2013-14 Track & Field Roster

Martin Solomon

  • Position Hurdles
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chester, Pa.
  • Highschool Chester HS

Biography

Personal Records
55 Meter Hurdles: 7.86
60 Meter Hurdles: 8.25
100 Meter: 11.34
110 Meter Hurdles: 14.35
200 Meter: 22.88
400 Meter Hurdles: 52.47

2014 Outdoor: Champion of the 400m hurdles (53.61) at the Southern Miss Invite… personal-record and runner-up score of 14.35 in the 110m hurdles and third in the 400m hurdles (53.76) at the Leon Johnson Invitational… runner-up in the 400m hurdles (53.24) and third-place in the 110m hurdles (14.88) at the Carl Knight Invitational… runner-up in the 110m hurdles (14.90) and notched a season-best of 53.07 in the 400m hurdles at the UCA Open… took third in the 110m hurdles (14.84) and 400m hurdles (53.28) at the Jim Mize Invitational… sprinted for a time of 14.78 in the 110m hurdles, 54.11 in the 400m hurdles and ran the second leg of a season-best time of 10:26.18 in the distance medley relay at the Texas Relays… personal-records of 11.34 in the 100m and 22.88 in the 200m at the McNeese Challenge… concluded the year with a 14.56 in the 110m hurdles at the SBC Championships and a 53.80 in the 400m hurdles

2014 Indoor: Recorded a sixth-place finish in the 60m hurdles (8.29) at the SBC Championships… placed fourth in the finals of the 60m hurdles with a personal-record time of 8.25 at the Vulcan Invite… finished sixth in the 60m hurdles after reaching the finals with an 8.27 time at the KMS Invitational… qualified for the finals of the 60m hurdles and finished sixth (8.37) at the Texas A&M Invitational… sprinted for a 7.37 time in the 60m at the KMS Invitational

2013 Outdoor: Posted a 53.50 time in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships… took third in the 400m hurdles finals (52.47) and registered a 14.46 time in the finals of the 110m hurdles at the SBC Championships… runner-up in the 400m hurdles (52.80) at the LSU relays… runner-up in the 110m hurdles (14.50) and the 400m hurdles (52.52) at the SFA Invitational… finished fourth in the 110m hurdles (14.88) at the Louisiana Classics… top-10 in the 400m hurdles (52.51) and posted a 14.79 time in the 110m hurdles at the Texas Relays… fourth in the 400m hurdles (53.33) and top-10 in the 110m hurdles (14.80) at the Ole Miss Invitational

2013 Indoor: Took fourth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8:28 at the Samford Invitational… clocked in a second-place time of 3:20.49 in the 4x400 relay at the LSU Twilight… top-10 in the 55m hurdles (7.99) at the SBC Championships

Previously competed at Youngstown State: Captured titles in both the 110m hurdles and the 400m hurdles at the Horizon League Championships, running the 110m hurdles in 14.56 seconds and the 400m hurdles in 53.10 seconds...both winning times were the second-fastest in Youngstown State history...

Prep: Attended Chester High School, where he lettered all four years in track and football...Finished fifth at the state finals in the 300 meter hurdles despite battling the flu... all-Delaware county in the 300 hurdles.

Personal: Born May 16, 1991...son of Rodney Solomon and Yvonne Mitchell... has eight sisters- Addriene, Ashley, Nicole, Laneia, Rasheeda, Daron, Keisha, and Saleena...enjoys antique picking.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Junior

    Hurdles
    5'11"
  • 2013-14Senior

    Hurdles
    5'11"