John David Rollins
John David Rollins
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Harrisburg, Ill.
High School: Harrisburg H.S.
Position: Sprints/Jumps

2013: Saw action in eight meets on the season for A&M-Commerce, competing in the 100 and 200 meter dashes and the long jump ... Posted seven top-five finishes on the year ... Solidified his spot as the fastest Lion runner, holding the top seven 100 meter dash times of the season ... Ran a career-best 10.57 in the finals of the Lone Star Conference Championships, placing sixth and hitting a provisional qualifying time ... Notched a 10.62 at the Texas State Bobcat Classic, placing seventh ... Finished 16th at the Texas Relays with a time of 10.66 ... Ran a 10.68 at both the North Texas Spring Classic and in the preliminaries of the LSC Championships ... Posted a 10.78 at both the Tarleton State Invitational and the East Texas Invitational, finishing second and first, respectively ... Placed 10th in the 200 meter dash at the LSC Championships with a career-best time of 21.87 ... Ran a 22.31 at the Lion Spring Invitational, finishing third ... In the long jump, had a season-best leap of 7.17 meters at the season-opening Lion Spring Invitational, finishing third ... Leaped 7.16 meters at the East Texas Invitational to finish fourth ... Placed second at the North Texas Spring Classic with a mark of 7.08 meters.

2012: Emerged as one of the top all-around athletes on the A&M-Commerce squad, competing in nine meets in the 100 and 200 meter dashes as well as the long jump ... Logged the four fastest 100 meter dash times for the Lions, including a 10.69 showing at the Lone Star Conference Championships, placing ninth ... Finished second at both the Michael Johnson Dr. Pepper Classic (10.74) and Oklahoma Baptist Open (10.75) while placing first at the Texas State Bobcat Classic (10.79) in the 100 meter ... Also notched the two fastest 200 meter times on the season, highlighted by a 21.88 showing at the LSC Championships, placing 12th ... Finished 11th at the Mean Green Spring Invitational (22.05) and sixth at the Marc Randle Classic (22.37) ... Posted the top-four long jump marks on the season as well, provisionally qualifying for nationals with a 7.37 meter mark at the LSC Championships, which placed him fourth ... Finished fifth at both the Michael Johnson Dr. Pepper Classic (7.18m) and Texas State Bobcat Classic (7.03m) while placing seventh at the Mean Green Spring Invitational (6.93m).

Prior to A&M-Commerce: Four year letterwinner in track at Harrisburg High School, competing mostly in the 100 meter, 400 meter and long jump ... All-conference and all-division selection ... Personal-bests of 10.26 in the 100 meter, 48.50 in the 400 meter and 23' 4" (7.11 meters) in the long jump ... Helped Harrisburg to a runner-up showing at the 2011 Illinois state track and field championships, falling short of the title by one point ... Also lettered three years in football at running back ... Two-time all-state and all-conference selection.

Personal: Born November 23, 1992 ... Son of David and Marta Rollins ... Plans to major in communications.

Rollins' A&M-Commerce Career-Bests
100 Meter Dash: 10.57 - Lone Star Conference Championships (May 4, 2013)
200 Meter Dash: 21.87 - Lone Star Conference Championships (May 3, 2013)
Long Jump: 7.37 meters - Lone Star Conference Championships (May 5, 2012)

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