Blackhawk Alum, Austin Corley, Has a Great Track Season at the D-1 Level

Austin Corley  (photo and info courtesy WSU)

Season and Career Results

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WSU All-Time Top 10 Lists
#2 Outdoor 400m Hurdles - 50.59 (2016)
#5 Indoor 400m - 48.16 (2018)

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NCAA West Regional Preliminaries Qualifier
400m Hurdles 51.70 - 22nd (2017)
400m Hurdles 52.68 - 30th (2016)

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All-MVC
2017 Indoor 4x400m (Poe, Powell, Scheck) (Third)
2017 Outdoor 400m Hurdles (Champion)
2017 Outdoor 4x400m (Third)
2016 Outdoor 400m Hurdles (Second)

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2018: Indoor - Recorded personal best times in the 60m (6.99), 200m (22.02), 400m (48.16) and 800m (2:05.41)...Had three first place finishes, winning the 200m (22.50) Shocker Prelude, KSU/KU/WSU Triangular 400m (48.74) and 3rd Annual Gorilla Classic 400m (48.16)...Part of the 4x400m relay team that placed seventh at The American Athletic Conference Championships with a time of 3:20.04...Finished ninth in the 400m with a time of 48.76 at conference championships.

2017: Indoor – Ran in seven races, including three top five finishes...Placed third at the Bill Easton Classic in the 400m with a time of 50.52...Ran a personal best 1:13.01 in the 600yd to earn second place at the Gorilla Classic...Finished 11th in the 400m and third in the 4x4 at the MVC Championships. Outdoor- Had two third place finishes at the Texas Tech Red Raider Shoot-Out in the 4x4 and the 400m hurdles...Won the 400m hurdles at the Shocker Open with a time of 52.26...Placed third in the 4x4 and won the 400m hurdles in a personal best 50.59 to earn All-Valley honors at the MVC Championships...Placed 22nd at the NCAA West Preliminaries in the 400m hurdles with a time of 51.70...Placed 28th at the USATF Championships in the 400m hurdles with a time of 52.78.

2016: Indoor- Ran two indoor events unattached, the Shocker Prelude and Herm Wilson. Outdoor- Finished runner-up at the 2016 MVC Championship in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 51.71 to earn his first All-Valley honor... Placed 30th at the NCAA West Preliminaries in the 400 hurdles in a prelim time of 52.68.

High School: State champion in the 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles and the 200 meters at Adrian High School.. Also was runner-up in the 100 meters…  High School bests were 14.37 in the 110 hurdles, 37.23 in the 300 hurdles and 22.12 in the 200 meters… Lettered four years in track and field and three in football… Named All-State defensive back two years and all-district running back and punter…

Personal: Son of Butch and Candace…Has a sister, Samantha… Also recruited by Central Missouri and Pitt State... Majoring in Mechanical Engineering.