SPU: One-year letterwinner.
Freshman (2019): INDOOR – Placed 13th in the long jump at the GNAC Championships with an indoor career-best 21 feet, 3 1/2 inches. Also did the triple jump at GNAC, but did not get a mark. ... Was 9th in the triple in his college debut at the UW Indoor Preview, going 43-5 1/4, along with racing in the 400-meter dash that day. ... Place 2nd in the long jump (20-10 3/4) and 3rd in the triple jump (41-5 3/4) at the Cougar Indoor in Pullman. ... Competed in three meets.
OUTDOOR – Placed 11th in the triple jump at the GNAC Championships, going 42 feet, 8 3/4 inches. ... Posted an outdoor PR of 42-11 1/2 at the Saint Martin's Jay Hammer Meet on April 13 in Lacey. ... Also long jumped in three meets, with a PR of 20-9 3/4 at the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational in Bellingham on April 27. ... Ran the 100-meter dash four times, the 200 three times, and the 400 once.
King's High School: Ran second leg on the Class 1A (small school) Washington state championship 4x100 relay as a junior in 2017. That same foursome also won the district and bi-district titles. ... Also placed 4th in the long jump at state that and was on the 3rd-place 4x400 relay that year. ... Placed 2nd in the long jump at state as a senior in 2018, tying his personal best with a leap of 21 feet, 6 3/4 inches. ... Also anchored the second-place 4x400 relay and ran on the 3rd-place 4x100 relay. ... Qualified for the triple jump, but did not place. ... Won district long jump title in 2018. ... Ran on the 6th-place 4x400 relay at state as a sophomore in 2016. ... Was on the district champion 4-by-4 as a sophomore and junior, and on the bi-district 4-by-4 championship team as a junior.
Personal: Silas M. Newby. ... Philosophy major.
Fun facts: First tried track in 7th grade, then
took it up seriously as a high school sophomore. ...
Competed in club soccer through his sophomore year. ...
Dumbest movie he ever saw was "Ghostbusters 2." ...
Book he just couldn't put down was "Modern Romance" by Aziz Ansari. ...
Favorite sport to watch is soccer. ...
Favorite junk food is dark chocolate. ...
Favorite TV program is "Parks and Recreation." ...
Favorite sports team is FC Barcelona. ...
Favorite athlete is American long and triple jumper Will Claye. ...
His dream car is a BMW E12. ...
Loves to shop for clothes. ...
If he could invite anyone to dinner, would invite Britain's Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European champion triple jumper Jonathan Edwards, so as to talk with him about his training routine and eating habits, as well as his approach to the triple jump. ...
If he cold be any action hero, would be Luke Skywalker "because he is a cultural icon and is able to start a rebellion." ...
In 10 years, plans to be helping others search for their purpose in life. ...
At some point in the future, would like to own a small farm to raise chickens.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
400: 52.79 (1/12/2019)
Long jump: 21-3 1/2 (2/15/2019)
Triple jump: 43-5 1/4 (1/12/2019)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
100: 11.72 (3/2/2019)
200: 23.41 (3/2/2019)
400: 53.39 (3/9/2019)
Long jump: 20-9 3/4 / 6.34m (4/27/2019)
Triple jump: 42-11 1/3 / 13.09m (4/13/2019)
CAREER RESULTS
