Rudon Bastian

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Nassau, Bahamas
Prev School:
Paul Quinn College

CAREER BESTS

Indoor | Outdoor

Long Jump: 7.77m/25-06 | 7.91m/25-11.50

Triple Jump: 15.10m/49-06.50 | 15.44m/50-08

2008-09: Competed in two outdoor events for the Cardinals... Finished first in the long jump at the Drake Relays with a distance of 25-08.00... Captured first place in the triple jump at the Lyles/Wood Invite with a distance of 49-10.00... Qualified for the BIG EAST Championships in the long jump and the triple jump... Was fifth in the long jump and tenth in the triple jump... Named BIG EAST Maple Field Performer of the Week on April 29, 2009.

2007-08: Finished first at the Sea Ray Relays in the long jump ... Finished third in the long jump at the BIG EAST Championship ... Finished second in the triple jump at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invite ... Finished fifth in the triple jump at the BIG EAST Championship ... Competed in the long jump, triple jump, 60m and 400m during the indoor season ... Won the BIG EAST Championship in the long jump ... Also finished first in the long jump at the SIU Fast Start and the Gladstein Invite ... Finished third in the triple jump at the Indiana Open ... Finished eighth in the triple jump at the BIG EAST Championships.

2006-07: NCAA Mideast Regional qualifier in the long jump ... Won the outdoor long jump title at the Baldy Castillo Invitational ... Finished third in the long jump at the Cardinal Invitational and fifth at the LSU Tiger Classic ... Earned four top three finishes in the long jump during the indoor season with second place finishes at the Meyo Invitational, Rod McCravy Memorial and the Alex Wilson Invitational ... Finished third in the long jump at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships ... Finished fourth in the triple jump at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships.

Prior to U of L: Named Athlete of the Year in 2006 at Paul Quinn College ... Was Freshman of the Year, Field Event Athlete of the Year and NAIA long jump All-American at Paul Quinn ... Finished 11th in the long jump at the World Junior Championships in Beijing, China in 2006 representing his home country.

High School: Competed in track and field for three years at C.R. Walker High School ... Named Bahamas Junior National Male Athlete of the Year in 2006 ... Junior boys long jump title school record holder ... Also lettered in volleyball for two years and basketball for one year.

Personal: Born Rudon Jahu Bastian on Jan. 13, 1987 in Nassau, Bahamas ... Son of Prince Bastian and Mona Ferguson ... Has two siblings, Naaman Bastian and Monique Stewart ... Majoring in exercise science with a minor in sociology.