Dallas Robinson
Originally from Winterhaven, Florida, Dallas grew up in Kentucky where he graduated from Oldham County High School. Following High School, Dallas went to Morehead State University where he started 7 games at Free Safety for the football team and placed 3rd in the Ohio Valley Conference Championship in both the indoor 60m and outdoor 100m dashes.
After his freshman year at Morehead, Dallas transferred to Eastern Kentucky where he gave up the gridiron to focus on track. While at EKU, Dallas placed in the top 3 in the conference championship 23 times, won the indoor 60m and 200m, and outdoor 100m and 200m dashes, two times each for a total of 8 conference championship crowns. Additionally, he qualified for the NCAA Regional meet all three of his years at EKU, garnered 3 conference ‘Athlete of the Week’ nominations, and was recognized as the “Athlete of the Year” by the coaches of the OVC. Dallas also holds the EKU indoor 200m record and ranks amongst the top three all-time performers in school history in two other events.
Following graduation, Dallas took 18 months away from the sport only to return to competition at a local track meet called the Bluegrass State games. Despite very little training leading up to the meet, Dallas broke the all time meet record running a 10.33 into a strong headwind. Dallas joined the HPC Elite Team in the winter of 2007. He quickly improved his performances to world class status, earning himself the leading story of the New York Times sports section on March 6, 2008. Under the guidance of HPC coaching and management, Dallas produced the world's fastest 55m in 2008 (6.10) and world ranked indoor performances in the 60m (6.64) and 200m (21.10) races.
* Personal Bests: 55m- 6.10 (2008); 60m- 6.64 (2008); 100m- 10.33 (2007); 200m- 20.90 (2005) / 21.10i (2008)
Tiina Magi
Tiina is a triple jumper hailing from Estonia. She joins the HPC Elite Team following a dominant collegiate career at Manhattan College where she was a teammate of fellow HPC Elite Team member Nick Newman. While at Manhattan College, Tiina was a talented all-around performer who earned points in a variety of events for the Jaspers, including the javelin, and all four jumping events.
Tiina broke the indoor and outdoor school records in the triple jump at Manhattan College on multiple occasions and won numerous accolades for her all-around athletic ability. Among her many achievements, Tiina was named Co-Field Performer of the Meet at the 2006 MAAC Indoor Championships, was a three-time NCAA Regional Championship Qualifier, and six-time conference champion (3 indoors, 3 outdoors) in the triple jump.
Prior to competing for the Jaspers, Tiina had a successful career competing at the national level in Estonia. She won two outdoor National Championships and one indoor National Championship in the high jump. At the youth, junior and 20+ age groups, Tiina won titles in the high jump, triple jump, and the 100m hurdles. She was also the Youth Baltic match Champion in the triple jump. Tiina joined the HPC Elite Team in the fall of 2007 and in her first competition representing HPC she jumped a personal best 13.04m in the triple jump at the Manhattan College Opener. She has since gone on to up her indoor personal best to 13.25m and in 2009 set a new outdoor personal best of 13.19m.
* Personal Bests: TJ- 13.25m (2008i); 13.19m (2009)
Alonzo Moore
Alonzo is a former Wisconsin Badger who earned three All-American titles and two Big Ten titles in the triple jump while competing for the Badgers. His top finish at the NCAA Championships was a 3rd place in 2005. Alonzo is also a four time finalist at the USATF Championships and in 2005 was ranked 9th in the U.S. by Track and Field News. His best finish at the USATF championships is a 6th place finish at the U.S. outdoor national championships in 2005 and a 4th place finish at the indoor championships in 2007. Also in 2007, Alonzo won the triple jump at the University of Tennessee's Sea Ray Relays and was 2nd at the USA Outdoor Club Championships. Moore joined the HPC Elite Team in the winter of 2007. Since joining the HPC Elite Team, Moore represented the team at the 2008 USATF Indoor National Championships and Olympic Trials and jumped a seasonal best of 16.28m at the Meyo Invitational. In 2009, Moore took third at the USATF Indoor National Championships and 9th in the Outdoor National Championships.
