John Spooney

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Northfield, Ohio
High School:
Nordonia
Position:
Sprints

Last Updated: June 2, 2015

At Michigan ... Owns top-10 times in all three events he has competed in as a Wolverine ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award Winner (2015).

Senior ... Outdoor ... At the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds (May 28-30), competed in the 100m dash, running 10.66 ... Set a new PR with a 10.41 in the 100m dash at UVA Challenge (April 17-18), fifth-fastest all-time at U-M; also ran 20.97 in his 200m debut, tied for sixth-fastest all-time ... Was the runner-up in the 100m dash (10.45), clocking the sixth-fastest time in program history and also ran in both the 4x100m and 4x400m relays at the CAL-UVA Tri Meet (April 3-4) ... Ran in both the 4x100m and 4x400m relays at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (March 27-28) ... Indoor ... Became the second-fastest Wolverine in U-M indoor history when he ran 6.70 in the 60m dash at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7) ... Made his Wolverine debut at the EMU Triangular (Jan. 9), where he clocked a 6.75-second time in the 60m dash to win the event, good for fifth-fastest all-time at U-M (indoor).

Personal ... Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology ... Earned a Professional Tryout with the Baltimore Ravens following his college football career ... Graduate of Brown University (2014), where he won five Ivy League titles in the 100m (three) and 200m (two) dashes ... Also a member of the Bears' football team for three years, where he was named first team All-Ivy and All-New England ... Ranked fifth in the nation rushing for 130.0 yards per game as a senior ... Became the seventh player in Brown history to rush for 1,000 yards or more in a single season, totaling 1,170 yards (fifth-most all-time) ... Son of John and Yolanda Spooney.

Prep ... Graduate of Nordonia High School (2010) ... Academic All-Ohio ... National Honor Society ... Graduated on High Honor Roll ... Four-year letterwinner in track and two-year letterwinner in football ... Midwest Meet of Champions 100m dash ... Regional Champion, State Finalist in 100m dash ... Football Team Captain (2010).