Blake Washington

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Southfield, Mich.
High School:
Southfield Christian
Position:
Sprints

Last Updated: March 27, 2019

At Michigan
• USTFCCCA All-Academic (2016)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement

Senior (2018-19)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 23.32 (+1.2m/s) in the 200 meter dash for 50th at the Black and Gold Invitational (March 22-23)
• Ran 49.85 in the 400 meter dash for 18th at the Hurricane Invitational (March 15-16)

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 49.24 in the 400 meter dash for 7th at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 1-2)
• Ran 50.39 in the 400 meter dash for 4th at the Can-Am International (Jan. 26), and also ran 7.34 for 31st over 60 meters.
• Ran 49.47 in the 400 meter dash for 10th at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (Jan. 19)
• Ran 50.16 in the 400 meter dash for 4th at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 12)

Junior (2017-18)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran a career-best 48.43 in the 400 meter dash to finish 6th at the Battle of the Blues (April 6) and ran legs of the winning 4x400 and runner-up 4x100 relays.
• Ran a career-best 11.04 (+0.2m/s) in the 100 meter dash to finish 14th at the Pac 12 vs Big Ten Challenge (March 23-24)

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 48.31 in the 400 meter dash to finish 22nd at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24)and ran a leg of the seventh-place 4x400 relay team.
• Ran a career-best 22.45 in the 200 meter dash to finish 10th at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 16)
• Ran 48.4 in the 400 meter dash to finish 4th at the Kent State Qualifier (Feb. 9-10)also competing in the 4x400 relay, where the team ran 3:13.51 to finish 2nd.
• Ran 49.51 in the 400 meter dash to finish 6th at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 2-3)
• Ran 49.82 in the 400 meter dash to finish 10th at the Simmons-Harvey Quad (Jan. 20), and also ran a leg of the fifth-place 4x400 relay (3:17.66).
• Ran 49.12 in the 400 meter dash to finish 5th at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 13)

Sophomore (2017)

Outdoor
• Ran 49.61 in the 400 meter dash to finish 15th at the Longhorn Invitational (Apr. 28-29), and ran 22.24w (+3.3m/s) to finish 24th at 200 meters.
• Ran 50.08 in the 400 meter dash to finish 22nd at the Texas Invitational (Apr. 14-15)
• Ran a career-best 49.2 in the 400 meter dash to finish 3rd at the Battle of the Blues (Apr. 1), and was 7th at 200 meters in 22.58 (+0.6m/s). Also ran a leg of the runner-up 4x400 relay.
• Ran 49.26 in the 400 meter dash to finish at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (Mar. 24-25). Also ran a leg of the fifth-place 4x400 relay team.

Indoor
• Ran 49.98 in the 400 meter dash to finish 33rd at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25)
• Ran 49.31 in the 400 meter dash to finish 27th at the Spire Invitational (Feb. 10-11). Also ran a career-best 22.67 over 200 meters.
• Ran 49.68 in the 400 meter dash to finish 44th at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 3-4)
• Ran 48.99 in the 400 meter dash to finish 2nd at the SVSU Jets Pizza Invitational (Jan. 28)
• Ran 49.36 in the 400 meter dash to finish 16th at the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 21)

Freshman (2016)
Outdoor
• Did not compete

Indoor
• Made his postseason debut as a member of the scoring 4x400-meter relay team, which timed a season-best 3:09.65
• Finished second in his heat of the 400 meter dash at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 20), setting a new PR of 48.76
• Competed in the 200 meter and 400 meter dashes at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 12), finishing third and second in his heat respectively, setting new personal records in both events of 22.69 and 49.09
• Finished fourteenth in the 200 meter run and second in the 400 meter run, setting new personal records in both with times of 22.82 and 49.46 at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 6)
• Debuted in the 200 meter race at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 29-30), winning his heat of the 200 meter race in 23.05. Also placed second in his heat of the 400 meter run in 50.10 and competed for U-M in the 4x400
• Ran in the 400 meter race, finishing second in his heat with a time of 49.91 at the Notre Dame Invitational (January 23) while also helping the 4x400 meter team finish third
• Finished third in the 400 meter event with a time of 49.68 at the Doug Raymond Invitational (Jan. 16)

Prep
• Graduated from Southfield Christian High School (2015) Summa Cum Laude
• Student Body President, Executive Council
• National Honor Society
• Earned High Honors each semester through high school
• State of Michigan Interscholastic Coaches' Association Academic All-State honoree

Track and Field
• USATF Midwest Regional Champion in 200m (2014)
• AAU Junior Olympic All-American in the 4x100m relay (2014, Fourth Place)
• Division IV State Finals 400m record holder (49.34)
• Owns program records in the 200m (22.27) and 400m (48.95) races and as a member of the 4x100m and 4x200m relay teams
• Two-time Team MVP (2014-15)
• Two-time State Champion (4x100m in 2014, 400m in 2015)
• Southfield Christian Athlete of the Year (2015)
• 10-time All-State in 100m (2015), 200m (2013-15) and 400m (2015) dashes, as well as the 4x100m (2013-14), 4x200m (2013-14) and 4x400m relay teams (2015)
• Won Regional Titles in the 100m (2014), 200m (2012-15), 4x100m (2012, '14), 4x200m (2014)
• Competed in the Michigan Independent Athletic Conference (MIAC), where he was a two-time Conference MVP (2014-15)
• Also an 11-time conference champion in the 100m (2014-15), 200m (2013-15), 400m (2015), 4x100m (2013-14), 4x200m (2013-14) and 4x400m (2015) races
• Also won Team Conference and Regional Championships as a senior (2015)
• Began prep career at Brother Rice High School (2011-12), where he earned a varsity letter as a freshman

Personal
• Enrolled in the school of Literature, Sciences and the Arts
• Major Undecided
• Born October 6, 1996
• Son of Marvin and Demetria Washington

Other Sports
• Also won back-to-back state titles (2013-14) as a member of the program's basketball team