Dallas Robinson
Originally from Winterhaven, Florida, Dallas grew up in Kentucky where he graduated from Oldham County High School. Following High School, Dallas went to Morehead State University where he started 7 games at Free Safety for the football team and placed 3rd in the Ohio Valley Conference Championship in both the indoor 60m and outdoor 100m dashes.
After his freshman year at Morehead, Dallas transferred to Eastern Kentucky where he gave up the gridiron to focus on track. While at EKU, Dallas placed in the top 3 in the conference championship 23 times, won the indoor 60m and 200m, and outdoor 100m and 200m dashes, two times each for a total of 8 conference championship crowns. Additionally, he qualified for the NCAA Regional meet all three of his years at EKU, garnered 3 conference ‘Athlete of the Week’ nominations, and was recognized as the “Athlete of the Year” by the coaches of the OVC. Dallas also holds the EKU indoor 200m record and ranks amongst the top three all-time performers in school history in two other events.
Following graduation, Dallas took 18 months away from the sport only to return to competition at a local track meet called the Bluegrass State games. Despite very little training leading up to the meet, Dallas broke the all time meet record running a 10.33 into a strong headwind. Dallas joined the HPC Elite Team in the winter of 2007. He quickly improved his performances to world class status, earning himself the leading story of the New York Times sports section on March 6, 2008. Under the guidance of HPC coaching and management, Dallas produced the world's fastest 55m in 2008 (6.10) and world ranked indoor performances in the 60m (6.64) and 200m (21.10) races.
* Personal Bests: 55m- 6.10 (2008); 60m- 6.64 (2008); 100m- 10.33 (2007); 200m- 20.90 (2005) / 21.10i (2008)
Tiina Magi
Tiina is a triple jumper hailing from Estonia. She joins the HPC Elite Team following a dominant collegiate career at Manhattan College where she was a teammate of fellow HPC Elite Team member Nick Newman. While at Manhattan College, Tiina was a talented all-around performer who earned points in a variety of events for the Jaspers, including the javelin, and all four jumping events.
Tiina broke the indoor and outdoor school records in the triple jump at Manhattan College on multiple occasions and won numerous accolades for her all-around athletic ability. Among her many achievements, Tiina was named Co-Field Performer of the Meet at the 2006 MAAC Indoor Championships, was a three-time NCAA Regional Championship Qualifier, and six-time conference champion (3 indoors, 3 outdoors) in the triple jump.
Prior to competing for the Jaspers, Tiina had a successful career competing at the national level in Estonia. She won two outdoor National Championships and one indoor National Championship in the high jump. At the youth, junior and 20+ age groups, Tiina won titles in the high jump, triple jump, and the 100m hurdles. She was also the Youth Baltic match Champion in the triple jump. Tiina joined the HPC Elite Team in the fall of 2007 and in her first competition representing HPC she jumped a personal best 13.04m in the triple jump at the Manhattan College Opener. She has since gone on to up her indoor personal best to 13.25m and in 2009 set a new outdoor personal best of 13.19m.
* Personal Bests: TJ- 13.25m (2008i); 13.19m (2009)
Alonzo Moore
Alonzo is a former Wisconsin Badger who earned three All-American titles and two Big Ten titles in the triple jump while competing for the Badgers. His top finish at the NCAA Championships was a 3rd place in 2005. Alonzo is also a four time finalist at the USATF Championships and in 2005 was ranked 9th in the U.S. by Track and Field News. His best finish at the USATF championships is a 6th place finish at the U.S. outdoor national championships in 2005 and a 4th place finish at the indoor championships in 2007. Also in 2007, Alonzo won the triple jump at the University of Tennessee's Sea Ray Relays and was 2nd at the USA Outdoor Club Championships. Moore joined the HPC Elite Team in the winter of 2007. Since joining the HPC Elite Team, Moore represented the team at the 2008 USATF Indoor National Championships and Olympic Trials and jumped a seasonal best of 16.28m at the Meyo Invitational. In 2009, Moore took third at the USATF Indoor National Championships and 9th in the Outdoor National Championships.
* Personal Bests: LJ- 7.47m (2005); TJ- 16.28m (2008i); 16.40m (2005)
Babatunde Ridley
Babatunde Ridley is a successful sprinter and long jumper originally hailing from Chicago, IL. Tunde enjoyed success early in his track career, achieving individual Illinois state championships in the long jump and triple jump in 1995. He came back a year later to lead his team to the team championship by winning the long jump, triple jump, 100m, and 200m at the Illinois state championships. Following high school, Tunde attended the University of Illinois where he earned a BS in Tourism Management and an MS in Recreation Management. While competing for the Fighting Illini, Tunde was a three time Big Ten Champion, three time NCAA All-American, and set Big Ten Conference records in the 60m and University of Illinois school records in the 60m and 200m. Following his collegiate career, Tunde continued to jump and sprint. In 2003, Tunde was a USATF Indoor National Championships Qualifier in the 60m and 200m. The following year, he competed in the Olympic Trials in the long jump. More recently, Tunde again qualified for the Indoor National Championships in the 60m (2005, 2007, 2008) and long jump (2005).Babatunde joined the HPC Elite Team in the winter of 2008. In his first meet in an HPC uniform he jumped 7.52m in the long jump at the Triton Invitational. Tunde currently resides in San Diego, CA.
