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    Gary Ford
    Gary Ford
    Class:
    Freshman

    Hometown:
    Dolton, Ill.

    High School:
    Thornridge HS

    Event:
    Sprints/Hurdles

    I/O Eligibility:
    FR/FR

    AT ILLINOIS

    2012 Track and Field
    Indoor: Participated in the long jump and 60m hurdles ... Competed in the Big Ten Championships in the long jump and placed 20th with a personal best jump of 22-07 1/4 (6.89m) ... Placed second in the long jump at the Illini Open with a jump of 21-6 (6.56m) ... Took fourth in both the Mark Colligan Memorial and Orange and Blue Open in the 60m hurdles with times of 8.28 and 8.19, respectively ... Ran his season best in the 60m hurdles at the Orange and Blue Open ... Competed in six meets.

    High School
    State champion of the 110m hurdles and second in the state in the 300m hurdles as a senior... Finished fourth in the state in high jump as a sophomore... Earned All-State football honors, breaking every wide receiver record at his school... Named All-Conference three times in football and All-Area once.

    Personal
    Parents are Glenn and Aliece Ford... Has a brother named Glenn, and a sister named Victoria... Major is civil engineering... Hobbies include playing football and hanging out with friends... Aspires to run for the USA track team and become and Olympic gold medalist.

    Ford's Personal Bests

    Indoor
    Long Jump: 22-7 ¼ (6.89m) - Big Ten Championships (2/25/12)
    60m H: 8.19 - Orange and Blue Open (2/4/12)

    Updated March 2012

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