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  Calvin Wheeler
Calvin Wheeler

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Baltimore, Md.

High School:
Western Tech HS

Position:
Sprints

2012 OUTDOOR TRACK - Member of the 4x100 relay team that finished 6th at the Maryland Invitational (43.27).

2012 INDOOR TRACK Did not compete indoors.

2011 OUTDOOR TRACK - Did not compete for Terps.

2011 INDOOR TRACK - Season-best in the 800 of 1:59.06 came at the Terrapin Invitational, where he placed 6th... Also went sub-2:00 at the Virginia Tech Elite meet with a 1:59.31 (b)... Ran 400 leg on DMR that went 10:21.82(b) to finish 2nd at the Nittany Lion Challenge... Also had 400 leg on 3rd-place DMR at Terrapin Indoor.


2010 OUTDOOR TRACK - Season-best mark in 400 came with 5th-place finish at the Maryland Twilight meet at 50.92... Also went 51.55 at the Maryland Invitational... Best 800 time of the year was 1:58.24 at the Mason Spring Invitational... Placed 9th at Tribe Invitational.

2010 INDOOR TRACK - Had Maryland's only time of the season at 500 meters, going 1:09.05 to place 7th at the Navy Quad... Best 800m mark of year was 1:59.70 to place 5th at the Patriot Games.


BEFORE MARYLAND - Team MVP in track and field at Western Tech in Catonsville... Wolverines won county, regional and state titles in 2008 and 2009... High school coach was Shedrick Elliott III... All-county selection in 2008 and 2009... Pre-Maryland PRs of 22.10 in 200, 50.0 in 400 and 1:56.20 in 800...

PERSONAL - Born in Washington, D.C... Son of DeClair and Calvin Wheeler... Siblings are Samone, Tangi and Diwee... attended National Youth Leadership Conference... Winner of delegate and senatorial scholarships... Volunteered at homeless shelter for Thanksgiving and Vacation Bible School... Listens to Lil Wayne before meets... Sports hero is Jesse Owens... Non-sports hero is his father... Came to Maryland for its great kinesiology program... Thinks Will Smith should play him in a movie of his life... Would like to see more professional opportunities in track and field... Chose Maryland over UMES, Morgan State and Salisbury.

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