Miles Coats

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lacey, Wash.
High School:
River Ridge HS / East Carolina University

as a Senior (2014): Indoor... placed fifth in the triple jump at the MAC Championships (March 1) with a mark of 48-04.50 ... notched a season-high jump of 48-04.75 while winning the event at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 21) ... also placed third at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 8) with a mark of 48-03.25 ... Outdoor... was the triple jump champion at the All-Ohio Championships (Apr. 12), posting a leap of 49-04.50 ... it was the fourth-best mark in school history and the fifth-best jump in the MAC ... also captured the event win at the Northeast Ohio Quad (Apr. 4) with a jump of 47-07.00 ... scored in the triple jump at the MAC Championships (May 17), placing eighth with a mark of 47-00.25.

as a Junior at ECU (2012-13): Competed in the men's high jump and men's triple jump...Placed 11th in the Conference USA Indoor Championships in the men's high jump with a season-best mark of 1.91m (6-03.25)...Recorded a pair of top-five finishes in the triple jump...Placed fifth in the triple jump at the C-USA Indoor Championships with a mark of 14.77m (48-05.50) and notched a career-best mark of 14.80m (48-06.75) for a fifth-place finish at the Virginia Tech Final Qualifier...His mark of 14.80m also ties him for fifth on the ECU Indoor Top 10 List...Posted a 12th-place finish at the Penn State National with a mark of 14.46m (47-05.25).

as a Redshirt Sophomore at ECU (2011-12): Participated in the triple jump on five occasions during the indoor season...Placed second at the Conference USA Indoor Championships with a season-best mark of 14.65m...Earned a fourth-place finish at the Christopher Newport Invitational with a mark of 13.78m...Finished in the top 15 at both the SPIRE Invitational (14.18m) and Virginia Tech Invite (13.70m), while earning a top-20 finish at the Penn State National with a mark of 13.90m...Competed in the triple jump on five occasions during the outdoor season and earned four top-10 finishes...Placed second at North Carolina with a mark of 14.88m...Recorded a career-best mark of 14.94m at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships for a third place finish...Notched a mark of 14.61m for a fourth place finish at the Quad Meet...Placed 10th at Wake Forest with a mark of 13.81m.

as a Sophomore at ECU (2010-11): Did not participate in any indoor or outdoor events.

as a Freshman at ECU (2009-10): Participated in the high and triple jump events during the indoor season ... Captured the event title in the triple jump at the UNC Invitational, recording a mark of 14.21 meters ... Finished sixth in the high jump and ninth in the triple jump at the C-USA Indoor Championships ... At the C-USA Outdoor Championships, took eighth in the high jump and seventh in the triple jump.

at River Ridge HS: As a sophomore, captured first place at the Evergreen League Championships in the triple jump as well as fourth in the high jump at the WIAA 2A state championships ... In his junior season, took first in the high jump at the league meet as well as the title in the triple jump at the state meet ... Went undefeated in the triple jump as a senior, setting the school record in the process, while winning the league, district and state championships ... Helped lead the Hawks to the 2A district title in his final campaign ... Earned varsity letters in football and track ... Received the Bonnie Evans Award for making a difference in the community ... Was a consistent honor roll performer...Lists his high school coach Phil Lonborg as the most influential person in his athletics career.

Personal: Born Jan. 18, 1991 ... has three siblings; Victoria, Valerie and Wesley ... cousin, Donti Coats played football at UNC-Chapel Hill.