| Kellen Blassingame |
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PR: 200m: 21.24; 400m: 46.02; 500m: 1:03.29
School Record Holder * NCAA Qualifier
ALL-ACC: 400 meters ('04, '05), Outdoor 200 meters ('05)
AT VIRGINIA: 2006-(Out): Redshirted season ... (In): Ran 21.85 in the 200 meters at the Virginia Tech Challenge, where he placed eighth ... Ran a season-best 47.69 in the 400 meters at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational ... Took third at the Niswonger Invitational in the 400 meters, running 48.13 ... Took fourth at the Virginia Tech Challenge in the 400 meters, where he ran 48.14 ... 2005-(Out): Led the team in both the 200m and 400m dash ... finished first in both the 200m and 400m dash at the Onesty/Abramson (21.89, 46.32) and qualified for the East Region meet ... also had two first place finishes at the Fred Hardy Invitational ... ran a school record time of 46.02 in the 400m dash at the ACC Championships where he took second, also finished third in the 200m dash at the ACCs where he ran a personal best time of 21.24 ... garnered All-ACC and All-Region recognition ... qualified for NCAAs and ran a 46.53 in the semifinals of the 400m dash at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Competed in the USA Championships ... (In): Led the Cavaliers in 200m, 400m and 500m ... set a school record in the indoor 400m dash with a time of 46.97 ... was a member of the school record setting Distance Medley Relay(9:36.21) at Alex Wilson Invite ... finished second in the 400m dash (47.80) and eighth in the 200m dash (22.64) at the Virginia Tech Challenge ... competed at the ACC Championships and finished fourth in the 400m and second in the DMR. Competed at Indoor NCAA Championships in the DMR ... 2004-(In) Took fourth in the 400m at Indoor ACCs ... led Cavaliers with an indoor best 47.82 in the 400m and 21.88 in the 200m ... placed sixth in the 400m and eighth in the 200m at the PSU National Open ... (Out): Set school record with a 46.18 at JMU Invitational ... qualified for NCAAs with a sixth-place finish at East Regionals ... earned All-ACC honors with a third-place finish at ACCs. 2003- After suffering from a collapsed lung at the end of 2002 season, competed in indoor 400m with a time of 50.46 at ACC Championship ... competed at Penn Relays in the 4x200m and Sprint Medley relay ... the only first year male to compete post-season at Georgia Tech invitational.
High School- Placed 3rd in the 200m and the 400m at 2002 WCAC Championships ... team captain ... received Varsity Letter and competed in the 4x400m at Penn Relays all four years of high school ... received an Honorable Mention in the Washington Post.
Personal-Born March 2, 1984 ... son of Janice and Larry Blassingame.
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