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Kasen Covington
05/22/2012 Huskies Start NCAA Run In TexasTwelve athletes from each event in the West Region will advance on to Iowa for the semis and finals. 05/17/2012 Fields Set For NCAA PrelimsNine of the 30 Huskies heading for Austin will be making their NCAA Prelim debuts. 05/13/2012 Alaka Defends Pac-12 Sprint Title As Huskies Close StrongBoth Washington track teams place in the top half of the conference standings. 05/12/2012 Freshman Juilfs Wins Pac-12 Pole Vault TitleFour Huskies place in the top-seven in the men's javelin for 19 team points. 05/09/2012 First Pac-12 Championships Bring Teams To EugeneROOT Sports will air a two-hour tape delayed broadcast of the meet this Thursday, May 17, at 1:30 p.m. 2011: Broke the freshman triple jump record in his first season, going 50-8 ¼ in his first meet at the UW Invitational indoors, which is also the second indoors on the UW top-10 list ... qualified for the NCAA West Prelim Championships outdoors, placing 32nd overall ... took sixth in the triple jump at his first Pac-10 Championships, jumping 49-11 ¾, a mark that ranks ninth outdoors in school history ... outdoor best was a wind-aided 51-0 to place third at the Oregon Relays ... took fourth at the Pepsi Team Invitational with a jump of 49-9 ¾ ... also fourth at the Stanford Invitational with a mark of 49-2 ¼ ... indoors, was sixth at the MPSF Championships in the triple jump at 48-0 ½ ... jumped 49-6 ¼ to finish sixth at the Husky Classic. High School and Personal: Born in Boise, Idaho ... parents are Kristi and Clarance Covington ... has one older sister, Alyssa, who currently competes in track and field for the University of Idaho ... one of the top prep triple jumpers in the nation ... posted the No. 3 mark by a prep nationally in 2010, going 52-feet, 4-inches in the triple jump at the Reed Sparks Invitational in Reno, Nevada which was also a Nevada state record ... captured three-straight Idaho 5A State Championships in the triple jump, and also won the long jump as a senior with a PR of 24-5 ¼ ... placed fourth at the 2010 U.S. Junior Championships in the triple jump in Des Moines, Iowa, leaping 50-6 ¾ ... won the 2010 state title with a mark of 49-10 ¼ breaking his own state meet record ... ranked seventh in the nation as a junior in the triple jump ... took the 2009 5A Idaho state title in the triple jump with a mark of 49-feet, 2-inches ... won back-to-back triple jumps at the prestigious Simplot Games in 2009 and 2010 ... won the triple jump at the 2009 Youth World Trials in Ypsilanti, Michigan, jumping 48-8 ... also took the title at the 2008 Junior Olympics in Omaha, Neb., going 47-7 ... placed fifth in the long jump at state in 2009 with a mark of 22-6 ... also qualified for state in the 400-meters, placing eighth in the final in 2010 ... lettered three years in football, earning All-State honors as a senior in 2009. Major Meets Collegiate Best Marks |
