Alphonso Jordan Class: Sophomore Hometown: Charlotte, N.C. High School: Hopewell Height / Weight: 6-3 / 165 Event: Jumps/Hurdles Birthdate: 11/01/1987

In 2007-08: Finished 15th in the triple jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a mark of 49 feet, 8 1/4 inches ... Earned first career ACC Championship in the triple jump with a indoor personal-best mark of 52 feet, 4 3/4 inches ... Placed fifth in the long jump at the ACC Indoor Championships with a mark of 23 feet, 11 inches ... Ran a personal-best time of 8.03 in the 60-meter hurdles at the ACC Indoor Championships for a fourth-place finish ... Garnered an indoor personal-best mark of 24 feet, 3/4 inches in the long jump at the VT Elite meet.

In 2006-07: Had an astonishing inaugural season in a Tech uniform ... An All-ACC selection for the triple jump ... Finished fifth at the NCAA East Regional Outdoor Championships in Gainesville, Fla. in the triple jump with a mark of 50'1.50'' ... Ran the third leg on Tech's 4x100m relay team that clocked a team-best outdoor time of 41.63 at the ACC Outdoor Championships, finishing seventh ... Placed third at the ACC Outdoor Championships in the triple jump competition with a leap of 50'4.50'' ... Set a team-best indoor time of 7.71 in the 55m hurdles at the Diet Pepsi Invitational (1/27) ... Set a second team-best indoor mark of 8.16 in the 60m hurdles at the ACC Indoor Championships, finishing eighth ... Placed seventh overall at the ACC Indoor Championships in the long jump event with a leap of 22'11.0'' ... Jumped 50 feet, 8.25 inches at the ACC Indoor Championships finishing in the third position.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in track & field under coach Lawrence Lawson at Hopewell High School...Earned all-American and all-state honors in the triple jump...Ranked fourth in the nation in the triple jump...AAU National Champion, Indoor National Champion, Indoor State Champion and Outdoor State Champion in the triple jump...Holds the Mecklenburg County record in triple jump...National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Alphonso David Jordan on November 1, 1987 in El Paso, Texas...Son of Alphonso and Regina Jordan...Majoring in Architecture.