Rayland Currie Season 2006-07

2007: Qualified for the 2007 NCAA Mideast Regional Championships in the triple jump with a mark of 15.17 meters (49-09.25) at the Dave Rankin Invitational. Scored for the Boilermakers at the 2007 Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the triple jump, placing eighth with a mark of 14.91 meters (48-11.00). 2007 TEAM CAPTAIN 2006: Won the long jump at the season-opening Boilermaker Invitational with a mark of 6.76 meters (22-02.25) ... Finished in the top 3 five times throughout the year with wins in the Boilermaker Invitational long jump and the Mike Poehlein Invitational triple jump ... Registered a season-best mark of 14.58 meters (47-10) in the triple jump to finish third at the Billy Hayes Invitational. 2005: Voted as one of eight team captains for 2006 ... Sixth-place finisher in the outdoor triple jump at the Big Ten Championships, landing at the 14.70 meter (48-2.75) mark ... Recorded pair of runner-up showings in the indoor triple jump. Posted a personal best of 14.83 (48-8) against Indiana State at the Edmonds Cup, and reached a distance of 14.16 (46-5.5) at the Purdue Invitational ... His indoor triple jump personal record, also served as the team[apos]s best leap of the season. 2004 (Outdoor): Recorded a season-best leap of 22-8 in the long jump to place third at the Purdue Invitational ... competed in the long jump and with the 4x100 relay team at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships ... finished third in the long jump at the Indy Relays ... jumped a season best 47-4.5 in the triple jump at the Indy Relays to finish second ... placed first in the triple jump at the Purdue Invitational and second at the Big Ten Preview ... (Indoor) Did not compete. High School: Graduated from Cimarron Memorial High School in Las Vegas in 2003 ... four-year letterwinner in track and field ... played football and basketball for four years ... named field MVP as a sophomore ... won the most inspirational award for football and defensive MVP award for basketball as a sophomore ... state champion in the triple jump as a junior ... all-state academic team selection as a junior ... state champion in triple jump and with the 4x400m relay team as a senior. Personal: Given name is Rayland Lamar Currie ... born Jan. 23, 1985 ... son of Anita Currie ... has two brothers, Rickey and Rashad ... hobbies are video games and surfing the Internet ... majoring in movement and sports science.