#999 Willie Bradley Season 2005

Updated 6/30/05

Two-time All-American

2005
Was an NCAA qualifier in the triple jump during the indoor season despite battling injuries throughout the year … Just missed All-SEC honors in the triple jump, placing third at the indoor championships with a leap of 52-4 3/4 … Won the triple jump at both the Bayou Bengal Invitational (51-1 1/2) and the Armory Invitational (52-1 3/4) … Also competed in the long jump on three occasions, posting an indoor best of 23-4 at the SEC Championships … During the outdoor season, turned in his top performance of 52-2 at the SEC Championships to place third overall … Jumped 51-9 in finishing fifth at the Texas Relays … Twice participated in the long jump, recording season-best marks of 23-4 1/2 at both the Penn Relays and the SEC Championships.

2004
Was part of LSU’s unprecedented 1-2-3 finish in the triple jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships, finishing third with a personal best jump of 54-5 1/4  … Jump ranks as the fifth best all-time in school history … Did not place lower than fourth in the triple jump during the indoor season, finishing third at the Armory Invitational (53-6 1/4), second at the United Heritage Invitational (53-5 1/2) and third at the SEC Championships (53-1 3/4) … Again earned All-America honors during the outdoor season, finishing fifth in the triple jump with a leap of 54-2 1/2 at the NCAA Championships … Turned in a wind-aided mark of 54-6 to place fourth at the Texas Relays … Recorded a mark of 54-2 1/2 at the NCAA Mideast Regionals … Won the Gatorade Classic with a leap of 53-1 … Posted top long jump marks of 24-0 1/4 during the indoor season and 23-10 1/4 during the outdoor season.

2003
Scored for the Tigers at the SEC Outdoor Championships, finishing seventh in the triple jump with a distance of 50-8 … Turned in a season-best mark of 51-11 3/4 at the NCAA Regionals to place eighth overall … Jumped 50-5 1/2 at the Texas Relays … Posted a top long jump distance of 24-1w at the Tiger Twilight Classic … During the indoor season, placed 10th in the long jump (24-3) and 11th in the triple jump (48-9) at the SEC Championships … Tied for third in the triple jump at the Armory Invitational (51-0 1/4).

2002
Finished eighth in the triple jump at the SEC Outdoor Championships (49-3 1/2) … Recorded a season-best effort of 49-6 1/2 at the SEC Three-Way … Jump of 48-6 at the LSU Last Ditch was his top indoor mark of the season.

High School
Four-year track letterwinner at Hoover High School in Hoover, Ala. … Helped his team to two state titles … Also lettered in basketball.