Martel Durant

Height:
5-11
Weight:
175
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Akron, Ohio
High School:
College of the Desert CC (Calif.) / Copley HS

Honors
3x MAC Champion: High Jump (2014 Outdoor, 2013 Indoor, 2013 Outdoor)
4x All-MAC: First Team (2014 Outdoor, 2013 Indoor/Outdoor), Second Team (2014 Indoor)

as a Junior (2014): Indoor... won four event titles in the high jump, including a high mark of 6-11.50 at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 21) ... finished runner-up at the MAC Championships (March 1), clearing 6-10.75 to earn All-MAC Second Team honors ... also captured first place at the Kent Dual (Jan. 17), Akron Invitational (Feb. 8) and Akron Opener (Jan. 10) ... Outdoor... NCAA preliminary qualifier in the high jump ... just missed placing in the top 12 at the prelim (May 31), finishing 14th with a mark of 6-10.75 ... captured his second straight MAC Outdoor Championship in the high jump, clearing 6-10.50 to win the event at the league meet (May 17).

as a Sophomore (2013): Indoor... MAC High Jump Champion after clearing 7-00.50 at the league meet (Feb. 23) ... finished the season ranked 38th nationally ... jumped 7-00.25 to win the Gold Division at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 2) ... also won the event at the Virginia Tech Final Qualifier (March 2) with a jump of 6-11.75 and the Kent Dual (Jan. 18) with a mark of 6-11.50 ... Outdoor... swept the MAC High Jump Championship for the year, clearing a height of 6-11.00 to win the outdoor title at the league meet (May 11) ... won the event at the Campbell/Wright Open (May 4) with a personal-record mark of 7-00.50 ... it was the top height recorded in the MAC and the 37th-best clearance in the country ... jumped 6-10.75 at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in Greensboro, N.C. to finish tied for 13th.

as a Freshman (2012): Indoor... placed third in the high jump at the MAC Championships (Feb. 25) with a season-best clearance of 6-10.75 ... tied for fourth place at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 11) with a mark of 6-09.00 ... Outdoor... finished fifth at the MAC Championships (May 12) after jumping 6-08.00 ... was the top collegiate finisher at the Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 5) with a jump of 6-08.75.

at Copley HS/College of the Desert: Competed one season at the College of the Desert junior college in California ... went 22-00.50 in the long jump at the 2010 state meet at Copley High School ... was a three-year starter and all state performer on the football team.

Personal: Parents are Ray and Tina Durant ... has four siblings, Kenedy, Jordan, Mariah and Tyson.