Lamont Dagen
Lamont Dagen is the most senior member of the HPC Elite Team and the most decorated of all its athletes. A multiple USATF Indoor and Outdoor Finalist, Dagen is emerging as one of the top triple jumper's in the U.S. Dagen turned in a solid season in 2006 highlighted by his top 5 U.S. performance and his 8th place finish at the Outdoor Championships. Prior to that, Dagen competed in at the 2004 Olympic Trials, but fouled out of the competition. During his collegiate career, Dagen set the school record in the triple jump 11 times and set 5 field house and 4 stadium records that remain atop the university performance list. Also, during his final collegiate season, Dagen became the first person in the history of the Mid-Continent Conference to win an event all four years Indoor & Outdoor. Lamont is an assistant track and field coach at Carthage College. Dagen joined the HPC Elite Team in the fall of 2007. Since joining the HPC Elite Team, Lamont represented the team at the USATF Indoor National Championships and 2008 Olympic trials and jumped an indoor personal best of 16.39m at the Carthage College Gill Athletics Last Chance Meet.
* Personal Bests: TJ- 16.39m (2008i); 16.63m (2006); LJ- 7.47 / 7.57w (2001)
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Eric Broadbent
Eric Broadbent is an up and coming Multi-Eventer from West Grove, PA. He is an extremely talented, but raw athlete who has just recently converted to the Multi-Events from being a collegiate jumper. Broadbent represented HPC for the first time at the 2009 USA Indoor Combined Event Championships where he placed 5th overall in less than two years training for the multis. He repeated that same finish at the 2010 USA Indoor Combined Event Championships. In 2010, Broadbent made great improvements in the decathlon by establishing personal bests in the Wake Forest multi-event decathlon (7137) and TX Greatest Athlete decathlon (7316). Prior to joining HPC Elite, Broadbent competed for West Chester University Broadbent and was a 3 Time All-American: once Indoors for Triple Jump and Outdoors for both Long Jump and High Jump. He also set 4 School Records, won 8 Conference Titles, 17 All-Conference honors, and was Male Athlete of the Year during his senior year. Broadbent was also named USTFCCCA Men’s East Region Field Athlete of the Year 3 times and hit 11 provisional national qualifiers in 4 different events.
* Personal Bests: Heptathlon- 5542 (2009); Decathlon- 7316 (2010); Long Jump- 7.44 (2010); Triple Jump- 15.20m (2006); High Jump- 2.15m (2010); 100m- 10.72 (2010); 200m- 21.93 (2009); 110H- 14.51 (2010); Shot Put- 13.11m (2010); Discus Throw- 38.84m (2009)
Jade Ellis
Jade Ellis was the Minnesota state high school champion in both the long jump (7.04m) and triple jump (14.92m). Following high school, Jade competed for Duke where he became the most successful jumper in school history. As a freshman, Jade was the IC4A Indoor Champion in the long jump and silver medalist in the outdoor long jump. That same year, Jade became the school record-holder in the long jump outdoors and triple jump indoors and outdoors. This earned him Duke’s indoor team MVP. Unfortunately, his sophomore and junior seasons at Duke were plagued by injury including a torn Achilles tendon and a season ending hamstring injury. Jade came back well during his final season at Duke to establish an all-time personal best and school record in the long jump with a jump of 7.77 meters. He placed 15th at the NCAA Championships and 19th at the USATF National Championships. Jade joined the HPC Elite team in the fall of 2009. He had a great debut for the team, jumping 7.58 meters at the UNC Invite but unfortunately experienced a season ending Achilles tear. Jade is in training to return for the 2010-2011 seasons.
* Personal Bests: TJ- 15.62m (2006i); LJ- 7.67m (2009i); 7.77m (2009)
Carin Knight
Lamont Dagen is the most senior member of the HPC Elite Team and the most decorated of all its athletes. A multiple USATF Indoor and Outdoor Finalist, Dagen is emerging as one of the top triple jumper's in the U.S. Dagen turned in a solid season in 2006 highlighted by his top 5 U.S. performance and his 8th place finish at the Outdoor Championships. Prior to that, Dagen competed in at the 2004 Olympic Trials, but fouled out of the competition. During his collegiate career, Dagen set the school record in the triple jump 11 times and set 5 field house and 4 stadium records that remain atop the university performance list. Also, during his final collegiate season, Dagen became the first person in the history of the Mid-Continent Conference to win an event all four years Indoor & Outdoor. Lamont is an assistant track and field coach at Carthage College. Dagen joined the HPC Elite Team in the fall of 2007. Since joining the HPC Elite Team, Lamont represented the team at the USATF Indoor National Championships and 2008 Olympic trials and jumped an indoor personal best of 16.39m at the Carthage College Gill Athletics Last Chance Meet.
