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  Corey Dowden
Corey Dowden

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.

High School:
Rich South

Last College:
Rend Lake College

Event:
Jumps

Experience:
1L

2005 OUTDOOR:All-region performer in the triple jump with an eighth-place mark of 49'-7.25"...all-conference with a seventh-place finish of 48'-7.25" in the triple jump...set a personal best in the triple jump of 51'-4.5" at the NCAA Championships... won the Mean Green Twilight with a regional qualifying jump of 51'-2.25"...finished second in the triple jump at the UTEP Invitational with a regional qualifying mark of 50'...earned another triple-jump regional qualifying mark of 49'-11.25"...established a personal best mark of 24'-1", also a regaional qualifying mark, in the long jump at the UTEP Invitational.

2005 INDOOR: ... Long Jump ... had a career-best leap of 22'-4.25" at the Wes Kittley Invite ... marked a 22'-1.5" at the Tyson Invite ... Triple Jump ... earned all-conference honors with a mark of 47'-8" and a sixth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships ... had a leap of 47'-5" at the Tyson Invite.

REND LAKE COLLEGE: Named eight-time All-American ... 2004 outdoor NJCAA national champion in the triple jump ... also holds the school record in the triple jump ... runner-up at the 2003 and 2004 NJCAA indoor championships in the triple jump.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2002 AAU national champion in the triple jump ... lettered in football, basketball, and track and field.

PERSONAL: Born 2-2-84 in Chicago, Ill., to mother Charmaine Dowden ... mother attended Kennedy-King College ... is an only child ... majoring in business.