2016 Men's Track & Field

Duane Solomon

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Temecula, Calif.

Biography

2016 (Senior)
• Earned All-Big West honors as a member of the Anteaters' third-place 4x400 relay team that ran a season-best 40.97
• Also came in eighth in the 100m (10.91) at the conference meet
• Established a personal-record 10.83 in the 100m at the Steve Scott Invitational
• Runner-up in the 200m with a career-best 21.75 at the Big West Challenge
 
2015 (Junior)
• Recorded a 400m lifetime-best 50.24 at the UCLA Legends Invitational (11th)
• Member of the first-place 4x400 relay at the Anteater 4-Way Meet, running a season-best 3:14.74
• Also took third in the 4x400 at the Big West Challenge

2014 (Sophomore)
• Competed in the 400m hurdles (11th) and the 4x400 relay (7th) at the Big West Championships
• Placed fifth overall in the 400H with a collegiate-best 53.85 at the Cal-Nevada Championships
• Ran a 400m personal-record 50.54 at the Big West Challenge

2013 (Freshman)
• Big West qualifier in the 400-meter hurdles
• Established a season-best 54.62 for a 10th-place finish at the Cal-Nevada Championships
• Added a 110m hurdle season-best 15.70 at the All-UC Challenge Cup

High School
• Graduated from Great Oak High School in 2012
• Won four varsity letters in track
• Earned New Balance All-America and first-team all-league honors
• Claimed the Southwestern League title in the 300m hurdles
• Also lettered in football

Personal
• Majoring in criminology, law & society
• Parents are Rosetta and Duane Solomon
• Has three siblings, Kevin, Joseph and Jasmin

TOP MARKS AT UCI
100m = 10.83 (2016 Steve Scott Invitational)
200m = 21.75 (2016 Big West Challenge)
400m = 50.24 (2015 UCLA Legends Invitational)
110m Hurdles = 15.70 (2013 All-Cal Challenge Cup)
400m Hurdles = 53.85 (2014 Cal-Nevada Championships)
4x100 Relay = 40.97 (2016 Big West Conference Championships)
4x400 Relay = 3:13.29 (2014 Steve Scott Invitational)

Historical Player Information

  • 2013Freshman

    Hurdles
  • 2014Sophomore

    Hurdles
  • 2015Junior

    Sprints
  • 2016Senior

    Sprints