* Personal Bests: TJ- 16.39m (2008i); 16.63m (2006); LJ- 7.47 / 7.57w (2001)
Carlos Garcia
Lamont Dagen is the most senior member of the HPC Elite Team and the most decorated of all its athletes. A multiple USATF Indoor and Outdoor Finalist, Dagen is emerging as one of the top triple jumper's in the U.S. Dagen turned in a solid season in 2006 highlighted by his top 5 U.S. performance and his 8th place finish at the Outdoor Championships. Prior to that, Dagen competed in at the 2004 Olympic Trials, but fouled out of the competition. During his collegiate career, Dagen set the school record in the triple jump 11 times and set 5 field house and 4 stadium records that remain atop the university performance list. Also, during his final collegiate season, Dagen became the first person in the history of the Mid-Continent Conference to win an event all four years Indoor & Outdoor. Lamont is an assistant track and field coach at Carthage College. Dagen joined the HPC Elite Team in the fall of 2007. Since joining the HPC Elite Team, Lamont represented the team at the USATF Indoor National Championships and 2008 Olympic trials and jumped an indoor personal best of 16.39m at the Carthage College Gill Athletics Last Chance Meet.
* Personal Bests: TJ- 16.39m (2008i); 16.63m (2006); LJ- 7.47 / 7.57w (2001)
Chris Garrett
Lamont Dagen is the most senior member of the HPC Elite Team and the most decorated of all its athletes. A multiple USATF Indoor and Outdoor Finalist, Dagen is emerging as one of the top triple jumper's in the U.S. Dagen turned in a solid season in 2006 highlighted by his top 5 U.S. performance and his 8th place finish at the Outdoor Championships. Prior to that, Dagen competed in at the 2004 Olympic Trials, but fouled out of the competition. During his collegiate career, Dagen set the school record in the triple jump 11 times and set 5 field house and 4 stadium records that remain atop the university performance list. Also, during his final collegiate season, Dagen became the first person in the history of the Mid-Continent Conference to win an event all four years Indoor & Outdoor. Lamont is an assistant track and field coach at Carthage College. Dagen joined the HPC Elite Team in the fall of 2007. Since joining the HPC Elite Team, Lamont represented the team at the USATF Indoor National Championships and 2008 Olympic trials and jumped an indoor personal best of 16.39m at the Carthage College Gill Athletics Last Chance Meet.
* Personal Bests: TJ- 16.39m (2008i); 16.63m (2006); LJ- 7.47 / 7.57w (2001)
Kelly Furr
Kelly joined the HPC Elite Team in 2009 six months after the birth of a baby girl. In the 2010 season, Furr competed primarily as a heptathlete. She returns to track and field after a three year hiatus. Kelly pole vaulted and hurdled for Penn State and Brigham Young University, finishing the 2007 season ranked in the top 10 in the NCAA for pole vault. Kelly broke the school record at BYU in the pole vault and helped set the Penn State shuttle-hurdle relay record. She has experience competing internationally in Mexico, Italy, Austria, and the Czech Republic.
* Personal Bests: Personal Bests: PV-4.16m (2007); 100mH-14.1 (2007)
Jon McDowell
Lamont Dagen is the most senior member of the HPC Elite Team and the most decorated of all its athletes. A multiple USATF Indoor and Outdoor Finalist, Dagen is emerging as one of the top triple jumper's in the U.S. Dagen turned in a solid season in 2006 highlighted by his top 5 U.S. performance and his 8th place finish at the Outdoor Championships. Prior to that, Dagen competed in at the 2004 Olympic Trials, but fouled out of the competition. During his collegiate career, Dagen set the school record in the triple jump 11 times and set 5 field house and 4 stadium records that remain atop the university performance list. Also, during his final collegiate season, Dagen became the first person in the history of the Mid-Continent Conference to win an event all four years Indoor & Outdoor. Lamont is an assistant track and field coach at Carthage College. Dagen joined the HPC Elite Team in the fall of 2007. Since joining the HPC Elite Team, Lamont represented the team at the USATF Indoor National Championships and 2008 Olympic trials and jumped an indoor personal best of 16.39m at the Carthage College Gill Athletics Last Chance Meet.
* Personal Bests: TJ- 16.39m (2008i); 16.63m (2006); LJ- 7.47 / 7.57w (2001)
Anna Wilson
Lamont Dagen is the most senior member of the HPC Elite Team and the most decorated of all its athletes. A multiple USATF Indoor and Outdoor Finalist, Dagen is emerging as one of the top triple jumper's in the U.S. Dagen turned in a solid season in 2006 highlighted by his top 5 U.S. performance and his 8th place finish at the Outdoor Championships. Prior to that, Dagen competed in at the 2004 Olympic Trials, but fouled out of the competition. During his collegiate career, Dagen set the school record in the triple jump 11 times and set 5 field house and 4 stadium records that remain atop the university performance list. Also, during his final collegiate season, Dagen became the first person in the history of the Mid-Continent Conference to win an event all four years Indoor & Outdoor. Lamont is an assistant track and field coach at Carthage College. Dagen joined the HPC Elite Team in the fall of 2007. Since joining the HPC Elite Team, Lamont represented the team at the USATF Indoor National Championships and 2008 Olympic trials and jumped an indoor personal best of 16.39m at the Carthage College Gill Athletics Last Chance Meet.