* Personal Bests: LJ- 7.84m (2004); 60m- 6.67 (2007); 100m- 10.33w (2001); 200m- 20.81 (2001); 400m- 47.34 (2004)
Jade Ellis
Jade Ellis was the Minnesota state high school champion in both the long jump (7.04m) and triple jump (14.92m). Following high school, Jade competed for Duke where he became the most successful jumper in school history. As a freshman, Jade was the IC4A Indoor Champion in the long jump and silver medalist in the outdoor long jump. That same year, Jade became the school record-holder in the long jump outdoors and triple jump indoors and outdoors. This earned him Duke’s indoor team MVP. Unfortunately, his sophomore and junior seasons at Duke were plagued by injury including a torn Achilles tendon and a season ending hamstring injury. Jade came back well during his final season at Duke to establish an all-time personal best and school record in the long jump with a jump of 7.77 meters. He placed 15th at the NCAA Championships and 19th at the USATF National Championships. Jade joined the HPC Elite team in the fall of 2009. He had a great debut for the team, jumping an HPC Elite indoor long jump club record of 7.58 meters at the UNC Invite but unfortunately experienced a season ending Achilles tear.
* Personal Bests: TJ- 15.62m (2006i); LJ- 7.67m (2009i); 7.77m (2009)
Adrian Findlay
Adrian joined the HPC Elite team in the fall of 2009 as an accomplished 400m Hurdler and flat sprinter. Findlay attended St. Augustine’s college from 2001 to 2005 where he excelled in the classroom as well as on the track, graduating with a 3.6 GPA studying Mathematics. On the track, Findlay was an 8-time NCAA Division II Champion (2002, 2003, 2005);14 time All-American for the Eagles; 2004 NACAC bronze medalist; 2004 Texas Relays Champion and meet record holder (49.92sec); and 2006 and 2007 Penn Relays Champion. In 2008, Findlay earned a silver medal at the World Indoor Championships as a member of the 4x400m relay team. Later that year, Findlay ran a personal best of 48.93 seconds in the 400m Hurdles at the Kansas Relays. Findlay also competed very well on the European circuit in 2008. He was 2nd in the Berlin Golden League, 3rd in the Madrid Grand Prix, 1st in the Belem Grand Prix Brazil, 6th in the Rome Golden league event, and 5th in the Luzern Grand Prix. These great competitions earned Findlay a number 9 world ranking by Track and Field News and number 8 by the IAAF scoring tables for 2008. That year he was also 4th at the Jamaican senior national championships which earned him a place on the 2008 Olympic team.* Personal Bests: 400m Hurdles- (48.93)
James Jenkins
James Jenkins is a promising young jumper who joined the HPC Elite Team following a dominant collegiate career at the Junior College, NAIA and NCAA levels. In 2003, James was a National Junior College All-American both indoors and outdoors. Indoors, he placed 4th with a best of 15.04m and outdoors he improved to the silver medal position with a best jump of 15.46m. In 2004, James moved to the NAIA level where he won individual national championships in 2004 (indoors) and 2006 (indoors and outdoors) with jumps of 15.46, 15.65, and 15.94m respectively. Between those two championship campaigns, James did not compete collegiately but did travel overseas where he jumped a wind-aided PR of 16.38m in Italy. Following his stint at the NAIA level, James joined the Arkansas State University Indians where he continued to excel. In 2007, James placed 4th at the outdoor NCAA National Championships with a best of 16.08m and later went on to take 8th at the USATF outdoor national championships with a leap of 15.88m. James joined the HPC Elite team in the winter of 2008. In his first meet competing as a member for the HPC Elite team, James jumped 15.65m in the triple jump to place second at the Vanderbilt Invitational. Later in 2008, James won the triple jump at the USATF High Performance Invite at BYU and jumped 16.28m in the qualification round to make the finals of the triple jump at the Olympic Trials. He eventually finished 12th in the 2008 Olympic trials triple jump.
