2010-11 Track and Field Roster

Eric Quick 2009-10 Track and Field Roster

Jumps


Height 5'10''
Class Junior
Hometown Bakersfield, CA
High School Liberty
Eric Quick - Track and Field - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Bio

AS A JUNIOR: Notre Dame[apos]s main competitor in the long jump and triple jump … started season strong at Blue and Gold Invitational, placing second in long jump (6.77m) and first in the triple jump (14.42m) … placed second in the long jump at the Indiana Opener with a jump of 7.13m … picked up his first long jump victory of the season at the Notre Dame Indoor Opener with a jump of 7.0m … won both the long jump (7.08m) and triple jump (14.41m) at the Notre Dame Invitational … finished fourth in long jump and triple jump, with distances of 7.27m and 15.08m, respectively, at the Meyo Invitational … placed fifth in the triple jump (15.09m) and seventh in the long jump (7.40m) at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships … picked up two top-five finishes at the Alex Wilson Invitational, with a triple jump distance of 14.34m, good for fourth, and a long jump of 6.96m, good for fifth … came in second in he triple jump at the first outdoor meet of the year, the Arizona State Invitational … won the triple jump at the Hillsdale Relays with a distance of 14.84m … placed sixth in the long jump at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships with a jump of 7.12m while just missing all-BIG EAST honors in the triple jump, posting a distance of 14.87m for fourth place … finished seventh and fourteenth in the long and triple jumps at the Georgia Tech Invitational … posted a 7.48m long jump and 15.42m triple jump at the NCAA Mideast Regionals to finish 13th in the long jump and 10th in the triple jump.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Opened the season with back-to-back first place finishes in the triple jump at the Blue and Gold Invitational and the Notre Dame Indoor Opener, recording jumps of 14.05m (46-1 1/4) and 14.19m (46-6 3/4), respectively … also finished sixth with a long jump of 6.88m (22-7) at the Notre Dame Indoor Opener … won the triple jump and the long jump at the Notre Dame Invitational, registering a triple jump of 14.67m (44-10 1/4) and a long jump of 7.10m (23-3 1/2) … finished sixth in the long jump at the Meyo Invitational with a distance of 7.21m (23-8) … earned all-BIG EAST honors with third-place finishes in the long jump and triple jump … registered a long jump of 7.3m (23-11 1/2) and a triple jump of 15.01m (49-3) … finished seventh in the triple jump at the Alex Wilson Invitational with a jump of 14.56m (47-9 3/4) … opened the outdoor season with two second-place finishes at the Arizona State Invitational, recording a triple jump of 14.76m (48-5 1/4) and a long jump of 7.26m (23-10) … took the long jump title at the Mike Poehlein Invitational with a distance of 7.53m (24-8 1/2) … also finished third in the triple jump with a distance of 14.37m (47-1 3/4) … finished third with a triple jump of 14.58m (47-10) at the Ole Miss Invitational … recorded a triple jump of 14.18m (46-6 1/4) to finish ninth at the Mt. SAC Relays … finished sixth at the VS Athletics Beach Invitational with a long jump of 7.01m (23-0) … finished fourth at the BIG EAST Championships with a triple jump of 15.02m (49-3 1/2) … also finished sixth in the long jump with a distance of 7.14m (23-5 1/4)

AS A FRESHMAN: Wasted little time in earning his first all-BIG EAST conference honors … top long jump of the indoor season was a 6.62m (21-8 3/4) effort at the Purdue Invitational … surpassed 14m in the triple jump for the first time at the Meyo Invitational (14.17m, 46-6) … exploded at the BIG EAST indoor meet, finishing second in the triple jump with a leap of 14.86 meters (48-9) … earned all-conference honors and contributed to the Notre Dame men[apos]s team title … jumped 14.41m (47-3 1/2) at the Alex Wilson Invitational … top triple jump of the outdoor season was established early on at the Shamrock Invitational … there he finished first with a 14.29m (46-10 3/4) effort … jumped 6.97m (22-10 1/2) in a strong long jump showing at the Central Collegiate Champioinships … took 13th in the outdoor BIG EAST Championship long jump competition with a distance of 6.94m (22-9 1/4).

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Four-year track & field letterwinner at Liberty High School (Calif.) … three-time all-state honoree … four-time first-team all-area selection … competed in horizontal jumps, going undefeated in the area during all four years of his prep career … four-time regional and conference champion in both the long jump and triple jump … top high school triple jump mark was 48-10 (indoors) and best long jump distance was 23-4 (outdoors), both achieved during 2006 season … triple jump distance also was No. 3 indoor mark in nation in 2006 … final outdoor season cut short by heel injury … competed at USATF Junior Olympics following freshman year (2003) and placed fourth in triple jump to garner All-America honors … holds school records in both horizontal jumps … member of Spanish honor society … born Dec. 16, 1987 in Bakersfield, Calif. … son of Pam and David Quick … youngest of five children … father, David, ran track at Cal State-Bakersfield … majoring in IT Management.

QUICK[apos]S CAREER INDOOR BESTS

60 Meters (2009 Indiana Open) 7.20
Long Jump (2009 BIG EAST Championship) 7.40m
Triple Jump (2009 BIG EAST Championship) 15.09m

QUICK[apos]S CAREER OUTDOOR BESTS

Long Jump (2009 Ole Miss Invitational) 7.45m
Triple Jump (2009 BIG EAST Championship) 14.87m