Malcolm Barnes

Position:
Triple Jump
Height:
6-0
Weight:
165
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Cypress Creek HS

2015 (Junior): Named to the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Ranked ninth in Southland Conference triple jump with a personal best leap of 46-11.75 (14.32m), which gave him seventh place at the league meet … Reached a PR distance of 22-7.75 (6.90m) in the outdoor long jump at the conference championships to place 16th … Competed in both horizontal jumps at the league’s indoor championship meet … Won the outdoor triple jump at ACU’s Wes Kittley Invitational with a distance of 46-8.75 (14.24m) … Placed third in the TJ at Oklahoma’s John Jacobs Invitational, landing at 45-11.25 (14.00m).

2014 (Sophomore): Named to the Southland Conference Commissioner's Spring Academic Honor Roll ... Recorded personal bests in both the long and triple jumps ... Reached 6.86 meters en route to finishing second in the long jump at Oklahoma's John Jacobs Invitational ... Best triple jump distance was a wind-aided 14.22m (46-8) at ACU's Wes Kittley Invitational ... Took third in the triple jump at Oklahoma, with a top distance of 13.71m (44-11.75) ... Long jump runner-up indoors at the Texas Tech Red Raider Open with a mark of 6.60m (21-8) ... Competed in the long and triple jumps at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships, and outdoors in the long jump.

2013 (Freshman): In first collegiate competition had indoor bests of 20’9.25” (6.33) in long jump and 45’8” (13.92) in triple jump for ACU ... Placed 5th in LSC triple jump at 45’5.75” (13.86) for championship team ... Improved outdoors to 22’0.75” (1.6) (6.72) in long jump and 46’8” (4.6) (14.22) in triple jump ... Placed 8th in LSC triple jump for third-place team.

High School: Graduated in 2012 from Cypress Creek High School in Houston, Texas ... Football and track and field letterman for the Cougars ... Played wide receiver and punter in football, set school record in triple jump ... Region 3-5A qualifier as senior (45-1.75 for fifth place) in 2012 and junior (44-5.5 for ninth) in 2011 ... Competed for Northwest Flyers Track Club.

Personal: Given name is Malcolm Xavier Barnes ... Born 23 Feb 1994 in Houston, Texas ... Resides in Cypress, Texas ... Son of Lee and Audrey Barnes.