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Paul Gill
 Paul Gill
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Glendale, Ariz.

High School:
Ironwood High School

Last College:
Glendale CC

Position:
High Jump

• 2008 All-Big 12 Indoor Conference (High Jump)
• 2008 All-Big 12 Outdoor Conference (High Jump)
• 2008 All-Big 12 Indoor Conference (High Jump)
• 2007 NJCAA All-American (Indoor High Jump)
• 2007 NJCAA All-American (Outdoor High Jump)
• 2006 NJCAA All-American (Indoor High Jump)
• 2006 NJCAA All-American (Outdoor High Jump)

Personal: Full name is Paul Edward Gill ... Son of John and Leslie Gill ... Has one sister, Margaret, and three brothers -- John, Doug and Russell ... Brother Doug competed in cross country at St. Ambrose University.

2009: (Indoor) Missed most of the season with a foot injury ... Recovered toclear an NCAA provisional qualifying of 7-1.75 (2.18), the third best jump in OU history ... Earned All-Big 12 honors with a fourth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships, clearing 6-10.75 (2.10) ... Finished 12th in the high jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships, clearing the bar at 6-10.25 (2.09). (Outdoor) Cleared a regional qualifying height, 6-10.75 (2.10),in his first high jump competition of the season at the Texas Relays ... Cleared a regional qualifying height, 6-10.75 (2.10)for the second straight week to finish second in the event at the John Jacobs Invitational ... Continued streak of regional qualifying heights with a win at the John McDonnell Invitational, clearing 6-10.75 (2.10) ... Cleared a season-best height of 7-0.25 (2.14) to win the high jump at the Sooner Invitational ... Cleared regional qualifying height of 6-10.75 (2.10) to finish second at the Steve Scott Invitational.

2008: (Indoor) Opened the year with a third-place finish in the high jump at the Arkansas Invitational, recording a top jump of 6-8.25 (2.04) ... Improved mark to 6-8.75 (2.05) to finish in a tie for fourth at the Razorback Invitational ... Recorded an identical mark of 6-8.75 (2.05) to finish sixth at the Adidas Classic ... Finished sixth at the Tyson Invitational with a top jump of 6-9.50 (2.07) ... Finished fourth in the high jump at the Sooner Indoor Open with a mark of 6-8.25 (2.04) ... Finished eighth at the Big 12 Championships, clearing a height of 6-9.75 (2.08). (Outdoor) Jumped a season-best height (7-0) to earn a first-place finish at the Sooner Open ... Placed second at John Jacobs Invitational ... Finished eighth in the Big 12 Championships with a jump of 6-10 ... Took ninth (6-11) at NCAA Midwest Regional.

At Glendale CC: Four-time Junior College All-American ... Second (7-0.75/2.15) in high jump at 2007 NJCAA Indoor Championships ... Third (6-10.75/2.10) in high jump at 2007 NJCAA Outdoor Championships ... Jumped 7-0.75/2.15 at Sun Angel Track Classic, placing second.

High School: Arizona 5A runner-up in the high jump.

Other: Placed seventh (6-6.75/2.00) at the 2005 U.S. Junior Olympics, after winning Region 10 championship ... Ninth (6-6.75/2.00) in high jump at 2005 and 2006 U.S. Junior Track & Field Championships.


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