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Blair Brooks
- Position:
- jumps
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- High School:
- Marion HS
Bio
2022 OUTDOOR: Finished fifth at the MVC Championships in long jump (7.32 meters / 24-0.25) ... sixth at the MVC Championships in triple jump with a mark of 14.35 meters (47-1) ... won long jump and placed eighth in the 4x400 (3:23.64) and seventh in the triple jump (14.09 meters) at South Dakota ... won long jump at KT Woodman Classic with a distance of 7.39 meters ... won the Jim Duncan triple jump and long jump with a leaps of 14.03 meters and 7.21 meters ... earned a spot on the MVC Honor Roll for a GPA of 3.2 or higher.
2022 INDOOR: Took fifth in the long jump (7.31 meters) at the MVC Championships ... tied for second in high jump (2 meters) and finished seventh in triple jump with a 14.05 meter jump at the Hawkeye Invitational (Jan. 15) ... won long jump with a jump of 7.38 meters at the Jack Jennett Invitational (Jan. 21) ... won the high jump at the Friday Knight Lights Invitational ... runner-up in the long jump at the ISU Classic ... earned first place in the men's triple jump with a distance of 14.55 meters at the Badger Invitational ... Placed sixth in high jump at ISU Classic with a jump of 1.99 meters
2019-20: Was part of the UNI football team that made the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs ... sat out the season due to transfer rules.
BEFORE UNI: Played wide receiver for the University of Iowa in the 2018-19 season and earned the Hawk Team Leader Special Teams Award ... was part of the 2019 Outback Bowl championship team.
HIGH SCHOOL: State champion in high jump and long jump as a junior ... Drake Relays long jump champion as a senior ... took second plate in high jump, long jump and the 4x400 relay team as a senior ... was third in the 110-meter hurdles and 4x200 as a junior ... earned all-state track honors as a freshman and sophomore ... broke school records in high jump, long jump, 110-meter hurdles and the 4x400 ... also played baseball and football ... in football, he broke six school career receiving records, including receptions, yards and touchdowns ... was the Iowa Shrine Bowl MVP ... No. 6 in Iowa on the 24/7 Sports' poll ... Rivals' No. 1 ranked wide receiver in the state.
PERSONAL: From Cedar Rapids, Iowa ... son of Susan and Robert, who is a radio sideline reporter for Iowa football ... has an older brother, Peter ... his grandfather, Bob, was the voice of Iowa Athletics for 57 years ... majoring in movement and exercise science ... cousin of former Panther basketball player and coach, Brooks McKowen (2003-07) ... enjoys mixed martial arts.
2022 INDOOR: Took fifth in the long jump (7.31 meters) at the MVC Championships ... tied for second in high jump (2 meters) and finished seventh in triple jump with a 14.05 meter jump at the Hawkeye Invitational (Jan. 15) ... won long jump with a jump of 7.38 meters at the Jack Jennett Invitational (Jan. 21) ... won the high jump at the Friday Knight Lights Invitational ... runner-up in the long jump at the ISU Classic ... earned first place in the men's triple jump with a distance of 14.55 meters at the Badger Invitational ... Placed sixth in high jump at ISU Classic with a jump of 1.99 meters
2019-20: Was part of the UNI football team that made the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs ... sat out the season due to transfer rules.
BEFORE UNI: Played wide receiver for the University of Iowa in the 2018-19 season and earned the Hawk Team Leader Special Teams Award ... was part of the 2019 Outback Bowl championship team.
HIGH SCHOOL: State champion in high jump and long jump as a junior ... Drake Relays long jump champion as a senior ... took second plate in high jump, long jump and the 4x400 relay team as a senior ... was third in the 110-meter hurdles and 4x200 as a junior ... earned all-state track honors as a freshman and sophomore ... broke school records in high jump, long jump, 110-meter hurdles and the 4x400 ... also played baseball and football ... in football, he broke six school career receiving records, including receptions, yards and touchdowns ... was the Iowa Shrine Bowl MVP ... No. 6 in Iowa on the 24/7 Sports' poll ... Rivals' No. 1 ranked wide receiver in the state.
PERSONAL: From Cedar Rapids, Iowa ... son of Susan and Robert, who is a radio sideline reporter for Iowa football ... has an older brother, Peter ... his grandfather, Bob, was the voice of Iowa Athletics for 57 years ... majoring in movement and exercise science ... cousin of former Panther basketball player and coach, Brooks McKowen (2003-07) ... enjoys mixed martial arts.
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