* Personal Bests: LJ- 7.47m (2005); TJ- 16.28m (2008i); 16.40m (2005)
Babatunde Ridley
Babatunde Ridley is a successful sprinter and long jumper originally hailing from Chicago, IL. Tunde enjoyed success early in his track career, achieving individual Illinois state championships in the long jump and triple jump in 1995. He came back a year later to lead his team to the team championship by winning the long jump, triple jump, 100m, and 200m at the Illinois state championships. Following high school, Tunde attended the University of Illinois where he earned a BS in Tourism Management and an MS in Recreation Management. While competing for the Fighting Illini, Tunde was a three time Big Ten Champion, three time NCAA All-American, and set Big Ten Conference records in the 60m and University of Illinois school records in the 60m and 200m. Following his collegiate career, Tunde continued to jump and sprint. In 2003, Tunde was a USATF Indoor National Championships Qualifier in the 60m and 200m. The following year, he competed in the Olympic Trials in the long jump. More recently, Tunde again qualified for the Indoor National Championships in the 60m (2005, 2007, 2008) and long jump (2005).Babatunde joined the HPC Elite Team in the winter of 2008. In his first meet in an HPC uniform he jumped 7.52m in the long jump at the Triton Invitational. Tunde currently resides in San Diego, CA.
* Personal Bests: LJ- 7.84m (2004); 60m- 6.67 (2007); 100m- 10.33w (2001); 200m- 20.81 (2001); 400m- 47.34 (2004)
Adrian Findlay
Adrian joined the HPC Elite team in the fall of 2009 as an accomplished 400m Hurdler and flat sprinter. Findlay attended St. Augustine’s college from 2001 to 2005 where he excelled in the classroom as well as on the track, graduating with a 3.6 GPA studying Mathematics. On the track, Findlay was an 8-time NCAA Division II Champion (2002, 2003, 2005);14 time All-American for the Eagles; 2004 NACAC bronze medalist; 2004 Texas Relays Champion and meet record holder (49.92sec); and 2006 and 2007 Penn Relays Champion. In 2008, Findlay earned a silver medal at the World Indoor Championships as a member of the 4x400m relay team. Later that year, Findlay ran a personal best of 48.93 seconds in the 400m Hurdles at the Kansas Relays. Findlay also competed very well on the European circuit in 2008. He was 2nd in the Berlin Golden League, 3rd in the Madrid Grand Prix, 1st in the Belem Grand Prix Brazil, 6th in the Rome Golden league event, and 5th in the Luzern Grand Prix. These great competitions earned Findlay a number 9 world ranking by Track and Field News and number 8 by the IAAF scoring tables for 2008. That year he was also 4th at the Jamaican senior national championships which earned him a place on the 2008 Olympic team.* Personal Bests: 400m Hurdles- (48.93)
James Jenkins
James Jenkins is a promising young jumper who joined the HPC Elite Team following a dominant collegiate career at the Junior College, NAIA and NCAA levels. In 2003, James was a National Junior College All-American both indoors and outdoors. Indoors, he placed 4th with a best of 15.04m and outdoors he improved to the silver medal position with a best jump of 15.46m. In 2004, James moved to the NAIA level where he won individual national championships in 2004 (indoors) and 2006 (indoors and outdoors) with jumps of 15.46, 15.65, and 15.94m respectively. Between those two championship campaigns, James did not compete collegiately but did travel overseas where he jumped a wind-aided PR of 16.38m in Italy. Following his stint at the NAIA level, James joined the Arkansas State University Indians where he continued to excel. In 2007, James placed 4th at the outdoor NCAA National Championships with a best of 16.08m and later went on to take 8th at the USATF outdoor national championships with a leap of 15.88m. James joined the HPC Elite team in the winter of 2008. In his first meet competing as a member for the HPC Elite team, James jumped 15.65m in the triple jump to place second at the Vanderbilt Invitational. Later in 2008, James won the triple jump at the USATF High Performance Invite at BYU and jumped 16.28m in the qualification round to make the finals of the triple jump at the Olympic Trials. He eventually finished 12th in the 2008 Olympic trials triple jump.