* Personal Bests: TJ- 16.39m (2008i); 16.63m (2006); LJ- 7.47 / 7.57w (2001)
Joe Kindred
Lamont Dagen is the most senior member of the HPC Elite Team and the most decorated of all its athletes. A multiple USATF Indoor and Outdoor Finalist, Dagen is emerging as one of the top triple jumper's in the U.S. Dagen turned in a solid season in 2006 highlighted by his top 5 U.S. performance and his 8th place finish at the Outdoor Championships. Prior to that, Dagen competed in at the 2004 Olympic Trials, but fouled out of the competition. During his collegiate career, Dagen set the school record in the triple jump 11 times and set 5 field house and 4 stadium records that remain atop the university performance list. Also, during his final collegiate season, Dagen became the first person in the history of the Mid-Continent Conference to win an event all four years Indoor & Outdoor. Lamont is an assistant track and field coach at Carthage College. Dagen joined the HPC Elite Team in the fall of 2007. Since joining the HPC Elite Team, Lamont represented the team at the USATF Indoor National Championships and 2008 Olympic trials and jumped an indoor personal best of 16.39m at the Carthage College Gill Athletics Last Chance Meet.
* Personal Bests: TJ- 16.39m (2008i); 16.63m (2006); LJ- 7.47 / 7.57w (2001)
John Strang
John Strang joins HPC Elite following a strong career at Utah State University. He is a young decathlete who will be teaming up with Eric Broadbent to form one of the better multi – event training groups in the country. While competing in the WAC, John was a 3 time champion in the decathlon and 2 time champion in the heptathlon. He was a 4 time runner – up in the high jump and scored points in sprints, hurdles, 400m relay and long jump. As an HPC client he gained All – American honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 2009 by placing 8th in the heptathlon; he is the Utah State and WAC record holder.
*Personal Bests: 100m- 10.67 (2009); LJ- 7.34m (2009); HJ- 2.14m (2009); 400m- 49.32 (2009); 110H- 14.44 (2009); Decathlon- 7180 (2009); Heptathlon- 5532 (2009)
Karjuan Williams
Karjuan Williams joins the HPC Elite Team as an up and coming 800m runner. Most recently, Karjuan placed 7th in the 800m at the 2009 U.S. Outdoor National Championships and 4th at the U.S. Indoor National Championships. In 2009, Karjuan also ran his personal best of 1:46.06 in Toronto. Prior to joining the pro ranks, he was a 2007 NCAA Division II All-American at 400 and 800 meters while at North Carolina Central, the U.S. Junior Champion in 2005 and 2006 and a silver medalist at the 2005 Pan-American Junior Championships, and 2006 U.S. Scholastic Champion. In 2010 he established a new personal best in the 800m by running 1:45.87 in Rio de Janeiro.* Personal Bests: 400m- 46.24 (2007); 800m- 1:45.87 (2010); 1:48.40 (2008i); 1000--2:23.37 (2009); 2:27.45 (2009i)
Brandon Jones
Brandon joined the HPC Elite Team following a successful career as at NC Central University. Born June 25, 1987, in Lynchburg, Va, Brandon attended high school at Independence in Charlotte, NC. He was the state champion at 800 meters and 500 meters while in high school and finished 6th at the prestigious Nike Indoor National championship meet. He was the 2006 USA Jr. Champion at 800 meters. Following high school, Brandon joined the NCCU team where he helped the team to a 3rd place performance at the 2007 National championships. While running for NCCU he was an 8 time All-American. His father is Walter Jones. Brandon is currently enrolled at NCCU as a computer information system major.* Personal Bests: 800m- 1:48.9; Mile- 4:12.00; 5k- 15:30
Tanya Osbourne
Tanya joins the HPC Elite team as a seasoned 800 meter-runner. The Brooklyn, NY native etched her name in the Louisiana State University record books as the seventh best indoor 800m- runner in the school’s legendary history. The four-time All-SEC and SEC champion also became the only collegiate finalist at USA Track and Field Championships in 2005, finishing in eighth place. Tayna was also a contributing member of LSU’s 4x400 meter relay, qualifying for NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2005. Prior to her career at LSU, Tayna rewrote the record books as she won several city titles for Bishop Loughlin High School in Brooklyn.*Personal Bests: 800m- 2:04.97 (2005); 2:06.02 (2006i)
Joel Williams
Joel joins the HPC Elite Team as a seasoned short sprinter and middle distance runner. Joel is a 3 time NCAA Regional Qualifier in both the 400m and 800m runs, an NCAA Indoor National Championships qualifier in the 800m, and a time time USATF National Championship qualifier.* Personal Bests: 400m- 46.20 (2006); 800m- 1.46.43 (2005i)