Eastern Michigan Athletics
2015-16 Men's Track Roster
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Elam, Jeff
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Jeff Elam
- Position:
- Hurdles
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Latrobe, Pa.
- High School:
- Greater Latrobe Senior
Bio
Personal Bests
60m: 7.15 (EMU Triangular 01-10-14)
60H - 8.21 (MAC Indoor Championships 02-22-13)
110H - 14.89 (Raleigh Relays 03-27-15)
200m - 21.78 (SPIRE Invitational 02-13-15)
400m (Indoor) - 47.84 (SPIRE Invitational 02-14-15)
400m (Outdoor)- 49.57 (EMU Twilight 04-19-13)
400H - 51.04 (Drake Relays 04-30-16)
500m: 1:06.34 (EMU Quadrangular 01-09-15)
600m: 1:19.99 (Notre Dame Invitational 01-24-15)
EMU: 2015-16: Indoor: Competed in six meets...Second Team All-MAC honoree...helped the Eagles to a second-place finish in the 4x400m relay at the MAC Championships, Feb. 26-27, with a time of 3:09.57, which was the fifth-best in EMU history...Also ran a leg of the DMR at the conference championships, taking third in 9:50.54...Was part of the 4x400m relay group that posted three top-three finishes on the season...Ran a leg of the DMR at the Meyo Invite, Feb. 5-6, taking third at the prestigious meet...Opened the season with a third-place finish at the GVSU Holiday Open, Dec. 4, running the 200m dash in a season-best 22.19...Outdoor: Participated in seven meets...Posted the fourth-quickest 400m hurdles time in EMU history, clocking in at a career-best 51.04 at the Drake Relays, April 27-30, to win the event...Primiarly competed in the 400m hurdles and as part of the 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams...Helped the Eagles to wins in both the 4x100 and 4x400 relays at the Jesse Owens Classic, April 22-23...Finished third in the 400m hurdles at the Mt SAC Relays, April 14-16, with a time of 52.25...2014-15: Indoor: Ran in seven meets…Was on the winning 4x400m relay in all five appearances, including the third-fastest mark in EMU history of 3:09.12 at the Meyo Invitational, Feb. 6-7…Finished sixth in the 400m at the MAC Championships, Feb. 27-28, in 50.08 seconds…Set a personal record in both the 200m (21.78) and 400m (47.84) at the SPIRE Invitational, Feb. 13-14, taking sixth and seventh, respectively…Took fourth in the 600m run at the Notre Dame Invitational, Jan. 24, in a personal-best 1:19.99…Academic All-MAC…Outdoor: Ran in five meets for the Green and White…Finished in the top-eight of the 400m hurdles in all four races that he completed…Had a season best of 51.71 seconds at the Jesse Owens Classic, May 1-2, finishing second just three hundredths of a second off his career best…Set a personal best in the 110m hurdles a the Raleigh Relays, taking 17th in 14.89 seconds, March 27-28..Was on the winning 4x100m relay at the Virginia Challenge, April 17-18, as well as the winning 4x400m relay at the Raleigh Relays…Academic All-MAC...2013-14: Ran in seven indoor and 10 outdoor meets as a sophomore…Garnered USTFCCCA All-Academic honors…Indoor: Named to the All-MAC First Team after running a leg of the winning 4x400m (3:10.59) relay at the 2014 MAC Championships, Feb. 28-March 1…Earned Academic All-MAC honors…Took third in the 60m hurdles at the EMU Triangular, Jan. 10, in 8.38 seconds…Ran a season-best 8.31 in the 60m hurdles at the MAC Championships…Had a career-best time in the 200m at the Meyo Invitational, Feb. 8-9, taking 15th in 21.99…Outdoor: Earned Second Team All-American, First Team All-MAC, and Academic All-MAC distinctions… Member of the EMU record-breaking 4x100m team, which broke the 40-second barrier for the first time in school history at the Drake Relays, April 25-26, in 39.98 seconds…Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the 400H, 4x100m, and 4x400m…The 4x400m team ran the second-fastest time in EMU history at the East Regional, May 29-31, clocking in at 3:05.93 to earn a spot at the NCAA Championships, going on to finish 13th at the NCAA Championships, June 12…Ran a career best in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA East Regional, clocking a 51.68 in the prelims…Ran four personal bests in the 400m hurdles throughout the season, including back-to-back improvements at the 2014 MAC Championships, May 15-17, to take fourth in 52.30…Ran on the winning 4x100m (40.01) and 4x400m (3:09.79) relay teams at the conference meet…Member of the winning 4x100m relay team on four occasions…Also ran a leg of the winning DMR lineup at the Tennessee Relays, April 11-12…2012-13: Competed in a total of 10 meets during both indoor and outdoor seasons…Indoor: First Team All-MAC in the 4x400m relay…Clinched a first-place finish in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.22 at the Eagle Holiday Meet…Ran for third place in the 400m dash at the EMU Triangular Meet with a time of 50.15…Ran a time of 22.39 in the 200m dash, good for third place at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational…High School: Took fourth in the 300m hurdles and fifth in the 110m high hurdles at the PIAA State Meet...WPIAL District champion in 300m hurdles and 110m high hurdles...Holds school records in the 200m dash, 300m hurdles, 110m hurdles, 100m dash, 4x400m relay...Personal: Full Name: Jeffrey Thomas Elam...Son of Darrell and Tina Elam...Father played football at West Virginia Tech…Has one brother, Matt...Major: Communication...Minor: General Business.
