Aaron Dobson

Height:
6-1
Weight:
175
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Orange, Ohio
High School:
Orange HS

PERSONAL RECORDS
60m (Indoor): 6.80 – Penn State National (Mar. 30, 2009)
200m (Indoor): 21.75 – Akron Invitational (Feb. 13, 2010)
100m (Outdoor): 10.30 – NCAA Mideast Regional (May 30, 2008)
200m (Outdoor): 21.01 – MAC Championships (May 15, 2008)

as a Senior-Indoor (2011)
• Competed in four indoor meets, running the 60 and 200
• Ran 22.32 in the 200 at the Kent Dual

as a Junior-Indoor (2010)
• Participated in the NCAA East Preliminary as a member of the 4x100 relay team, which placed 20th with a time of 40.35
• Won the 60m three times during the indoor season, including the Akron Opener, UA/KSU Dual Meet and the Zips Invitational
• Ran the Zips' top time in the 60m, crossing the line in 6.84 at the Akron Opener
• Finished second in the 200 at the Akron Invitational with a time of 21.75
• Scored in the 200m at the MAC Championships after crossing the line in 10.78
• Ran the third leg of the winning 4x100 relay team at the Jesse Owens Classic

as a Sophomore-Indoor/Junior-Outdoor (2000)
• Ran the final leg of the winning 4x100 relay team at the MAC Outdoor Championships
• Winning time of 40.12 qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional where the team placed 12th
• Qualified for the NCAA Mideast Region in the 200m and 4x100 ... Placed 27th in the 200 (21.77) at the Mideast Regional
• Placed third in the 100m at MAC Outdoors (10.56), adding a fifth-place finish in the 200m (21.68)
• Won his heat in the prelims in the 200 with an NCAA Regional qualifying time of 21.26
• Also ran the final leg on the winning 4x100 relay team at the All-Ohio Outdoor Championship, also with an NCAA Regional qualifying time (40.51)
• Ran a 6.80 in the 60m during the preliminaries of the PSU Indoor National, which ranks as the fourth-fastest time in UA history
• Scored at the MAC Indoors, placing sixth in the 60m (6.96) and sixth in the 200m (22.11)
• Named a team captain

as a Sophomore (2008)
• MAC Outdoor Champion in the 200m, running a wind-aided 21.01
• Also placed second in the 100m at the MAC Outdoors with UA's season best time of 10.31, which was the third-best time in UA history
• Ran the third leg of the 4x400 relay, which placed third and secured the Zips first ever conference title
• Qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional in both the 100m and 200m
• Ran a wind-aided 10.30 to place 13th in the region in the 100m and his personal record time of 21.13 in the 200m to place 16th in the region
• Ran 10.84 to win the 100m at the Northeast Ohio Quad
• Named the team's Most Improved during the outdoor season
• Did not participate during the indoor season

as a Freshman (2007)
• Earned Akron's Scholar Baller honor for posting at least a 3.0 GPA for the academic year
• Scored at the MAC Outdoors, placing fourth in the 100m with a time of 10.80
• Qualified for the MAC final after running a then PR of 10.66 in the preliminary
• Ran 6.84 in the 60m at UA Quad during the indoor season, tying for the second-best time on the team and sixth-best in the MAC for the season

Prior to Akron
• Posted three top five finishes in state championship meet as a senior at Orange High School
• Placed third in both the 110 hurdles (14.3) and the 300 intermediate hurdles (38.02), while placing fifth in the 100 meters (10.92)
• Was a two-time Chagrin Valley Conference champion in the 300im, adding a district title in the 110 hurdles as a senior
• Set the school record in the 100 meters with a time of 10.5
• Personal records in other events include 14.3 in the 110mH and 37.8 in the 300mH