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04/18/2013
Illini Ready for LSU & Mt. SAC Relays
Majority to Baton Rouge, select squad to California
03/30/2013
Illini Win Bill Cornell Spring Classic
The squad scored 161 team points; five titles
03/28/2013
Illini Head to Bill Cornell Spring Classic
Southern Illinois will host the meet this weekend
02/23/2013
Illini Finish Second at Big Ten Indoor Championships
Orange and Blue finish highest since 2000 season
02/22/2013
Illini Qualify Nine for Finals at Big Ten's
Pole vault crew score 16.50 points on Friday
05/10/2013
Day 1 Photo Gallery
Pictures from day one of the 2013 Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
01/25/2013
Illini Classic 1/19/13
Photos from Illini Classic at UI Armory
AT ILLINOIS
2012 Track and Field
Outdoor: Set the 17-year old school record in the decathlon at the Big Ten Championships, scoring 7,150 points ... Recorded personal-records in the javelin, discus, pole vault and the 1,500m ... Also competed in the decathlon at the EIU Big Blue Classic.
Indoor: Participated in the heptathlon ... Had a record setting performance at the Big Ten Championships finishing with 5,099 points ... Also participated in the 60m hurdles, 200m, pole vault, long jump, high jump and shot put outside of the heptathlon ... Ran his season best in the 60m hurdles at the Illini Open with a time of 8.69 ... Recorded a 22.86 in the 200m at the Mark Colligan Memorial ... Jumped 13-3 (4.05m) at the Illini Open in the pole vault and 20 feet (6.10m) in the long jump at the Illini Open ... Threw a season best 37-7 (11.46m) in the Illini Open ... Participated in four meets.
2011 Track and Field
Outdoor: Did not participate
High School
2010 Illinois state qualifier in the 200m and 400m ... Owns personal-best times of 22.54 in the 200m and 50.10 in the 400m ... Four-time all-conference selection ... Earned all-state honors three times during the indoor season and once during the outdoor campaign.
Personal
Full name is Corey Robert Hammon ... Born Aug. 15, 1991 ... Parents are Jeff and Yvonne Hammon ... Has a sister, Mindy and a brother, Brady ... Hobbies include hunting, fishing, scuba diving ... Biggest thrill in sports is the start of the gun ... Majoring in business.
Hammon's Personal Bests
Outdoor
200m - 22.16 - John McDonnell Invitational (4/20/12)
Decathlon: 7,150 - Big Ten Championships (5/12/12)
100m (dec.) - 10.96 - Big Ten Championships (5/12/12)
400m (dec.) - 48.52 - Big Ten Championships (5/12/12)
1,500m (dec.) - 4:52.85 - Big Ten Championships (5/12/12)
110m H (dec.) - 15.21 - Big Ten Championships (5/12/12)
High Jump (dec.) - 6-6 1/4 (1.99m) - Big Ten Championships (5/11/12)
Long Jump (dec.) - 21-6 3/4 (6.57m) - EIU Big Blue Classic (3/30/12)
Javelin (dec.) - 104-6 (31.85m) - EIU Big Blue Classic (3/30/12)
Indoor
60m Hurdles: 8.69 - Illini Open (1/14/12)
200m: 22.86 - Orange and Blue Open (2/4/12)
Pole Vault: 13-3 (4.05m) - Illini Open (1/14/12)
Long Jump: 20 (6.10m)- Illini Open (1/14/12)
High Jump: 6-4 ¼ (1.94m) - Orange and Blue Open (2/4/12)
Shot Put: 37-7 (11.46m) - Illini Open (1/14/12)
Heptathlon: 5,099 pts. - Big Ten Championships (2/25/12)
60m (hept.): 7.10
1000m (hept.): 3:00.05
60m H (hept.): 8.56
High Jump (hept.): 6-03 ¼(1.91m)
Pole Vault (hept.): 14-1 1/4 (4.30m)
Long Jump (hept.): 20-10 (6.35m)
Shot Put (hept.): 41-10 1/2 (12.67m)
Updated March 2012
