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 Avril McGhee
Avril McGhee

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Spanish Town, Jamaica
High School:
St. Jago High School
Event:
Jumps
Birthdate:
07/24/1992

05/02/2013

Nine Tech Athletes Named Academic All-Big 12

Freshman Tiffany Tarver and senior Caitlin Waters tabbed with perfect 4.0 GPA

05/02/2013

Texas Tech Primed For Big 12 Championships

No. 17 Lady Raiders and No. 18 Red Raiders set for conference championship meet

04/05/2013

Red Raiders, Lady Raiders Return Home For Tech Open

Texas Tech track and field hosts first home outdoor meet of season

03/29/2013

Carson, Grimes Highlight Friday at Texas Relays

Freshman Hannah Carson breaks school javelin record

03/27/2013

Tech Primed For 86th Annual Texas Relays

No. 16 Red Raiders, No. 17 Lady Raiders to compete in Austin at historic Texas Relays

05/02/2013

T&F: Big 12 Outdoors Preview

T&F: Big 12 Outdoors Preview

04/25/2013

Track: Red Raider Open Recap

Cierra White breaks school record in 100M

04/24/2013

Track: Red Raider Open Preview

Wes Kittley previews Texas Tech's Thursday's final home meet of the season

01/11/2013

Track Preps for Indoor Season

Track and Field Teams open Indoor Season at Texas Tech Open

05/13/2012

Big 12 Championships - Sunday

Photos from the final day of action at the 2012 Big 12 Championships in Manhattan, Kan.

Career Performance List

2012 OUTDOOR
Competed in the triple jump...advanced to the NCAA West Preliminaries as a freshman...recorded a season-best mark of 12.62m (41'-5.00") to place fourth at the Big 12 Championships...finished first in the triple jump at the Willie Williams Classic with a mark of 12.58m (41'3.25")...recorded a total of four top-five finishes during the outdoor season.

2012 INDOOR
Competed in the triple jump...and long jump...finished fifth at the Big 12 Championships in the triple jump with a mark of 12.05m (39'-6.50")...recorded a season-best triple jump mark of 12.35m (40'6.25") to finish 12 at the New Balance Invitational in New York...recorded a season-best mark of 5.08m (16'-8.00") to place 22nd in the long jump at the UNM Collegiate Elite.

A. Jago High School
Competed in the triple and long jump...placed second in the triple jump at the High School Championship...placed fourth in the Carifta Games in 2011...placed 1st in the Carifta Trials for a spot on the Jamaican team...helped St. Jago High School team to two third place finishes in 2010 and 2011 at High School Championships.

Personal
Born Avril Vonetta McGhee to Laurence and Yvonne McGhee...plans to major in Biology.

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