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Shippensburg University Athletics

2012-13 Men's Indoor Track & Field Roster

Herman Kirkland

  • Position Sprints/Jumps
  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Philadelphia
  • Highschool Imhotep Institute Charter

Biography

National Competition:
2-Time NCAA Division II Automatic Qualifier
2-Time NCAA Division II Provisional Qualifier
1-Time NCAA Division II All-American
2011 Division II Indoor All-American (LJ)
2011 Division II Outdoor National Qualifier (LJ)
2011 Division II Outdoor Provisional Qualifier (100)
2011 Division II Outdoor Provisional Qualifier (4x100)

PSAC Competition:
2011 PSAC Outdoor Champion (4x100)
2011 PSAC Outdoor Champion (LJ)
2011 PSAC Indoor Champion (LJ)
5-Time PSAC Place-Winner
4-Time All-PSAC Award Winner
3-Time PSAC Champion
2011 Indoor – 60 (5th), LJ (1st)
2011 Outdoor – 100 (2nd), 4x100 (1st), LJ (1st)

Indoor Bests:
60: 6.89
LJ: 25’ 3 ¼” (PSAC record)

Outdoor Bests:
100: 10.56 (SU record) (w)
LJ: 25 0 ¾” (SU record)

2010-11 (Freshman): Broke several records, won multiple conference championships and earned indoor All-America honors during his debut season with the Raiders…set the PSAC all-time indoor record in the long jump with a conference championship performance…placed seventh at the NCAA indoor meet to earn All-America honors…broke the outdoor school record in the long jump with a 25-foot leap at the Paul Kaiser Classic from Seth Grove Stadium…qualified for the NCAA championships in the outdoor long jump…repeated as the PSAC long jump champion at the conference indoor meet…ran the third leg of the outdoor 4x100-meter relay squad that won a conference championship…contributed to the school record with the 4x100-meter relay squad at the Paul Kaiser Classic…established the new school record in the outdoor 100 meters with a wind-aided time of 10.56 seconds…recorded a NCAA provisional qualifying mark with that performance…also placed fifth in the 60 meters at the PSAC indoor meet and second in the 100 meters at the PSAC outdoor meet.

Imhotep Institute Charter High School: Earned four varsity letters with the Panthers under the direction of coach Curtis Davis…competed with club team Mantua Elite for coach Clarence Lewis.

Personal: Full name is Herman L Kirkland…is the son of Herman Kirkland Sr. and Terrain Harris…majoring in human communication studies…has two siblings, Tanisha and Sheila Harris.