The University of Akron Athletics
2017-18 Akron Track & Field Roster
Jamir Coleman
- Event:
- Jumps
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lima, Ohio
- High School:
- Lima Central Catholic
2018 Indoor: Competed in eight meets for the Zips...garnered fifth- and eighth-place finishes at the Mid-American Conference Championship (Feb. 23-24) in the long jump (23-8.75/7.23m) and 200 meters (22.56)...his effort in the long jump at the MAC Championship (Feb. 23) represented a season-long mark...posted seven top-10 performances in both the 200 meters and long jump as well as a pair in the 60 meters...recorded a season-best time of 21.68 in the 200 meters at the Kent State Qualifier (Feb. 10)...won the long jump with a mark of 23-2.50 (7.07m) at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 16)...member of winning 4x400 relay at the Penn State National (Jan. 27).
2017 Outdoor: Registered fourth- and seventh-place performances in the long jump and 200 meters at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 12/13) with a season-best jump of 24-5.50 (7.46m) and a time of 21.91...placed fifth, seventh and eighth, respectively, in the long jump at the Spec Towns Invitational (April 7), Roadrunner Invitational (March 25) and Texas Relays (March 31) registering marks of 23-6.75 (7.18m), 23-8 (7.21m) and 23-8.25 (7.22m)...competed in the long jump at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 25)...recorded a season-best time of 21.69 in the 200 meters at the Roadrunner Invitational (March 25), while also turning in a time of 11.07 in the 100 meters...2017 Indoor: Earned four top-10 finishes in the long jump, including placing fourth at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 25) with a mark of 24-1.25 (7.35m)...recorded a season-best jump of 24-3.75 (7.41m) to place third at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 20)...ran fastest season-best time of 21.69 to finish fifth in the 200 meters at the Spire Invitational (Feb. 10)...placed fourth in the 60 meters at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 4) in a time of 6.93.
2015-16: Outdoor: Garnered four top-five performances in the long jump, including finishing fifth at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 13) with a season-best jump of 24-5.75 (7.46m)...placed seventh in the 200 meters at the MAC Championships (May 14) with a time of 21.74...turned in a season-best time of 10.99 in the 100 meters at the LSU Alumni Invitational (April 23)...Indoor: Placed fourth at the Mid-American Conference Championships in the 200 meters (21.48), while finishing eighth in the long jump with a mark of 23-4.75 (7.13m)...had five top-five performances in the long jump, including placing second at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 22) and Akron Invitational (Feb. 5) with jumps of 23-11.50 (7.30m) and 24-1.75 (7.36m), respectively...finished third at the Penn State National (Jan. 29) jumping a season-high 24-2.50 (7.38m)...had four top-five performances in the 200 meters, including placing second at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 5) in a season-low time of 21.43...turned in a season-best time (6.93) in the preliminary round of the 60 meters at the Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan. 16).
2014-15: Indoor: garnered four top-five efforts in the long jump, including winning the Kent State Dual (Jan. 16) with a season-best jump of 24-7.25…placed sixth in the long jump at the Mid-American Conference Championship (Feb. 28) leaping 23-2.75…member of second-place 4x400 relay team at the Akron Pole Vault Convention (Jan. 9) that crossed the line in 3:22.57…also ran in the 200 meters at the Akron Pole Vault Convention (Jan. 9)...Outdoor: NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier in the long jump placing 36th with a leap of 23-2.75...garnered six top-five efforts in the long jump, including jumping 22-5.25 to win at the Cal State LA Twilight (April 16)...registered a career-best outdoor mark of 24-7.25 to place third at the Longhorn Invitational (May 2)...turned in career-best times in the 100 and 200 meters at the Longhorn Invitational (May 2) in 10.72 and 21.81, respectively.
Personal: Majoring in web development...son of Rhonda Coleman.