* Personal Bests: HJ- 2.16m (2007); LJ- 7.65m (2003); TJ- 16.08m (2007) / 16.38w (2005); 100m- 10.57 (2004); 200m- 21.70 (2004)
Tomika Ferguson
Tomika Ferguson joined the HPC Elite Team following a successful career at the University of Virginia. Tomika is a triple jumper originally from Appomattox, Virginia. She placed 12th at the 2008 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon with a leap of 13.47 meters. A 2007 graduate of the University of Virginia, she was a Two-Time All-American in the women’s triple jump. She placed sixth at the 2006 NCAA Indoor National Championship with a jump of 13.32 meters. During the 2007 Indoor season, she was ranked 2nd with a leap of 13.53 meters and earned her second All-American title by placing eighth at the NCAA Indoor Championships. In 2006, she broke the Penn Relays Eastern Division Long Jump Record. Tomika holds both the indoor and outdoor women’s triple jump records for the University of Virginia. While at UVA, she was a double major in American Studies and African-American/African studies and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Higher Education and Student Affairs at Indiana University. Since joining the HPC Elite Team, Tomika placed 6th at the USATF 2009 Indoor National Championships.
* Personal Bests: TJ- 13.53m (2007i); 13.47 (2008); LJ- 6.33m (2006)
Nick Newman
Nick is a promising young long jumper from the UK. Nick recently finished a great collegiate career at Manhattan College. While at Manhattan, Nick won the Metropolitan Atlantic Athletic Conference long jump 4 times (twice outdoors and twice outdoors) in a row. Nick also won a MAAC championship while competing for the Jaspers.
Not without international experience, Nick recently competed at the 2006 Norwich Union AAA Championships where he claimed fifth place in all of Great Britain. Prior to jumping for Manhattan College, Nick competed for Tiffin college in Ohio and attended Durham Academy in the UK where he primarily was a basketball player averaging over 17 points per game. Newman joined the HPC Elite Team in the fall of 2007. Since joining the HPC Elite Team, Nick has made tremendous improvements. In his first competition of the winter 2010 campaign, Nick produced a personal best jump of 7.77m.
* Personal Bests: LJ- 7.77m (2010)
Alie Israel
Israel joined the HPC Elite Team following a successful career as a Carthage College Lady Red. While at Carthage, she earned NCAA All-America citations in 17 events over her four-year career. As a freshman in 2002, she won the NCAA Division III national title in the outdoor 100-meter dash, while finishing fifth in the 200-meter dash, seventh as part of a 400-meter relay team, fifth in the indoor 55-meter dash and fourth on the indoor 1,600-meter relay team.
In 2003, she was third in the 100-meter dash, eighth in the 200-meter dash, a member of a national-championship 400-meter relay team, fourth in the indoor 55-meter dash and fifth as a member of the indoor 1,600-meter relay team. In 2004, Israel was the national runner-up in the 100-meter dash while finishing fifth in the 200-meter dash, seventh as part of a 400-meter relay team and second in the indoor 55-meter dash.
As a senior in 2005, she finished fifth in the 100-meter dash, second as a member of the 400-meter relay team and fifth in the indoor 55-meter dash. Israel also won 16 individual CCIW titles, including four-straight titles in the outdoor 100-meter dash, four-straight titles in the outdoor 200-meter dash, four titles in the indoor 55-meter dash and three indoor titles in the 200-meter dash. She was named the “most valuable performer” at the 2005 CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championship. In her first meet competing as a member for the HPC Elite team, Alie set a new personal best in the 60m dash at the Iowa State Classic. Alie tied her personal best in the 100m and set a new personal record in the 200m at the Jim Bush Invitational with marks of 11.71 and 24.19. In 2009, Alie continued to improve, opening up the season with 3 consecutive personal bests and topping off her season with a 7.38 seconds in the semi-final of the USATF Indoor National Championships. She opened her 2009 outdoor campaign with a new personal best of 11.62 in the 100m at the International Friendship and Freedom Games. Later in the season, Alie established new personal bests and broke her own club records at the Seminole Twilight Invitational by running 11.57 and 23.72 seconds respectively and then went on to run an 11.53 at the UCF Fast Times Invitational. Alie kicked off her 2010 season with yet another personal best. Her time of 7.36 seconds in the semi-final of the Dick Taylor Invite broke her existing record for 60m. She later went on to place 6th in the 60m dash at the 2010 USATF Indoor National Championships. Alie finished her 2010 season with PRs in the 100m and 200m.
* Personal Bests: 55m- 6.94 (2009); 60m-7.36 (2010); 100m-11.32 (2010); 200m- 23.40 (2010)