60m: 7.15 (EMU Triangular 01-10-14)
60H - 8.21 (MAC Indoor Championships 02-22-13)
110H - 14.89 (Raleigh Relays 03-27-15)
200m - 21.78 (SPIRE Invitational 02-13-15)
400m (Indoor) - 47.84 (SPIRE Invitational 02-14-15)
400m (Outdoor)- 49.57 (EMU Twilight 04-19-13)
400H - 51.04 (Drake Relays 04-30-16)
500m: 1:06.34 (EMU Quadrangular 01-09-15)
600m: 1:19.99 (Notre Dame Invitational 01-24-15)
EMU: 2015-16: Indoor: Competed in six meets...Second Team All-MAC honoree...helped the Eagles to a second-place finish in the 4x400m relay at the MAC Championships, Feb. 26-27, with a time of 3:09.57, which was the fifth-best in EMU history...Also ran a leg of the DMR at the conference championships, taking third in 9:50.54...Was part of the 4x400m relay group that posted three top-three finishes on the season...Ran a leg of the DMR at the Meyo Invite, Feb. 5-6, taking third at the prestigious meet...Opened the season with a third-place finish at the GVSU Holiday Open, Dec. 4, running the 200m dash in a season-best 22.19...Outdoor: Participated in seven meets...Posted the fourth-quickest 400m hurdles time in EMU history, clocking in at a career-best 51.04 at the Drake Relays, April 27-30, to win the event...Primiarly competed in the 400m hurdles and as part of the 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams...Helped the Eagles to wins in both the 4x100 and 4x400 relays at the Jesse Owens Classic, April 22-23...Finished third in the 400m hurdles at the Mt SAC Relays, April 14-16, with a time of 52.25...2014-15: Indoor: Ran in seven meets…Was on the winning 4x400m relay in all five appearances, including the third-fastest mark in EMU history of 3:09.12 at the Meyo Invitational, Feb. 6-7…Finished sixth in the 400m at the MAC Championships, Feb. 27-28, in 50.08 seconds…Set a personal record in both the 200m (21.78) and 400m (47.84) at the SPIRE Invitational, Feb. 13-14, taking sixth and seventh, respectively…Took fourth in the 600m run at the Notre Dame Invitational, Jan. 24, in a personal-best 1:19.99…Academic All-MAC…Outdoor: Ran in five meets for the Green and White…Finished in the top-eight of the 400m hurdles in all four races that he completed…Had a season best of 51.71 seconds at the Jesse Owens Classic, May 1-2, finishing second just three hundredths of a second off his career best…Set a personal best in the 110m hurdles a the Raleigh Relays, taking 17th in 14.89 seconds, March 27-28..Was on the winning 4x100m relay at the Virginia Challenge, April 17-18, as well as the winning 4x400m relay at the Raleigh Relays…Academic All-MAC...2013-14: Ran in seven indoor and 10 outdoor meets as a sophomore…Garnered USTFCCCA All-Academic honors…Indoor: Named to the All-MAC First Team after running a leg of the winning 4x400m (3:10.59) relay at the 2014 MAC Championships, Feb. 28-March 1…Earned Academic All-MAC honors…Took third in the 60m hurdles at the EMU Triangular, Jan. 10, in 8.38 seconds…Ran a season-best 8.31 in the 60m hurdles at the MAC Championships…Had a career-best time in the 200m at the Meyo Invitational, Feb. 8-9, taking 15th in 21.99…Outdoor: Earned Second Team All-American, First Team All-MAC, and Academic All-MAC distinctions… Member of the EMU record-breaking 4x100m team, which broke the 40-second barrier for the first time in school history at the Drake Relays, April 25-26, in 39.98 seconds…Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the 400H, 4x100m, and 4x400m…The 4x400m team ran the second-fastest time in EMU history at the East Regional, May 29-31, clocking in at 3:05.93 to earn a spot at the NCAA Championships, going on to finish 13th at the NCAA Championships, June 12…Ran a career best in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA East Regional, clocking a 51.68 in the prelims…Ran four personal bests in the 400m hurdles throughout the season, including back-to-back improvements at the 2014 MAC Championships, May 15-17, to take fourth in 52.30…Ran on the winning 4x100m (40.01) and 4x400m (3:09.79) relay teams at the conference meet…Member of the winning 4x100m relay team on four occasions…Also ran a leg of the winning DMR lineup at the Tennessee Relays, April 11-12…2012-13: Competed in a total of 10 meets during both indoor and outdoor seasons…Indoor: First Team All-MAC in the 4x400m relay…Clinched a first-place finish in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.22 at the Eagle Holiday Meet…Ran for third place in the 400m dash at the EMU Triangular Meet with a time of 50.15…Ran a time of 22.39 in the 200m dash, good for third place at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational…High School: Took fourth in the 300m hurdles and fifth in the 110m high hurdles at the PIAA State Meet...WPIAL District champion in 300m hurdles and 110m high hurdles...Holds school records in the 200m dash, 300m hurdles, 110m hurdles, 100m dash, 4x400m relay...Personal: Full Name: Jeffrey Thomas Elam...Son of Darrell and Tina Elam...Father played football at West Virginia Tech…Has one brother, Matt...Major: Communication...Minor: General Business.
Track & Field at 2025 Spartan Invitational
Tuesday, April 08
2025 MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships Cinematic Recap
Wednesday, March 05
2025 MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships Day 1 Highlights
Saturday, March 01
2025 MAC Indoor Championships Hype Video
Wednesday, February 26
