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2013 Outdoor Roster

Demetrius Rooks

  • Position Sprints/Hurdles
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-11
  • Hometown Galloway, NJ
  • High School Absegami

Biography

2013 Outdoor: finished second in the 400 meter hurdles with a season-best time of 51.69 at the NCAA Division III Championships (May 23)… placed ninth as the anchor of the 4x400 meter relay (3:16.62) at the national championships… won the 400 meter hurdles at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships (May 5) with a time of 51.79… placed first in the 400 meter hurdles (51.81) and third in the 400 meters (48.57) at the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championships (May 5)… anchored the winning 4x400 meter relay (3:15.20) at the conference meet… posted the winning time in the 400 meter hurdles (53.08) at the CTC Championships (Apr. 20)… garnered All-Conference first team honors in the 400 meter hurdles and 4x400 meter relay and honorable mention in the 400 meters… named the NJAC Most Outstanding Male Athlete

2012 Outdoor: ran the anchor leg on the national champion 4x400 meter relay (3:10.56) at the NCAA Division III Championships (May 26)… captured second place in the 400 meter hurdles with a school record time of 51.25 at the national championships for All-America honors… won the 400 meter hurdles (51.76) at the ECAC Championships (May 17)… the winner in the 400 meter hurdles at the University of Pennsylvania Invitational (Apr. 7) (52.39), Swarthmore Last Chance Meet (May 14) (52.44) and Danny Curran Invitational (Mar. 31) (52.92)… on the first place 4x400 meter relay at the Swarthmore Last Chance Meet (3:12.94), ECAC Championships (3:14.73), Penn Relays (Apr. 27) (3:15.62) and University of Pennsylvania Invitational (3:15.90)… a four-time NJAC Track Athlete of the Week

2012 Indoor: anchored the third place All-America 4x400 meter relay that ran 3:19.20 at the NCAA Division III Championships (Mar. 9)… member of the winning 4x400 meter relay (3:18.55) at the NJAC Championships (Feb. 24)… won the 400 meters in 48.92 at the conference championships… received NJAC All-Conference first team honors in the 4x400 meter relay and the 400 meters… selected the NJAC Outstanding Track Athlete at the conference indoor championships… named the NJAC Track Athlete of the Week two times… anchored the 4x400 meter relay that came in second (3:16.34) at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships (Mar. 3)… member of the first place 4x400 meter relay (3:22.73) at the Collegiate Track Conference Championships (Feb. 11)

2011 Outdoor: the anchor on the national championship 4x400 meter relay (3:11.45) at the NCAA Division III Championships (May 28) for All-America honors… earned All-America with a second place in the 400 meter hurdles (51.98) at the national championships… earned NJAC All-Conference first team honors after capturing first place in the 400 meters (48.19), 400 meter hurdles (52.63) and as part of the 4x400 meter relay (3:15.14) at the conference championships (May 7)… chosen the Most Outstanding Male Athlete at the NJAC Championships… won the 400 meter hurdles (52.34) at the ECAC Championships (May 20)… ran a time of 52.82 in the 400 meter hurdles at the Penn Relays (Apr. 29)… a five-time NJAC Track Athlete of the Week

2011 Indoor: had a season best time in the 400 meters (49.34) at the Armory Collegiate Challenge (Feb. 25)… placed second at the NJAC Championships (Feb. 20) in the 400 meters (49.56)… placed second in the 400 meters (50.98) at the CTC Championships (Feb. 12)… was a member of the winning 4x400 meter relay (3:22.28) at the NJAC Championships (Feb. 20)… at the CTC Championships (Feb. 12) was a member of the winning 4x400 meter relay (3:26.93)… at the Frank Colden Invitational (Feb. 5) was a member of the winning 4x400 meter relay (3:31.50)… competed in the 200 meters (23.64) at the Frank Colden Invitational (Feb. 5)

Previous School: transferred from Richard Stockton College

HS: a state champion at Absegami High School

Historical Player Information

  • 2011Sophomore

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'11"
  • 2012Junior

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'11"
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    2013Senior

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'11"
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