Derrick Monroe

Position:
Jumps
Height:
5-9
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Yuma, Ariz.
High School/Previous School:
Cibola HS / South Plains [TX] CC

2018 Outdoor Season

Competed in the long jump at the Florida Relays (3/30) … won the long jump at the Bulldog Relays (3/24) with a mark of 7.21m … also ran on the Bulldogs’ B squad 4x100m relay that placed seventh in 41.86.

2018 Indoor Season

Placed 13^th at the SEC Championships (2/24) in the long jump … finished second with a season-best jump of 7.47m at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational (2/3) … ran thee 60m in a personal-best 7.12 at the Crimson Elite Meet (2/2) where he also competed in the long jump … placed fourth in the long jump at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/20) with a leap of 7.40m … made his MSU debut at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/12) where he place second with a jump of 7.23m.

2017 Outdoor Season (At South Plains CC)

Finished eighth at the NJCAA National Championships (5/18) with 7.24m in the long jump … won the long jump at the NMJC Ross Black Open (4/15) with a wind-aided jump of 7.63m … opened the outdoor season with a second-place finish at the UTEP Springtime (3/25) where he jumped 7.44m … also ran on the 4x100m relay that won the Springtime with a time of 40.65.

2017 Indoor Season (At South Plains CC)

Took home a bronze medal in the long jump at the NJCAA National Championships (3/3) where he jumped 7.46m … also competed in the triple jump at nationals where he placed 16^th … won the NMJC Indoor Invitational (2/17) with a long jump of 7.33m … also placed third in the triple jump (14.20m) and fifth in the 60m (7.14) … competed in the long jump at the Tyson Invitational (2/10) … finished fourth in the long jump at the Charlie Thomas Invitational (2/3) … jumped 7.33m for a third-place finish at the Sooner Open (1/14).

2016 Outdoor Season (At South Plains CC)

Jumped 7.48m at the NJCAA National Championships (5/17) to place fourth … took home second place at the Masked Rider Open (5/6) with a wind-aided 7.43m in the long jump … ran the 4x100m relay and competed in the long jump at the John Jacobs Invitational (4/22), finished fourth in each … ran a wind-aided 11.00 in the 100m to finish fourth at the Wes Kittley Invitational (4/9) where his 4x100m team also won their event … also placed second in the long jump with a 7.37m leap … placed ninth in the long jump at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (3/30) … opened the season with a second-place finish in the long jump at the UTEP Springtime (3/26) where he jumped a wind-aided 7.61m and also ran on the 4x100m team that placed fourth.

2016 Indoor Season (At South Plains CC)

Finished fifth in the long jump at the NJCAA National Championships (3/4) with a jump of 7.23m … turned in a personal-best jump of 7.53m at the South Plains College Indoor Invite (2/19) to finish third … placed 17^th in the long jump at the Tyson Invitational (2/12) … ran the 60m and placed eighth in the long jump at the Charlie Thomas Invitational (2/5) … placed fourth at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/22) with a long jump of 7.18m.

Before the Bulldogs

Competed at South Plains (TX) Community College for two years, finishing in the Top Five at the NJCAA National Championships three times … attended Cibola High School where he holds the school long jump record of 7.44m … won the long jump six times as a senior including the state championship where he jumped 7.33m … also ran on Cibola’s 4x400m relay that placed third at state and the 4x100m that finished fifth … ran a 10.84 100m to win the Yuma City Meet to open his senior season … won the Arizona Meet of Champions with a long jump of 7.32m.

Personal

Born Derrick Allen Monroe on March 4, 1997 to Darren and Mema Monroe … has a sister, Nicolette …. majoring in communications.

Collegiate Bests:

Indoor

60m - 7.12 (Crimson Elite Meet - 2/2/2018)
Long Jump - 7.53m^ (South Plains College Indoor Invite - 2/19/2016)
Triple Jump - 14.20m^ (NMJC Indoor Invitational - 2/17/2017)

Outdoor

100m - 11.00w^ (Wes Kittley Invitational - 4/9/2016)
Long Jump - 7.63mw^ (NMJC Ross Black Open - 4/15/2017)

^ set at prior school

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