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Rachaunn Ruffin
Rachaunn Ruffin
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Columbia, S.C.

High School:
Spring Valley

Height:
5-9

Event:
Sprints

Eligibility:
In/Out

NCAA Qualifier
Nine-Time IC4A Qualifier

PRs: 55 (in - 6.37); 60 (in - 6.75); 100 (out - 10.34); 200 (in - 21.47, out - 20.77); 400 (out - 51.98)

2010 Outdoor: Won the CAA title in both the 100 meter dash ... Advanced to the NCAA Preliminary Round where he finished in a season-fastest 10.42 in the 100 ... Also advanced to the NCAA Preliminary Round of the 200, placing 13th after a third-place finish at the IC4A Championships ... Fastest time of the season in the 200 came at the Raleigh Relays, where he clocked in at 20.78 seconds ... Also ran on the 4x100 and 4x200-meter relays, including the CAA runner-up 4x100.

2010 Indoor: Qualified for the IC4A Championships in the 55-meter dash, 60-meter dash and the 200-meter dash... Finished in fourth place in the 55-meter dash with a time of 6.37 seconds... Ran his fastest time of the season in the 200-meter dash at the IC4A Championships, crossing the finish line in 21.47 seconds.

2009 Outdoor: NCAA East Regional Qualifier in the 100- and 200-meter dashes... Placed seventh in the finals of the 100-meter dash at Regionals with a time of 10.51 and was 15th in the preliminaries with a time of 21.32... Recorded a season-best time in the 100-meter dash of 10.34 in a CAA title-winning and record-tying performance... The time is the fifth-fastest in Mason program history... Was also the CAA champion in the 200 with a mark of 21.15... Fastest time in that event came at the Pepsi Florida Relays, crossing the finish line in 20.77 (Apr. 4)... Ran the 400-meters in a season-best 51.98 at the UVA Spring Swashbuckle (Mar. 21)... Was a two-time CAA Men's Track Athlete of the Week honoree.

2009 Indoor: Ran the team's fastest times in both the 55- and 60-meter dash races... Top time in the 55-meter dash was 6.58 seconds at the IC4A Championships... Topped the IC4A qualifying standard in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.91 seconds at the VT Hokie Invitational.

Prep: Earned four letters in four years of competition of varsity track at Spring Valley High School... Also competed in football for three seasons... Competed in the 2007 AAU Nationals.

Personal: Parents are Yardia and Shawn Ruffin... Has two brothers... Majoring in political science with a minor in engineering.

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