Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1992
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER: Graduated from Cleveland’s John Marshall High School in 1980 after earning five varsity letters in track (3) and basketball (2)…Captained the basketball as a senior…Named to the All-West Sun first team in track as a senior…KSU CAREER: Lettered eight times, four each indoor and outdoor, for the Golden Flash track teams…Three-time Mid-American conference 200 meter dash champion (outdoor), 1983-85…Set MAC record with a :20.43 clocking in 1984…Also captured three conference titles in the 100 meter dash (1982, 1984-85) and set the MAC mark with a :10.25 in 1984…Qualified for NCAA Championships both indoor and outdoor…Set Kent indoor record in the 55 meter dash (:06.15) and 300 meters (:33.79) along with outdoor marks in the 100 meter dash (:10.1, hand timed), 200 meters (:20.26), 4x100 relay team (:40.9) and 4x200 relay team (1:25.2)…Member of the 1982 United States Olympic Team in Los Angeles, California…Won a medal in the 200 meter dash to complete a U.S. sweep of that event…Named “Outstanding Performer” at the 1984 and 1985 Mid-American Conference Championship meets…POST KSU CAREER: Continues to compete at the national and international levels…Has served as an assistant coach under his former mentor, and fellow Varsity “K” Hall of Famer, Orin Richburg at the University of Washington…PERSONAL: Born in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 6, 1962…Is married to the former Vickie Porter of Elyria, Ohio.
