2015 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
SPU: One-year letterwinner; three years with the program.
Junior (2014): INDOOR – Ran in three meets. ... Was in three events at the GNAC Championships. Posted PR time while taking 11th in the 400 meters (51.32) and 19th in the 200 (23.06). Also ran the second leg on the 7th-place 4x400 relay team, joining David Ferguson, Adam Avischious, and Alex Horton for a time of 3:27.20. OUTDOOR – Ran in five meets, primarily in the 400, but posting personal-best times in all three sprints. ... PR'd three straight weeks in the 400, beginning with a 52.48 at the season-opening UPS Outdoor Preview on March 1, dropping to 52.07 at the Oregon State Invitational on March 8, and clocking 51.31 at the Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open on March 22. Also set a 200-meters PR of 22.86 at L&C, shattering his previous best of 23.70. ... Matched his 100-meter dash PR of 11.58 at Oregon State, but lowered it to 11.49 at the Club Northwest Spring Break Open on March 29, good for 3rd place. ... Ran second leg on the winning 4x400 relay at UPS Outdoor Preview, and was 2nd in the 400 that day.
Sophomore (2013): INDOOR – Ran in one meet, racing in the 60-meter dash at the SPU Last Chance meet and tying his PR of 7.37 seconds. OUTDOOR – Competed in four meets. ... Was on the winning 4x400 relay at the season-opening UPS Outdoor Preview on March 2. ... In that same meet, set a PR of 11;58 in the 100-meter dash. ... Set a PR of 53.34 in the 400 at the Western Washington Twilight on April 26. ... Did the shot put for the first two times in his career, with a long of 29-10 3/4 at the J.D. Shotwell Invitational on April 6.
Freshman (2012): INDOOR – Competed in two meets, running the 60-meter dash in both and the 200 in one. OUTDOOR – Competed in three meets, specializing in the 100, 200 and 400.
Maranatha High School: Ran the 100 meters, 200 meters, and relays. ... Team MVP and first team all-league for football.
Personal: Ronald Jamal Straker. ... Born Feb. 3, 1993. ... Business major.
Fun facts: Although he's a natural sprinter, Straker says he would like to give the pole vault a try. ... Dumbest movie he has ever seen is "Contagion." ... Book he just couldn't put down was "Crazy Love." ... Favorite junk food is ice cream. ... If he could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Malcolm X. ... Favorite psych-up music before a big race is Miles Davis.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
60: 7.37 (2012, 2013)
200: 23.06 (2014)
400: 51.32 (2014)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
100: 11.49 (2014)
200: 22.86 (2014)
400: 51.31 (2014)
Shot put: 29-10 3/4 / 9.11m (2013)
