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    Corey Hammon
    Corey Hammon
    Class:
    Freshman
    Hometown:
    Glasford, Ill.
    High School:
    Illini Bluff
    Event:
    Sprints
    Birthdate:
    04/15/1991
    I/O Eligibility:
    FR/FR

    AT ILLINOIS

    2012 Track and Field
    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

    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

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