Norfolk State University Athletics

Personal Records
Indoor
Long Jump: 24-9.75 (2010 Wisconsin Elite)
Outdoor
Long Jump: 25-2.75 (2011 MEAC Outdoor)

2010-11: Indoor: MEAC runner-up in the long jump (24-5.5) and eighth in the triple jump (44-9) … finished second at the Penn State national with a season-best long jump of 24-9.75 … jumped at least 24 feet in all seven meets he competed in during indoor season. Outdoor: Placed third in the MEAC outdoor long jump with a personal-best 25-2.75 … was also third in the triple jump (49-8.25) … won the Raleigh Relays long jump with a best leap of 24-7 … that effort also earned him MEAC Track Athlete of the Week … qualified for the NCAA East Regional, where his best jump with 23-3.5.

At Purdue: Surpassed the NCAA Indoor Championship minimum provisional long jump standard three times…took first place at the Gene Edmonds Cup (24-8.75), Grand Valley State Invitational (24-9), and Wisconsin Elite Invitational (24-9.75)…did not compete during outdoor season.

At Coffeyville CC: NJCAA Outdoor All-American after placing sixth in the long jump (24-5.5)…best marks at Coffeyville were 24-8 in the long jump and 48-2 in the triple jump.

High School: Four-year letterwinner…All-Metro by the Richmond Times Dispatch in the long jump, triple jump and 100 meters as a senior…ranked sixth in the nation in the long jump as a senior with a top leap of 23-9…placed fifth at the outdoor state meet in the long jump his senior season.

Personal: Rashad C. Cannon was born on March 13, 1989…son of Alvin Cannon and Lynette Hudson…majoring in interdisciplinary studies.