Marcellus Hobbs

Class:
Freshman
High School:
North Hardin
Hometown:
Vine Grove, Ky.

Career Bests
Indoor
200m - 22.66
400m - 49.14
600m - 1:22.94

Outdoor
200m - 22.42
400m - 48.94

2011-12: Ran four outdoor events (200m, 400m, 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay) and four indoor disciplines (60m, 200m, 400m and 4x400m) ... had a combined five top-five finishes between the 200m and 400m events during the outdoor season ... top 400m mark of 49.09 was good enough for a third-place showing at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational ... competed at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships in the 4x400m relay ... ran a personal-best 7.18 in the 60m at the Indiana Relays.

2010-11: Ran three outdoor events (200m, 400m, 4x400m) and four indoor events (60m, 200m, 400m, 4x400m) ... qualified for the BIG EAST Indoor and BIG EAST Outdoor Championships ... finished runner-up in the 400m (48.94) at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational ... placed third at the Purdue Mike Poehlein Invitational in the 400m ... took fourth in the event at the Alabama Relays ... had a fifth-place finish in the indoor 400m at the Akron Invitational ... top indoor finish came at the Gladstein Invitational, placing third in the 400m ... also helped the 4x400m relay team to a third-place showing at the meet.

2009-10: Competed in four outdoor and four indoor events ... took ninth out of 29 runners in the 200m at the Cardinal Classic ... qualified for the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships in the 4x100m and 4x400m relays ... placed third in the 400m at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational ... was fourth in the 4x400m relays at the Purdue Mike Poehlein Invitational ... qualified for the BIG EAST Indoor Championships in the 400m and 4x400m relays ... finished third in the 400m at the Notre Dame Invitational.

Prep: Ran track at North Hardin High for coach James Webb ... earned second team all-state honors in track ... tabbed team MVP twice ... was the two-time top scorer in track ... named sophomore of the year by the track team ... tabbed The News-Enterprise's Star Athlete in track ... was selected as a KYTrackXC.com Athlete of the Week ... was a two-time MVP in soccer ... also earned the coaches' choice award in soccer ... named all-district and honorable mention all-state in soccer ... prep bests include 48.17 in the 400m; 22.14 in the 200m; 11.22 in the 100m; 7.16 in the 60m; and 6.62 in the 55m.

Personal: Son of Ermon and Patricia Hobbs ... birthday is July 18 ... has one sister ... majoring in criminal justice/justice administration.