2007 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Joseph Queen
- Position:
- Combined Events
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Jackson, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Jackson Preparatory HS
2007 OUTDOOR:
Posted a personal-best 6,673 points in the decathlon at the SEC Championships, taking third place to score six points for the Bulldogs ... Jumped personal-best 5-11 ? in the high jump portion of decathlon at the SEC Championship ... Recorded 5,755 points at Texas Relays in decathlon ... Threw javelin a personal-best 171-03 at the Texas Relays ... Finished in third in the pole vault at the Alabama Relays and in fifth at the Georgia Relays.
2006 OUTDOOR:
Scored for the Bulldogs at the SEC Championships, posting 6, 519 points in the decathlon ... Set personal bests throughout the competition, including 11.57 in the 100-meter dash and 4:35.24 in a second-place finish in the 1500-meter run...Also posted marks in the 110-meter hurdles (16.98), pole vault (15-01), 20-10 ? (long jump) and 35-01 1/4 in the shot put ... During the Alabama Relays decathlon, won the 1500-meter run (4:41.99) and tied for first in the pole vault (14-03?) ... Won the javelin throw at the Jace Lacoste Invitational (159-10)...Took second in the decathlon at the Alabama Relays (6,167 points) ... In an open pole vault competition, won the Bulldog Invitational title (14-06) ... Cleared 14-07 1/4 to finish third at the Jace Lacoste Invitational ... Ran third leg of third-place 4x400-meter relay at Jace Lacoste Invitational.
2005 OUTDOOR:
Recorded 5, 956 points to finish ninth in the decathlon at the SEC Championships...Jumped 14-09 in the pole vault at the LSU Alumni Gold ... Finished second with a clearing of 14-06 in the pole vault, set a personal-best in the 200-meter dash (24.22), finished seventh in the javelin throw with a throw of 148-08 and jumped 18-10 ? in the long jump at the Jace Lacoste Invitational...Cleared 14-00 to finish third in the pole vault at the Bulldog Invitational ... Competed in the decathlon at Alabama, finished fifth with 5, 475 points ... Ran first leg of the 4x110-meter shuttle hurdle that finished third (1:11.85 )... In his first meet for State, cleared 14-05 ? in the pole vault at FSU.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Attended Jackson (Miss.) Preparatory School ... Earned a combined nine letters in track, football and baseball ... Won a total of five MPSA state titles in the pole vault, football (2) and baseball (2) ... Named track MVP twice.
PERSONAL:
Born Joseph Earl Queen in Jackson, Miss. on May 17 ... Son of Bill Queen and Corinne Sampson ... Both parents attended MSU ... Majoring in kinesiology.
