* Four-Time All-American *Four-time All-American hurdler who has become a double threat in the 110m and 400m hurdles ... with the ability to run anything from the 60m to the 400m, hurdles, and both relays, Richardson is a consistent scorer on the national scene with three individual third-place NCAA finishes to his name. 2006: Injury struck early in the indoor season keeping competitions at bay until the Tyson Invitational where he clocked an 8.08 as a season opener ... in the 55m hurdles, ran a 7.59 to place fourth at the USC Invitational ... began coming into form with a 7.49 run in the prelims of the SEC Championships ... going into the finals in ninth place, surged through the finish line in a time of 7.34 for a fourth-place SEC Championship finish ... on the road to the NCAA Indoor Championships, raced to a 7.89 in the prelims of the Last Chance Meet, eventually winning with his clocking of 7.83 and earned a spot to nationals ... becoming an All-American at the NCAA Championships with his 7.83 preliminary run, a tumble over hurdle two made the race go uncompleted and a time not recorded ... ran both the 110 and 400 hurdles during the outdoor season ... began his 400-hurdle campaign with a bang at the Weems Baskins Relays where he broke the tape in 51.70 and followed up with a 13.80 effort in the short hurdles ... concentrating on the short hurdles, ran 13.67 followed by a 13.52 for two fine weeks of running at the Walt Disney World Invitational and the Florida Relays ... finished the Penn Relays as the 110 hurdle champion with a modest 13.73 ... completed the SEC Outdoor Championships with two second-place finishes in times of 13.51 and 50.45 ... with momentum built, continued on to win the NCAA East Regional meet in a personal record of 13.36w and placed second in the 400 hurdles breaking the tape at 49.90 ... in addition to individual efforts, ran a strong anchor leg of the region championship 4x400m relay team ... added another NCAA All-America honor with a third-place finish in the 110 hurdles at natoinals ... though not making the finals, a collegiate PR was produced in the 400 hurdle semis with a time of 49.82 ... went head-to-head with professionals at the USA Outdoor Championships where a 13.63 sent him through preliminary rounds to run another 13.63 for a sixth-place finish in the semis ... went on to compete in Dominican Republic at the NACAC Under-23 meet placing second with a time of 13.87 in the 110m hurdles. 2005: Focused on the 60-meter hurdles during the indoor season during his freshman campaign ... posted his first win at the Clemson Invitational with a time of 7.81 ... finished fourth in the 60m hurdles at the Meet of Champions and came back with a third-place finish at the USC Invitational ... ran a 7.75 in the prelims at the SEC Championships to earn a trip to the finals, where he finished third, breaking the tape in 7.77 seconds ... won the Last Chance Meet with a time of 7.83 seconds ... ran 7.73 in the 60m hurdles in the prelims of the NCAA Indoor Championships to earn a spot in the national finals ... took the bronze medal and earned his first All-America certificate with a season-best time of 7.70 ... ran both the 110-meter and 400-meter hurdles during the outdoor season ... finished second in the 110m hurdles at the Penn Relays with a time of 13.76 and was third in the 400m hurdles with a time of 51.57 ... turned in a time of 13.73 in the 110m hurdles at the NCAA East Regional meet ... qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 110m hurdles ... had the sixth-fastest time (13.79) in the prelims and the third-fastest clocking in the semis (13.68) to earn a spot in the finals ... garnered his second All-America certificate with a personal-best time of 13.50 in the finals to take the bronze medal behind Florida's Josh Walker (13.39) and Ole Miss's Antwon Hicks (13.42). HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Cedar Hill High School in Cedar Hill, Texas ... lettered four years in track and field ... ran the third-fastest time ever by a high school athlete in the 400-meter hurdles ... was the Gatorade National Athlete of the Year, Verizon Youth Athlete of the Year and a 2004 High School All-American ... was a two-time World Youth Champion ... named the Great Southwest Top Performer ... best times were 13.38 in the 110m hurdles, 36.05 in the 300m hurdles and 49.79 in the 400m hurdles ... served as captain of the Cedar Hill debate team. PERSONAL: Jason Alexander Richardson was born April 4, 1986, in Houston, Texas ... parents are Charles and Sandra Richardson ... pursuing a degree in sport and entertainment management ... is a McKissick Scholar and enrolled in the Honors College at South Carolina ... favorite athlete is Allen Johnson ... chose South Carolina over Tennessee and Southern California. COLLEGIATE BESTS |
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