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  Whitney Ford
Whitney Ford

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
White Plains, N.Y.

High School:
White Plains

Event:
Jumps, Sprints


Ford Radio Interviews:
BU All-Access Radio Show Interview - February 13, 2009

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2007-08

Part of the 4x100m relay team that set a school record (46.47) at the NCAA East Regional and won the America East Championship (46.51) ... Set a personal record with a long jump of 6.16m at the ECAC Championship ... Finished second to teammate Tahari James in the long jump (5.85m) and triple jump (12.39m) at the America East Outdoor Championship, qualifying for the ECAC Championship and NCAA regionals in both events ... Finished first in the Eastern collegiate triple jump at the Penn Relays (12.74m) ... Won the long jump at the UConn Invitational (5.87m) ... Ran a season-best 12.13 100m dash at the Spec Towns Invitational ... Won the 100m dash at the Tufts Invitational (12.59) ... Was the high scorer at the America East Indoor Championship, winning the 55m dash (7.12) and long jump (5.97m) while placing third in the 200m dash (24.76) and second in the triple jump (12.77m) ... Finished third in the triple jump at the New England Indoor Championship with a 12.77m distance.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2006-07

Competed in the long jump in all but two meets during the indoor season, earning top-10 finishes in all outings ... Placed fourth at the America East Indoor Championship with a 12.01m triple jump ... Earned the seventh spot at the New England Championship with an 11.62m triple jump ... Placed third at the 2007 USA Jr. Track and Field Championships in the triple jump.

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Attended White Plains High School ... Broke school records in long jump (5.38m) and the 4x200m her freshman year ... Was named to all-county, all-section and all-league teams all four years ... During her sophomore year, was a state qualifier in the long jump and placed in the top 10 in the state ... As a junior, qualified in the long jump, earning eighth, and finishing third in the triple jump ... Held both the indoor and outdoor triple jump records and broke the section 1 record in the 4x100m, earning her MVP honors in the county meet ... During senior year, placed fourth in the long jump and first in the triple jump for the state ... Given the top field performer award at the Hispanic Games ... For outdoor track and field, was third in the long jump and first in the triple jump for both her section and state.

PERSONAL

Daughter of James and Marcia Ford ... Enrolled in the University's College of Communications ... Born May 27, 1988.