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  Whitney Prevost

Whitney Prevost

Player Profile

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Texas City, Texas

High School:
Texas City

Height:
6-1

Event:
Sprints/Long Jump

Birthdate:
09/18/1988

High School: Four-year letterwinner in track and field at Texas City High School...Named to the 2007 USA Today/Track and Field News All-USA team...2007 USATF Junior Olympic champion in the 100 meters with a time of 10.49...Placed fourth in the 200 meters with a time of 21.15...Won three gold medals at the Texas state meet, winning the 100 meters (10.45), 200 meters (20.99) and long jump (23-03)...Won the 100 meters and took second in the 200 meters at the 2007 Golden West Invitational...Won the 200 meters and took fifth in the 100 meters at the Nike Outdoor Nationals...Fastest time in the 100 meters (10.45) ranked 15th overall in the nation and eighth among high school seniors...Top 200 meters time (20.99) ranked as the eighth-fastest time overall and sixth-best among high school seniors...16-time state qualifier and four-time state champion...Five-time national champion in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100-meter relay...Became just the second high school athlete in history to be named Texas Relays MVP...Also holds a personal best leap of 24-04 in the long jump.

Personal: Full name is Whitney James Prevost...Born Sept. 18, 1988, in Houston, Texas...Son of Whitney Prevost and Fannie Cotton...Relative of former Houston and NBA basketball player Clyde Drexler...Pre-business major.