2017 Track and Field
Roster
Ronald Collins, Jr.
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 177
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Kathleen, Ga.
- High School:
- Veterans HS
2014-15 Indoor: Had three top-10 finishes in both the 55-meter and 60-meter hurdles…Qualified for the finals of the 55-meter hurdles at the App State Indoor Open and would finish 3rd with a time of 8.09…Finished 5th in the 60-meter hurdles at the A-Sun Championships following his time of 8.69…Opened the season with an 8th place performance in the 60-meter hurdles (9.29) at the UNCG Six-Way Meet…Also competed in the 200-meter dash.
2014 Outdoor: Finished 1st in the 400-meter hurdles during his first career outdoor meet, the season-opening CCU Invitational…Had three top-10 finishes in the 400-meter hurdles including a 7th-place performance at the Charlotte Invitational…Recorded a personal-best time in the 400-meter hurdles of 56.37 at the Carolina’s Cup for an 8th place finish…Ran a personal-best time of 16.55 in the 110-meter hurdles during the preliminaries of the 49er Classic.
2013-14 Indoor: Collected three top-15 finishes in the 55-meter hurdles, 60-meter hurdles and 200-meter dash…Posted a best finish of 7th in the 60-meter hurdles (9.06) at the UNCG Spartans Team Challenge…Ran a top time in the 55-meter hurdles of 8.15 in the preliminaries of the Mountaineer Open, where he also tallied a best time in the 55-meter dash of 6.91…Recorded a time of 8.73 in the 60-meter hurdles at the Hilton Garden Invitational and 24.35 in the 200-meter dash at the Niswonger Invitational…Teamed up with Damian Grady, Kyle Jones and Cameron Pratt to finish 4th in the 4x400-meter relay at the A-Sun Championships.
High School: Attended Veterans High School where he ran for head coach Steven Ruzic…Lettered in track and field…Had personal-best times of 40.06 in the 300-meter hurdles and 15.00 in the 110-meter high hurdles…Was the recipient of the Richard Fenly High Point trophy…Represented the state of Georgia in the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles in Australia and earned gold medals in both events…Graduated in the top 20 of his high school class.
Personal: Born on March 23, 1995…Parents are Ronald and Donna Collins…His mother, Donna, also ran track at Texas Southern University…Has two sisters, Cocoa (31) and Mariah (22)…Is majoring in sports science…Hobbies include enjoying life…Favorite food is lasagna…Says “The Raid” is his favorite movie and “Breaking Bad” his favorite TV show…His favorite actors are Will Smith and Tisha Campbell…Lists Wu-Tang Clan as his favorite singing group…Fall is his favorite season…Claims Tim Duncan is his favorite athlete…His favorite quote is, “Live for nothing or die for something”…Dream job is to become a physical therapist.