* Personal Bests: HJ- 2.16m (2007); LJ- 7.65m (2003); TJ- 16.08m (2007) / 16.38w (2005); 100m- 10.57 (2004); 200m- 21.70 (2004)
Kelly Furr
Kelly joined the HPC Elite Team in 2009 six months after the birth of a baby girl. In the 2010 season, Furr competed primarily as a heptathlete. She returns to track and field after a three year hiatus. Kelly pole vaulted and hurdled for Penn State and Brigham Young University, finishing the 2007 season ranked in the top 10 in the NCAA for pole vault. Kelly broke the school record at BYU in the pole vault and helped set the Penn State shuttle-hurdle relay record. She has experience competing internationally in Mexico, Italy, Austria, and the Czech Republic.
* Personal Bests: Personal Bests: PV- 4.16m (2007); 100mH- 14.1 (2007)
Tomika Ferguson
Tomika Ferguson joined the HPC Elite Team following a successful career at the University of Virginia. Tomika is a triple jumper originally from Appomattox, Virginia. She placed 12th at the 2008 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon with a leap of 13.47 meters. A 2007 graduate of the University of Virginia, she was a Two-Time All-American in the women’s triple jump. She placed sixth at the 2006 NCAA Indoor National Championship with a jump of 13.32 meters. During the 2007 Indoor season, she was ranked 2nd with a leap of 13.53 meters and earned her second All-American title by placing eighth at the NCAA Indoor Championships. In 2006, she broke the Penn Relays Eastern Division Long Jump Record. Tomika holds both the indoor and outdoor women’s triple jump records for the University of Virginia. While at UVA, she was a double major in American Studies and African-American/African studies and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Higher Education and Student Affairs at Indiana University. Since joining the HPC Elite Team, Tomika placed 6th at the USATF 2009 Indoor National Championships.
* Personal Bests: TJ- 13.53m (2007i); 13.47 (2008); LJ- 6.33m (2006)
Nick Newman
Nick is a promising young long jumper from the UK. Nick recently finished a great collegiate career at Manhattan College. While at Manhattan, Nick won the Metropolitan Atlantic Athletic Conference long jump 4 times (twice outdoors and twice outdoors) in a row. Nick also won a MAAC championship while competing for the Jaspers.
Not without international experience, Nick recently competed at the 2006 Norwich Union AAA Championships where he claimed fifth place in all of Great Britain. Prior to jumping for Manhattan College, Nick competed for Tiffin college in Ohio and attended Durham Academy in the UK where he primarily was a basketball player averaging over 17 points per game. Newman joined the HPC Elite Team in the fall of 2007. Since joining the HPC Elite Team, Nick has made tremendous improvements. In his first competition of the winter 2010 campaign, Nick produced a personal best jump of 7.77m.
* Personal Bests: LJ- 7.77m (2010)
Allen Simms
Allen Simms is an elite triple jumper who resides in Davidson, North Carolina. He is an extremely talented athlete aiming to qualify for the 2012 Olympic games. Simms joined HPC Elite in the fall of 2010. Prior to joining HPC Elite, Simms finished in sixth place overall in the triple jump, at 2008 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, just four inches short of making the USA Olympic team. He finished the season ranked fifth nationally. In 2007, while competing for Puerto Rico, he was national champion in the triple jump and ranked 15th in the world. That year, with a best jump of 56 ft. 2 inches, he qualified for the World Championships and the Olympics with an "A" standard. Simms met the “A” standard in 2004 also, and he participated in the 2003 and 2005 World Outdoor Championships and the 2004 and 2006 World Indoor Championships. In 2004, he was the USA Indoor Champion in the triple jump. As a collegian, he was the NCAA runner-up at the Outdoor championships in 2005 in the triple jump and the individual champion at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 2003. Over the course of his collegiate career, he was a seven-time All-American in the long and triple jumps, and in 2003 he set the PAC-10 record in the triple jump, was the PAC-10 Newcomer of the Year, the NCAA West Region Field Event Athlete of the Year and set the University of Southern California's school record in the triple jump with 17.17m. *Personal Bests: Triple Jump- 17.26m (2003i), 17.17m(2003o); Long Jump- 7.98m (2001i), 8.02m (2003o)
Alie Israel
Israel joined the HPC Elite Team following a successful career as a Carthage College Lady Red. While at Carthage, she earned NCAA All-America citations in 17 events over her four-year career. As a freshman in 2002, she won the NCAA Division III national title in the outdoor 100-meter dash, while finishing fifth in the 200-meter dash, seventh as part of a 400-meter relay team, fifth in the indoor 55-meter dash and fourth on the indoor 1,600-meter relay team.
In 2003, she was third in the 100-meter dash, eighth in the 200-meter dash, a member of a national-championship 400-meter relay team, fourth in the indoor 55-meter dash and fifth as a member of the indoor 1,600-meter relay team. In 2004, Israel was the national runner-up in the 100-meter dash while finishing fifth in the 200-meter dash, seventh as part of a 400-meter relay team and second in the indoor 55-meter dash.
