Dougie Palacious

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Nassau, Bahamas
High School:
St. Augustine's

2012-13
NCAA Regional qualifier in the outdoor triple jump...MVC Champion in both the indoor and outdoor triple jump...MVC Field Athlete of the Week Jan. 15 and Apr. 9...Won five triple jump titles and one long jump title indoors, and won four triple jump titles outdoors...Had team bests in the indoor triple jump and outdoor long jump and triple jump..Only finished outside the top-two in the triple jump four times across 15 meets in both seasons...Participated in two events (triple jump and long jump) in seven meets indoors and three events (long jump, triple jump, 4x100) in eight meets outdoors...Also scored in the long jump at the conference meet in both the indoor (fifth place) and outdoor (seventh) seasons.

2011-12
Honorable Mention All-American in the triple jump during the outdoor season...MVC Champion and NCAA regional qualifier in the triple jump...Also named All-MVC in the long jump for the indoor and outdoor seasons...Participated in four different events in 16 meets combined in the indoor and outdoor seasons...Notched 20 top five finishes, including six wins (four outdoor, two indoor; five triple jump, one long jump...Now ranks fifth all-time at SIU in outdoor triple jump.

2010-11
Competed in 13 meets for the Salukis (seven indoor, six outdoor)... Notched 19 top-ten finishes... Placed first in the triple jump at the Saluki Open... Earned second place finishes in the triple and long jump at the Memphis Tiger Invitational... Competed in triple and long jump at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor and Outdoor Championships.

High School
Notched long jump and triple jump championships at Baiss High School Championships as a junior and senior...Competed in the Carita Games.

Personal
Born on Dec. 4, 1992, in Nassau, Bahamas...Son of Douglas, Sr., and Esther Campbell...Father is an accountant and mother is a cosmotologist...Majoring in information system technology...Full name is Douglas Howard Palacious.