Curtis Richardson

Photo by: Jeff Harwell

Position:
Jumps
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Blacklick, Ohio
High School:
Licking Heights

Results

2019 Outdoor: Garnered honorable mention All-America accolades in the high jump at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (June 7) recording a mark of 6-10.75 (2.10m) to place 20th...earned his second NCAA Outdoor Championship berth in the high jump after registering a qualifying mark of 7.1 (2.16m) at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 25)...endured five rounds of a jump-off to garner the 12th and final qualifying berth to the NCAA Championships clearing 6-11 (2.11m)...earned second-team All-MAC honors after recording a mark of 6-9.50 (2.07m) to place second in the high jump at the MAC Championships (May 11)...posted six top-five performances on the year in the men's high jump, including besting the bar at 7-2.25 (2.19m) and 6-10.75 (2.10m) to win the event at the Roadrunner Invitational (March 23) and Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 4)...recorded a career-best mark of 7-2.50 (2.20m) to place second in the high jump at the LSU Invitational (April 27)...registered marks of 7-0.25 (2.14m) and 7-1 (2.16m) to finish fifth in the high jump at the Texas Relays (March 30) and Beach Invitational (April 20).

2019 Outdoor Accolades: Honorable Mention All-America honoree (Outdoor High Jump)...NCAA Championship qualifier (Outdoor High Jump)...NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier (Outdoor High Jump)...Second-team All-MAC (Outdoor High Jump)...Academic All-MAC honoree.

2019 Outdoor: Earned his second NCAA Outdoor Championship berth in the high jump after registering a qualifying mark of 7.1 (2.16m) at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 25)...endured five rounds of a jump-off to garner the 12th and final qualifying berth to the NCAA Championships clearing 6-11 (2.11m)...earned second-team All-MAC honors after recording a mark of 6-9.50 (2.07m) to place second in the high jump at the MAC Championships (May 11)...posted six top-five performances on the year in the men's high jump, including besting the bar at 7-2.25 (2.19m) and 6-10.75 (2.10m) to win the event at the Roadrunner Invitational (March 23) and Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 4)...recorded a career-best mark of 7-2.50 (2.20m) to place second in the high jump at the LSU Invitational (April 27)...registered marks of 7-0.25 (2.14m) and 7-1 (2.16m) to finish fifth in the high jump at the Texas Relays (March 30) and Beach Invitational (April 20).

2019 Outdoor Accolades: NCAA Championship qualifier (Outdoor High Jump)...NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier (Outdoor High Jump)...Second-team All-MAC (Outdoor High Jump)...Academic All-MAC honoree.

2019 Indoor: Garnered first-team All-Mid-American Conference honors capturing the league title in the high jump for the fourth time with a mark of 7-1 (2.16m) at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 23)...equaled a career-best mark of 7-1.75 (2.18m) to win the high jump at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 15)...registered winning marks of 7-1.50 (2.17m) and 6-11.50 (2.12m) in the high jump at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 2) and Akron-Kent State Dual (Jan. 25)...surpassed 6-11.50 (2.12m) to finish seventh in the high jump invitational at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 9)...placed third at the Jim Green Invitational (Jan. 12) with a mark of 6-10.75 (2.10m).

2019 Indoor Accolades: MAC Champion (Indoor High Jump)...first-team All-MAC (Indoor High Jump)...MAC Field Athlete of the Week (Feb. 20)...academic All-MAC honoree.

2018 Outdoor: Captured the men’s high jump title with a clearance of 6-11.50 (2.12m) at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 12)...an NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier in the high jump where he recorded a mark of 6-7 (2.01m) to place 38th...registered seven top-10 performances in the high jump, including posting marks of 6-8.75 (2.05m), 6-9.50 (2.07m) and 7-0.50 (2.15m) to record victories in the event at the Northeast Ohio Quad (April 7), Pacific Coast Intercollegiate (April 19) and LSU Invitational (April 28)...turned in a season-best mark of 7-0.50 (2.15m) to place first at the LSU Invitational (April 28).

2018 Outdoor Accolades: NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier (Outdoor High Jump)...MAC Champion (Outdoor High Jump)...first-team All-MAC (Outdoor High Jump)...earned Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar accolades.

2018 Indoor: Earned the Mid-American Conference title in the high jump soaring a career-best 7-1.75 (2.18m) at the MAC Championships (Feb. 24)...earned victory in high jump at Akron Pole Vault Convention (Jan. 7) with a mark of 6-9.50 (2.07m)...placed sixth in high jump in Tyson Invitational Invite (Feb. 10) with a jump of 6-9.50 (2.07m).

2018 Accolades: MAC Champion (Indoor High Jump)...first-team All-MAC (Indoor High Jump)...named an Academic All-MAC Selection.

2017 Outdoor: Earned five top-10 performances in the high jump, including capturing the league title with a mark of 6-11.75 (2.13m) at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 13)...narrowly missed his second berth to the NCAA Championships placing 13th (based on jumps) in the high jump at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 27) clearing 6-10.75 (2.10m)...recorded a season-best jump of 7-1 (2.16m) en route to finishing second in the high jump at the Spec Towns Invitational (April 8)...won high jump at the Roadrunner Invitational (March 25) surpassing 7-0.25 (2.14m), while coming in second in the event at the LSU Alumni Invitational (April 22) with a mark of 6-9 (2.06m)...posted a mark of 6-10.75 (2.10m) to finish eighth in the high jump at the Texas Relays (April 1)...tabbed as an Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar honoree...2017 Indoor: Placed in the top-three in the high jump in each of his six competitions for the Zips, including finishing third with a mark of 6-9.75 (2.08m) at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 25)...recorded the third-best jump in program history surpassing 7-1 (2.16m) en route to winning high jump at the Penn State National (Jan. 28)...turned in winning marks of 6-11.75 (2.13m) and 6-11.25 (2.12m) to earn victories in the high jump at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 20) and Akron Invitational (Feb. 4)...finished second at Don Kirby Invitational (Feb. 11) in high jump with clearance of 6-8.75 (2.05m)...tabbed as an Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar honoree.

2015-16: Outdoor: USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree...earned second-team All-America accolades after placing 13th in the high jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 9) with a mark of 6-10.25 (2.09m)...recorded third-best jump in program history surpassing 7-1.50 (2.17m) to place fifth in the high jump at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 28)...had seven top-10 performances in the high jump, including placing second, third and sixth, respectively, at the LSU Alumni Invitational (April 23), Texas Relays (April 1) and Drake Relays (April 30) with marks of 6-11 (2.11m), 6-11 (2.11m) and 6-11.75 (2.13m)...Indoor: Garnered a third-place finish in the high jump at the Mid-American Conference Championships clearing 6-9.50 (2.07m)...posted the third-best jump in program history eclipsing 7-0.50 (2.15m) en route to winning the high jump at the Penn State National (Jan. 30)...recorded six top-three performances, including a trio of victories in the high jump...surpassed 6-10.75 (2.10m) and 6-11.75 (2.13m) to win titles at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 22) and Akron Invitational (Feb. 5).

Personal: Majoring in media studies...son of Curtis and Barbara Richardson.