memorial placing seventh
· Started the season tying for fourth place at the Houston Indoor in the high jump reaching 6-8.25 (2.04m)
High School
· One of the nation[apos]s top high jumpers and one of four seven-footers during the 2007 indoor season
· 2007 Nike Indoor National High Jump Champion ... added runner-up honors in the triple jump at the Nike championship meet
· Recorded three of the top 10 indoor triple jump marks in the nation by a high school student in 2007
· Two-time New Jersey Scholastic I-AA Central Jersey Group IV Champion won the high jump and triple jump and set the meet record in the triple (48-2)
· Outstanding Boys[apos] Performer of the meet at the 13th (2007) Annual Hispanic Games after setting the meet triple jump record and adding a second win in the high jump
· 2006 Penn Relays High Jump Champion in the high school section
· 2006 USA Track and Field Athlete of the Year in the young men section
· Boasts a personal best height of 7-feet at the New Jersey Indoor State Relays in 2007
· Cleared highest outdoor high jump mark of 6-10 during the 2007 season
· Landed in a career-best and New Jersey High School record of 50-0.25 at the New Jersey group championships meet
· Two-year honor roll student at TCHS
Personal
Born in Georgetown, Guyana ... son of Mollyann Wilkinson and Errol Bond ... has three siblings, Dexter, Simone and Shawn ... enrolled in the college of liberal arts.