As a senior in 2005, she finished fifth in the 100-meter dash, second as a member of the 400-meter relay team and fifth in the indoor 55-meter dash. Israel also won 16 individual CCIW titles, including four-straight titles in the outdoor 100-meter dash, four-straight titles in the outdoor 200-meter dash, four titles in the indoor 55-meter dash and three indoor titles in the 200-meter dash. She was named the “most valuable performer” at the 2005 CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship. In her first meet competing as a member for the HPC Elite team, Alie set a new personal best in the 60m dash at the Iowa State Classic. Alie tied her personal best in the 100m and set a new personal record in the 200m at the Jim Bush Invitational with marks of 11.71 and 24.19. In 2009, Alie continued to improve, opening up the season with 3 consecutive personal bests and topping off her season with a 7.38 seconds in the semi-final of the USATF Indoor National Championships. She opened her 2009 outdoor campaign with a new personal best of 11.62 in the 100m at the International Friendship and Freedom Games. Later in the season, Alie established new personal bests and broke her own club records at the Seminole Twilight Invitational by running 11.57 and 23.72 seconds respectively and then went on to run an 11.53 at the UCF Fast Times Invitational. Alie kicked off her 2010 season with yet another personal best. Her time of 7.36 seconds in the semi-final of the Dick Taylor Invite broke her existing record for 60m. She later went on to place 6th in the 60m dash at the 2010 USATF Indoor National Championships. Alie finished her 2010 season with PRs in the 100m and 200m.
* Personal Bests: 55m- 6.94 (2009); 60m-7.36 (2010); 100m-11.32 (2010); 200m- 23.40 (2010)
Lamont Dagen
Lamont Dagen is the most senior member of the HPC Elite Team and the most decorated of all its athletes. A multiple USATF Indoor and Outdoor Finalist, Dagen is emerging as one of the top triple jumper's in the U.S. Dagen turned in a solid season in 2006 highlighted by his top 5 U.S. performance and his 8th place finish at the Outdoor Championships. Prior to that, Dagen competed in at the 2004 Olympic Trials, but fouled out of the competition. During his collegiate career, Dagen set the school record in the triple jump 11 times and set 5 field house and 4 stadium records that remain atop the university performance list. Also, during his final collegiate season, Dagen became the first person in the history of the Mid-Continent Conference to win an event all four years Indoor & Outdoor. Lamont is an assistant track and field coach at Carthage College. Dagen joined the HPC Elite Team in the fall of 2007. Since joining the HPC Elite Team, Lamont represented the team at the USATF Indoor National Championships and 2008 Olympic trials and jumped an indoor personal best of 16.39m at the Carthage College Gill Athletics Last Chance Meet.
* Personal Bests: TJ- 16.39m (2008i); 16.63m (2006); LJ- 7.47 / 7.57w (2001)
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Carlos Garcia
Carlos is the brother of HPC Elite member Maria Garcia. Carlos runs the 100m. He ran for Louisiana State University.
* Personal Bests: 100m- 10.34 (2008); 200m- 20.6 (2006)
Maria Garcia
Maria is the sister of HPC Elite member Carlos Garcia. She specializes in the 400m and 800m. Maria ran for Northern Arizona University.
* Personal Bests: 800m- 2:05 (2006)
Anna Wilson
Anna Wilson joined the HPC Elite team and the sport of track and field in 2009 after an excellent gymnastics career. As a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania she set school records on vault, uneven bars, floor exercise, and all-around. After transferring to the University of North Carolina, Wilson qualified for the NCAA championships in the all-around in 2003 and led her team as an all-around competitor to NCAA Regional Championships in 2002, 2003, and 2004. With a strong gymnastics background, Wilson began training for pole vault in 2009 and cleared 3.05m her first season. Still a raw track and field athlete, Wilson looks forward to more competitive experience in 2011.
* Personal Best: PV- 3.20m (2011)
Brandon Jones
Brandon joined the HPC Elite Team following a successful career as at NC Central University. Born June 25, 1987, in Lynchburg, Va, Brandon attended high school at Independence in Charlotte, NC. He was the state champion at 800 meters and 500 meters while in high school and finished 6th at the prestigious Nike Indoor National championship meet. He was the 2006 USA Jr. Champion at 800 meters. Following high school, Brandon joined the NCCU team where he helped the team to a 3rd place performance at the 2007 National championships. While running for NCCU he was an 8 time All-American. His father is Walter Jones. Brandon is currently enrolled at NCCU as a computer information system major.* Personal Bests: 800m- 1:48.9; Mile- 4:12.00; 5k- 15:30