Charlotte 49ers

Track & Field

  Derek Ross
Derek Ross
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Durham, N.C.

High School:
C.E. Jordan

Event:
Hurdles

Birthdate:
02/21/1983

Indoor -- 2004: Logged the team's second-fastest time in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 7.74 seconds at Appalachian ... Turned in his fastest time for the 60-meter hurdles at the C-USA Championships with a time of 8.19 in the prelims ... 2003: Tied Sean Williams for the 49ers' fastest 55-meter hurdles time of the season, 8.05 at Appalachian ... Had his best time for the 60-meter hurdles at the C-USA Championships with a 8.52 ... 2002: Placed sixth in the 55-meter hurdles at Appalachian with a time of 7.85 ... Had his best 60-meter hurdles time at the UNC Fast Times, when he ran a 8.45.

Outdoor -- 2004: Placed fifth with a season-best 15.11 in the 110-meter hurdles at Belk Invitational ... season-best third place finish at North Carolina-South Carolina All-Stars Meet ... 2003: Posted a season-best time of 15.06 in the 110-meter hurdles at the Conference USA Championships ... Finished as high as 12th in the 400-meter hurdles at the Clemson Collegiate Series and Charlotte Invitational ... 2002: Ran his best 110-meter hurdle time of the year at the C-USA Championships with a 15.60 ... Was eighth at Georgia in the 400-meter hurdles with a 57.23 time.

Prep: Named all-conference and all-region for the 110- and 300-meter hurdles in 2000 ... Chosen his team's Most Outstanding Runner during the 2000-01 indoor campaign ... Fourth at indoor states in 2001 ... Finished second in the 110 hurdles at the 2000 regional championships.

Personal: Is the son of Derek McAllister and Lola Ross ... Majoring in business ... Born Feb. 21, 1983.