Bio


Adrian Arthur

Adrian Arthur

Class:
Sr.
Height/Weight:
5-9, 160
   
Hometown:
Bowie, Md.
Position:
Sprints
   
High School:
Bowie
   

2009 Outdoor: Claimed gold in the 100-meter dash at the America East Championships with a season-best time of 10.61… Placed second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.35 at the conference meet… Also a member of the 4x100-meter relay team that set an America East Championship record with a time of 41.17… Finished fourth as a member of 4x100 relay at the IC4A Championships with a time of 40.98… Also a member of the 4x200 relay which earned bronze at the same meet… An NCAA East Regional qualifier in the 100-dash and 200-dash and 4x100 relay, placing 26th overall in the 100 and 12th in the 4x100… Named Most Valuable Athlete at UMBC’s varsity awards banquet in May... Named to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

 

2008-09 Indoor: Earned the bronze medal in the 200-meter dash at the America East Championships… Placed 17th at the IC4A Championships in the 55-meter dash (6.49) and 11th in the 200 (21.93)…Ran a season-best time of 6.88 in the 60-meter dash at the Bison Opener.

 

2008 Outdoor: Placed third in the 100-meter and fifth in the 200-meter dash at the America East Championships… Was also part of the second-place 4 x 100m relay at the same meet… Finished fifth in 100-meter, sixth in 200-meter and was part of the second-place 4 x 100m team at the Maryland Terrapin Invitational… Placed 19th in the 200-meter dash at the Colonial Relays… Ran a UMBC season-best and IC4A qualifying time of 10.80 in the 100-meter at the Lou Onesty/Milton G. Abramson Invitational where he finished eighth… Also finished eighth in the 200-meter at the same event… Placed second in the 100-meter, fourth in the 200-meter, and was part of the winning 4 x 100m relay team at the Bucknell Team Challenge.

2007-08 Indoor: Placed 8th in the 200-meter dash and 15th in the 55-meter dash at the IC4A Championships… Finished second in the 55-meter and fourth in the 200-meter dashes at the America East Championships… Finished 10th in the 60-meter dash and was part of the third-place 4 x 400m relay at the Terrapin Invitational… Finished third in the 60-meter dash at the Gulden Relays… Placed first in the 60-meter, third in the 200-meter dash and was part of the 14th-place 4 x 400m relay team at the Bison Opener.

2007 Outdoor: Placed fourth in the 200-meter dash at the America East Championships with a season-best time of 21.99… Was also part of the third-place 4 x 100m and 4 x 400m relays at the conference meet… Finished 18th as part of the 4 x 400m relay at the IC4A Championships

2006-07 Indoor: Finished fourth in the 55- and 200-meter dash at the America East Championships with season-best times of 6.53 and 21.90 and was part of the fourth-place 4 x 400m relay… Won the 60 and 200 at the the Bucknell Invite, recording a best time of 6.92 in the 60… Also won the 60 at the Bucknell Gulden Relays and was part of the school record-setting 4 x 200m relay which ran a time of 1:30.51… Finished 22nd in the 55 at the IC4A Championships.

Background: Placed second in the 55-meter dash at the Maryland State Championships as a senior at Bowie… Helped lead his 4x200 relay team to a gold medal as a senior… Placed second in the 100-meter dash at the 2006 Maryland state meet… Named First-Team All-County in 2006… Also lettered in football and basketball.

 

Personal: Son of Claire and Errol Arthur…Has two brothers, Andre, 23, and Chris, 14… Majoring in health administration and public policy… Born July 12, 1988.