Erin Brooks

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Woodstock, Md.

Brooks[apos] Personal Bests
Triple Jump: 41-3 (Indoor-School Record); 41-11(Outdoor-School Record)
Long Jump: 20-0.2 (Indoor - second in school history); 19-5 (Outdoor - second in school history)
60m: 8.14
100m: 12.40
200m: 26.84 (Indoor); 26.28 (Outdoor)
2013 Outdoor
Earned All-ACC honors at the ACC Championships with a third place finish in the triple jump with a mark of 12.80m which set a school record ... Also took first in the triple jump at the Wake Forest Open and first in the long jump at the HPU VertKlasse Meeting with a mark of 5.92m ... Competed at the NCAA East Regional in the triple jump and the ACC Championships in the long jump ... Finished fifth in the 200m at the HPU VertKlasse Meeting with a time of 26.38.
2013 Indoor
Set a mark of 6.10m in the long jump, finishing first at the Virginia Tech Challenge which ranks second all-time at Wake Forest ... Also finished first at the Wake Forest Invitational and second at the JDL College Kickoff in the long jump ... Competed in the ACC Indoor Championships in both the long jump and triple jump ... Finished ninth in the triple jump at the ACC Indoor Championships with a mark of 12.42m ... Also took first triple jump in the Wake Forest Invitational and fourth at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet. 2012 Outdoor
Finishes her career as the school-record holder in both the indoor (41-3) and outdoor (41-2.5) triple jumps, along with ranking second on the all-time long jump chart with a mark of 19-5, set as a sophomore in 2010 ... Bothered by an injury during the latter half of the season that prevented her from competing ... Competed in the triple jump at the WSSU Invitational in March, finishing second with a mark of 39-6 ... Raced in the 100 meters for the first time since her sophomore season, finishing 10th at the VertKlasse Meeting in 12.80 ... Also raced as a member of the 4x100 meter relay at the VertKlasse, as the team finished second overall in 47.79. 2012 Indoor
Continued her dominance in the jumps, breaking her own school record in the triple jump (recorded in 2009) with a mark of 41-3 at the Hokie Invitational ... Finished ninth in the triple at the ACC Championship with her second-best jump of the season, 40-9.5 ... Recorded four additional top-five finishes in the triple during the season, including a first-place finish at the Fast Track Invitational (39-4.5) and a third place finish at the Liberty Kickoff (39-5.25) ... Set a new personal-best mark of of 19-5.5 in the long jump at the Hokie Invitational, surpassing her previous top indoor jump of 19-2 ... Finished sixth overall in the long jump at the ACC Championship after jumping a distance of 19-5.25 ... Placed fifth in the event at the Virginia Tech Elite (18-11.75) and first overall at the Liberty Kickoff (18-9.75). 2011 Outdoor
Set a new school record in the triple jump with a mark of 41-2.5 at the Duke Twilight en route to a second-place finish ... That mark broke her previous school record of 40-7 set in early April at the Duke Invitational, where she claimed first place in the event ... Placed 11th in the triple jump at the ACC Championships with a mark of 39-2.5 ... Finished the season ranked eighth in the ACC in the triple jump ... Qualified for the NCAA Regionals for the first time in her career, turning in a jump of 38-8.25 to place 43rd ... Competed in the long jump once during the season, finishing 15th at the ACC Championships with a mark of 17-9.75 ... Member of the 4x100m relay team that placed seventh at the ACC Championships (47.21) and first at the Vertklasse Meeting (47.31). 2011 Indoor
Led the Deacs in both the long and triple jumps during the season ... Top mark of 19-02 in the long jump came at the ACC Indoor Championship en route to a ninth-place finish ... Also recorded a mark of 18-00.5 to place 11th at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet ... Highest finish of the season came at the Liberty Quad Meet where she placed third overall with a jump of 17-11 ... Also placed second in the triple jump during that same meet with a mark of 38-00.75 ... Placed 15th at the ACC Championship in the triple with a jump of 37-08.5 ... Covered a distance of 27-11.25 to place 10th at the Virginia Tech Challenge ... Competed in the 200-meters once during the season, crossing the finish line in 27.01 to place 32nd overall ... Finished in a time of 8.14 in the prelims of the 60-meter dash at the Hokie Invite. 2010 Outdoor
A talented athlete, excelling in both sprints and jumps ... The top jumper on the team throughout much of the season ... Ran a season-best time of 12.40 in the 100 meter dash at the Orange and Purple Classic ... Finished fifth in the 200 meter dash at the HPU Vertklasse Meet with a time of 26.54 ... Notched a season-best mark of 19-05.00 in the long jump at the Georgia Tech Invitational ... Finished fourth in the long jump at both the Tiger Track Classic and the HPU Vertklasse Meet with marks of 19-00.00 and 17-06.25, respectively ... Placed second in the long jump at the NC A&T Invitational with a jump of 18-11.25 ... Finished third in the long jump at the Orange and Purple Classic with a mark of 18-10.00. 2010 Indoor
Did not compete during the indoor season. 2009 Outdoor
Was a member of the school-record 4x200m relay team that ran a 1:39.08 at the Penn Relays ... Finished 11th at the UNC Invite in the 100m dash with a season-best time of 12.49 ... Won the long jump at the UNC Invite with a leap of 18-05.75 but saved her best jump of the season for the ACC Championship, where she finished 11th after a mark of 18-08.00 ... Took seventh at both the ACC Championship and the Penn Relays in the triple jump ... Had a mark of 39-10.50 at the Penn Relays and 39-09.00 at the ACCs ... Was also second at the Winthrop Invite in the triple jump at 38-02.00 and third at the Wake Forest Open after a jump of 38-09.75. 2009 Indoor
Set a school-record in the triple jump at the Virginia Tech Invite with a leap of 40-06.75 ... Scored a point in her first ACC Championship in the triple, notching a mark of 40-03.50 ... Finished eighth at the NY Armory Duals in the 200m dash with a time of 26.84 ... Marked a season best long jump of 18-05.00 at the Hokie Invite. Background:
Attended Seton Keough High School where she was a four-time varsity letterman in indoor and outdoor track ... A two-time high school Athlete of the Week ... Earned All-Metro Indoor and Outdoor Track Team honors for four years ... Named All-Metro Runner of the Year and All-City Runner of the Year in 2008 ... Was also tabbed as the All-Baltimore City Performer of the Year ... Three-year Team Captain of both the indoor and outdoor teams ... In 2007, became the first athlete to win four gold medals at the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland Track and Field Championships ... Won the triple jump at the 2008 Nike Indoor National ... Was the top US finisher in the triple jump at Penn Relays in 2008 ... Won a bronze medal at the 2004 AAU Nationals in the triple jump ... Member of DeChardin National Honor Society, Tri M National Music Honor Society, and the President of Student Government as both a junior and a senior. Personal
Full Name is Erin Linnea Brooks ... Born July 17, 1990 in Baltimore, Md. ... Daughter of Derek and Yolanda Brooks.