2016-17 Men's Cross Country & Track & Field Roster

Jonathan Gonzalez
Jonathan Gonzalez
Jonathan Gonzalez
Jonathan Gonzalez
Jonathan Gonzalez
Jonathan Gonzalez
Arkansas State Athletics

Dez Mapps

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Ht./Wt.:
    - /
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Letters:
    1
  • Hometown:
    Garland, Texas
  • High School:
    Garland HS/Arkansas Baptist College

Summary

Biography

2017 NCAA Regional Qualifier (4x100 relay, 100, 200)
2017 National Quarterfinalist (100, 200)
2017 All-Sun Belt (100, 200)

2017 Outdoor Season:
At the NCAA West Regional (May 25-27), qualified for the national quarterfinals in the 100 and 200 and ran on the 4x100 relay team...Broke the school 200-meter record with a time of 20.59 seconds at the West Regional and was part of the school-record 4x100 time of 39.82 seconds at that meet...Now third all-time in program history in the 100 with a time of 10.25 seconds at the NCAA West Regional...At the Sun Belt Championship, placed third in the 100 and in the 200 to score 12 points for Little Rock and earn All-Sun Belt honors...Was also part of the second-place 4x100 relay team and the fifth-place 4x400 relay team at the SBC Championship...Placed in the top 10 in 13 other races during the year including five event victories.

2016-17 Indoor Season: Placed second in the 200 and fifth in the 55 at the ASU Kickoff Klassic (Dec. 2) with times of 21.61 and 6.42 seconds, respectively...At the ASU Invitational (Jan. 27), came in second in the 200 and fifth in the 400 with times of 21.93 and 49.47 seconds, respectively...Placed third in the 200 and fifth in the 60 at the USA Invitational (Feb. 5) with times of 21.59 and 6.82 seconds, respectively...Part of the seventh-place 4x400 relay team at the Samford Open (Feb. 10) with a time of 3:18.69...Came in 16th in the 60 in 6.99 seconds at that meet and 11th in the 200 with a time of 21.93 seconds...At the Sun Belt Championship (Feb. 20), took sixth place in the 60 to score three points for the Trojans with a time of 6.85 seconds...Part of the 4x400 team at that meet that took fourth place with a time of 3:16.87...Also ran the 200 in 15th place with a time of 22.14 seconds.

Before Little Rock: Played football and ran track and field for Arkansas Baptist College from 2013-15 before joining the Trojans...On the track, ran a 21-second 200-meter dash and a 10.4-second 100-meter dash as personal records...Made the Dean's List for two consecutive years...Qualified for state track and field as well, winning districts three times...At Garland, played football and won the district title for two consecutive years...Played wide receiver, cornerback and safety for Garland High...Also placed sixth in the state as a team as a senior...Named 2010 Defensive Player of the Year.

Personal: Born on Dec. 29, 1992...Son of Lawinda Otis...Has three brothers: Jamarcus, Markaden and Dominique...Has three sisters: Marquette, Charity and Laticia...Intends to major in computer engineering and work as an engineer.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Junior

    Sprints
  • 2016-17Senior

    Sprints