James Lemons II Class: Graduated Hometown: Atlanta, Ga. High School: St. Pius X Height / Weight: 6-2 / 165 Event: Jumps Birthdate: 10/06/1984

2008 Indoor All-American (Long Jump, Triple Jump); 2008 Outdoor All-American (Triple Jump), ACC Outdoor Triple Jump Champion (2007, '08); ACC Indoor Triple Jump Champion (2007); 2007 ACC Indoor Field MVP; 2008 ACC Outdoor Field MVP

In 2007-08: Earned All-American honors in the triple jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Garnered All-American honors in the triple jump and long jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a mark of 54 feet, 1 3/4 inches for a fifth-place finish ... Finished eighth in the triple jump at the NCAA East Region Championships with a mark of 51 feet, 9 3/4 inches ... Earned second straight ACC Outdoor triple jump championship with a best mark of 53 feet, 6 inches ... Earned All-ACC honors in the long jump after finishing third with a mark of 24 feet, 10 1/2 inches ... Ran a leg of the 4x100-meter relay team that finished eighth at the ACC Outdoor Championship with a season-best time of 41.10 ... Named 2008 ACC Outdoor Field MVP ... Placed 11th in the long jump with a mark of 24 feet, 11 inches and finished 10th in the triple jump with a mark of 51 feet, 6 1/4 inches ... Earned All-ACC honors in the indoor triple jump with a third-place finish (50-06.00) ... Placed fourth in the long jump to score at the ACC Indoor Championships with a mark of 24 feet, 1 inch ... Finished with a team and personal-best mark of 25 feet, 4 inches at the VT Elite meet (2/8) ... Clocked a season-best time of 22.40 in the 200-meter dash at the Rod McCravy Invitational (2/1) ... Garnered an indoor personal-best mark of 52 feet, 8 1/4 inches in the triple jump at the Clemson Invitational (1/18) ... Ran a team season-best time of 6.99 in the 60-meter dash at the Clemson Invitational.

In 2006-07: Had an incredible season as a Yellow Jacket ... ACC champion in both the indoor and outdoor triple jump ... Named 2007 ACC Indoor Field MVP ... An All-ACC slection for both the indoor and outdoor season in the triple jump ... An All-ACC selection for the indoor long jump ... Finished 10th overall at the 2007 NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships in Sacramento, Calif. with a leap of 51'1.75'' ... Finished third in the triple jump at the NCAA East Regional in Gainesville, Fla. by setting a mark of 52'1.25'' ... Set a team-best time of 6.69 in the 55m run at the Diet Pepsi Invitational ... Posted team-best marks in the long jump (23'10.25'') and triple jump (51'3.75'') at the ACC Indoor Championships, finishing third and first in the events ... Set an NCAA Region qualifying mark of 52 feet, 4 inches at the ACC Outdoor Championships, setting a new track record at the University of Maryland, finishing in the first position ... Set a team-best, NCAA Region qualifying mark of 24'1.00'' in the long jump competition at the ACC Outdoors Championships, finishing fourth.

In 2005-06: Did not compete for the Jackets ... Was redshirted.

In 2004-05: Established himself as one of the top triple jumpers in the ACC, finishing the outdoor season with the fifth best mark ... Posted a personal-record mark of 50'04" in the triple jump at the Georgia Tech Invitational, qualifying for the NCAA East Region Championships ... Finished fourth in the triple jump at the Penn Relays (48'11.75") ... Posted an indoor personal-best mark of 49'8.50" in the triple jump at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... Registered a fourth-place finish in the triple (49'1.50") at the Indoor ACC Championships.

In 2003-04: Finished seventh in the triple jump with a mark of 48'0.00" at the Outdoor ACC Championships ... Posted a season-best mark of 49'3.00" in the triple jump to finish third at the Penn Relays ... Tallied a fourth-place finish in the triple jump at the Yellow Jacket Invitational with a mark of 47'5.00" ... Finished ninth in the triple jump at the Indoor ACC Championships with a mark of 48'3.25".

High School: Three-year letterwinner in track and field at St. Pius X High School under coach Ed Letts ... Led team to a region championship as a senior by capturing the long and triple jump events ... Earned all-state and all-district in the triple jump in senior year ... Claimed All-Ameirca honors in 2003 with a fourth-place finish at the Junior Olympics ... Finished fourth in the 4x400 and sixth in the triple jump at the Track & Field Youth Championships as a junior ... Holds the school record in the triple jump, long jump and 400 ... Played basketball for two seasons ... National Honor Roll.

Personal: Born James Edward Lemons II on Oct. 6, 1984, in Atlanta, Ga. ... Parents are James and Catherine Lemons ... Enjoys going to the movies, hanging out with friends, singing and dancing ... Undecided on a major.