Marquise Goodwin
Encyclopedia
Marquise Goodwin is a sprinter and jumper for the University of Texas track team and also competes in football
as a wide receiver. Currently he is a sophomore on scholarship to run track for the University of Texas-Austin track team and is one of the premier underclassmen in country in the long jump
as well as the 60 metres
and 100 metres
dashes and the triple jump
. He competed in five events during his high school track career at Rowlett High School
where he broke the National High School record in the long jump
at the U.S. Championships, finishing with a mark of 8.18 metre. Goodwin is from Rowlett, Texas
.
and long jump, and was a member of the state title winning 4×100 relay
team. Goodwin finished first in the long jump at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics
in Bydgoszcz, Poland
and hopes to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics
.
at the Cotton Bowl
in Dallas. Goodwin returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown to seal the Longhorns' win over Texas A&M November 27, 2009.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
as a wide receiver. Currently he is a sophomore on scholarship to run track for the University of Texas-Austin track team and is one of the premier underclassmen in country in the long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
as well as the 60 metres
60 metres
60 metres is a sprint event in track and field athletics. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior athletes...
and 100 metres
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...
dashes and the triple jump
Triple jump
The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...
. He competed in five events during his high school track career at Rowlett High School
Rowlett High School
Rowlett High School is a public secondary school located in Rowlett, Texas . Rowlett High School enrolls students in grades 9-12 and is a part of the Garland Independent School District. The school opened in the fall of 1996 with Dr. Marlene Hammerle as principal...
where he broke the National High School record in the long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
at the U.S. Championships, finishing with a mark of 8.18 metre. Goodwin is from Rowlett, Texas
Rowlett, Texas
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High school career
Goodwin caught 61 passes for 776 yards (12.7 average) and seven touchdowns in 2009 football season, had the second fastest 100-meter time (10.38) in the state, was the state champion in the triple jumpTriple jump
The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...
and long jump, and was a member of the state title winning 4×100 relay
4 x 100 metres relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...
team. Goodwin finished first in the long jump at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics
2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics
The 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2008 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Bydgoszcz in Poland at the Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium between 8 and 13 July 2008....
in Bydgoszcz, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and hopes to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
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College career
Goodwin's first touchdown of his freshman year came in a 16-13 victory over rival Oklahoma October 17, 2009at the Cotton Bowl
in Dallas. Goodwin returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown to seal the Longhorns' win over Texas A&M November 27, 2009.