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2004: Won the gold medal in the long jump at the NECAC-TELUS Under-23 Championships (8/1) in Sherbrooke, Canada, with a jump of 20-7 ¼...Competed in the long jump at the United States Olympic Trials, finishing ninth in her flight with a mark of 6.20 meters (20-3 ¼ )...Earned All-America honors in the long jump by finishing third with a mark of 21-6 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/10)...Captured the NCAA Midwest Regional (5/28) title and set a wind-aided school record with a mark of 21-10 ¼...Finished fourth to earn All-Big 12 honors with a jump of 20-8 at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships (4/30)...Won the long jump titles at both the Michael Johnson Classic (4/17) with a mark of 21-2 and the Baylor Dr Pepper Invitational (3/20) with a leap of 21-0 ½ and added the Sun Angel Classic (4/10) crown with a jump of 20-2 ¼...Finished second at the UTA Invitational (3/27) with a jump of 20-6 ¼...Took first in the triple jump at the Baylor Dr Pepper Invitational (3/20) with a mark of 40-6 ¾ and first at the Sun Angel Classic (4/10) with a jump of 38-9 ¾...Ran a season-best 24.06 in the prelims of the Big 12 Outdoor Championships (4/30)...Ran the second leg for the Bears' 4x100-meter relay squad which missed the finals by one place with a time of 44.57 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/9)...Also ran the second leg of the Bears' 4x100-meter relay team that took second at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships (5/1) with a time of 44.10...Helped the 4x100 relay to the title at the UTA Invitational (3/27), clocking a 44.94...Finished 10th in the long jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/12) with a mark of 19-9 ½ to earn All-America honors...Finished third with a mark of 20-1 ½ to earn all-conference honors at the Big 12 Indoor Championships (2/27)...Had a season-best jump of 20-6 ½ to win the Boise Invitational (2/7)...Also posted victories at the Oklahoma Indoor Classic (1/17), Red Raider Classic (1/24) and the Iowa State Classic (2/14)...Finished second in the 200 meters at the season-opening Oklahoma Indoor Classic (1/17) with a time of 25.07...Ran a season-best 24.01 in the 200 meters to finish 11th at the Boise Invitational (2/7)...Finished second in the 55 meters at the Red Raider Classic (1/24) with a season-best time of 7.11. 2003: Earned All-America honors by finishing fifth with a jump of 21-0 ¾ at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/13)... Had a season-best mark of 21-2 ¾ to win the long jump title at the Michael Johnson Classic (4/19)...Also won the long jump competitions at the Tom Tellez Invitational (3/29) and Dr Pepper Invitational (3/22)... Finished 12th with a jump of 18-8 ½ at the Big 12 Championships (5/19)...Finished fourth with a triple jump of 38-7 at the Sun Angel Classic (4/12)...Tied for fifth in the 200 meters with a time of 24.7 at the Tom Tellez Invitational (3/29)... Placed ninth with a time of 11.96 in the 100 meters at the Big 12 Championships (5/19)...Had a season-best finish of fifth with a season-best time of 11.75 at the Michael Johnson Classic (4/19)...During the indoor season, took fourth in at the Big 12 Championships (2/28) with a jump of 20-1 in the long jump...Had a season-best jump of 20-4 to finish fourth at the Tyson Invitational (2/14)...Her highest finish in the long jump was second at the Leonard Hamilton Memorial (1/18) with a mark of 19-7 ½...Finished in the top four in the long jump in all five meets in which she competed...Placed fifth in the triple jump with a mark of 39-2 ½ at the Red Raider Classic (1/25)...Ran a season-best 24.84 in the 200 to place 23rd at the Tyson Invitational (2/14)...Finished 19th with a time of 25.24 at the Big 12 Championships (2/28)...Had a season-high finish of eighth in the 200 with a time of 25.09 at the Red Raider Classic (1/25). 2002: Finished eighth in the long jump with a leap of 20-5 at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/9) to earn All-America honors...Recorded an indoor best of 20-6 ¾ at the Last Chance Meet (3/1) to qualify for NCAAs...Took seventh in the long jump at the Big 12 Indoor Championships (2/22)...Finished among the top 10 all six times she competed in the long jump during the indoor campaign...Also recorded top-10 finishes in five 200-meter races, including a fifth-place showing at the Big 12 Indoor Championships (2/23)...Marked an indoor-best 40-1 ¼ to win the triple jump at the Southwest Classic (1/19), one of three top-10 finishes in the event...Also competed in the 60 meters at the Purple Tiger Invitational (1/26)...Continued to perform well during the outdoor season, recording five top-10 finishes in the long jump and four in the triple jump...Automatically qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a season-best mark of 21-4 ¼ in the long jump...Finished fourth in the event at the Big 12 Championships (5/19) and 19th at the NCAA Championships (6/1)...Took 11th in the triple-jump at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships (5/19) as well as finishing 12th in the 200 meters at the conference meet...Outdoor best in the triple jump was 42-1 ¼ ...Recorded two fourth-place finishes in the 200 meters...Clocked a season-best 24.33 in the event. High School: A three-sport athlete at Greenhill High School in Addison, Texas...Lettered four years in track and field, three years in basketball, and two years in volleyball...Member of the United States Junior National track team...Competed in the long jump at the Junior Pan-Am Games in Santa Fe, Argentina, where she placed fifth with a jump of 19-1½...Was an all-SPC track honoree in each of her four years as a prep...Recorded PR distances of 19-11 in the long jump and 41-5 in the triple jump...Turned in a personal-best time of 11.8 in the 100 meters...Also ran the 200, 4x100 and 4x400 races as a prep...Was on her high school's honor roll. Personal: Full name is April Mai Holliness-Mathis...Born May 27, 1982, in Germany...Daughter of Wallace and Angela Mathis...Majoring in psychology. |
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