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  Tomika Ferguson
Tomika Ferguson

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Evergreen, Va.

High School:
Appomattox

Position:
Jumps

PR-60m: 7.97; 100m: 12.16; 200m: 25.70; LJ: 6.33m; TJ: 13.32m
ALL-AMERICAN: Triple Jump ('06)
SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER: Triple Jump
NCAA Qualifier


AT VIRGINIA: 2006-(Out): Qualified for the NCAA East Regional Championships with a triple jump of 42' 11" at the Diet Pepsi Challenge ... Placed seventh in the long jump and fourth in the triple jump at the ACC Championships at Wake Forest ... Jumped a personal best 20' 9.25" in the long jump at the Lou Onesty Invitational ... Ran a season-best 12.37 at the Diet Pepsi Challenge in the 100m ... (In) Earned her first All-American honor by placing sixth at the NCAA Championships in the triple jump and once again breaking her own school record by jumping 43' 8.50" ... Placed fourth in the triple jump at the ACC Championships, breaking the school record with a jump of 43' 3.75" and qualifying herself for the NCAA Championships ... Captured three triple jump titles over the course of her season: was the Virginia Tech Challenge champion, the Liberty Invitational champion, and the Niswonger Invitational champion ... Was the New Balance Collegiate Invitational champion in the long jump, where she jumped a season-best 19' 11.75" ... Was sixth at the ACC Championships in the long jump in 19' 10.50" ... Earned runner-up honors at both the Liberty Invitational and the Virginia Tech Challenge in the long jump ... Placed sixth at the Liberty Invitational in the 60m, in a season-best time of 7.81 ... 2005-(Out): Competed at the ACC and NCAA Outdoor Championships ... led the team in the triple jump and third on the team in the long jump, as well as ranked second on the team in the 100m dash and third in the 200m ... took first in the triple jump (13.08m), third in the long jump (5.68m), and sixth in the 100m (12.27) at the Onesty/Abramson ... jump of 13.08 was wind-aided but was farthest mark recorded by a Cavalier in history and qualifed her for the NCAA Championships...won the triple jump at the Fred Hardy Invitational (11.97). (In): Led the Cavaliers in the triple jump and ranked second in the long jump, also ranked third in the 60m dash ... finished fifth in the 60m dash and fourth in the long jump at the Liberty Record Bash (7.82, 5.58m) ... had a season best jump and a fifth place finish in the triple jump at the Virginia Tech Challenge (12.45m) ... Won the triple jump at the Father Diamond ... competed in the ACC Championships. 2004- Qualified for NCAA regionals with a jump of 40' 6.25" at the Georgia Tech Invite, which moved her to #7 all-time at Virginia ... placed seventh in the triple jump at ACCs ... led the Cavaliers all season in triple jump ... won the triple jump (40' 5.5") and fourth in the 100m at the JMU Invitational.

High School-Four-time team MVP... 2003 District Athlete of the Year...named All-State, A--Region, and All-District...holds school record for 60m, 100m,and 100HH.

Personal-Born Dec. 8, 1985 in Lynchburg, Va....daughter of Jonathan and Patricia Ferguson.

 

 

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