| Candace Missouri |
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PAC-10 SCORER
WSU CAREER. FRESHMAN (2007-08): Indoor - Top long jumper for Cougs this season...best effort was 5.74m/18-10i at Cougar Indoor (1/26/08, Pullman)...reached 12.10m/39-8 1/2i in triple jump for seventh place at Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships (3/1/08, Seattle)...also finished 14th in long jump at MPSF...Outdoor - Led team in long jump with top leap of 5.87m/19-3 1/4w coming at Stanford Invite (4/5/08)...triple jumped distance of 12.19m/40-0w at Trojan Invite (3/22/08, Los Angeles)...ran third leg of 4x100m relay team that finished fourth at Pac-10 Championships in time of 45.91 (5/17/08, Tempe)...at conference meet also finished 13th in triple jump and 18th in long jump.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. Earned seven varsity letters at Evergreen High School...four in track and field for coach Jason Schultz...three in basketball for coach Kathy Walker...captain of basketball team as a senior...voted track team's most valuable player four times...four-time league champion in 100m...district champion in 100m as freshman, sophomore and junior...Greater St. Helens League and district champion in long jump and triple jump as junior and senior...third-place at state in long jump as a junior...senior year anchored 4x100m relay to league, district and state (48.13 after 47.92 prelim time) titles...at state 4A meet, finished second place in 100m (12.38) and fourth place in long jump (18-4 3/4w)...team league track and field champions during freshman and senior years, and district champion during freshman, junior and senior seasons...Greater St. Helens League 2007 female athlete of the year...Region 4 female athlete of the year in 2007.
PERSONAL. Born in November 1988 in Phoenix, Ariz....father Derek Delk works in insurance...mother, Angela Delk, is a managed care specialist...sisters Mandy (6/2/86) and Willilee (10/23/87)...enjoys playing basketball...won NAACP Academic Achievement Award...undeclared major at WSU.
MISSOURI'S WSU BESTS
60m - 7.76i (2008)
100m - 12.43w (2008), 12.62 (2008)
4x100m Relay - 45.91 (2008)
Long Jump - 5.87m/19-3 1/4w (2008), 5.81m/19-0 3/4 (2008)
Triple Jump - 12.19m/40-0w (2008), 11.61m/38-1 1/4 (2008)
PAC-10 CHAMPIONSHIPS PERFORMANCES
2008 Long Jump 18th 5.58m / 18-3 3/4
Triple Jump 13th 11.61m / 38-1 1/4
4x100m Relay 4th 45.91
