Gardner-Webb University Athletics

2011 Outdoor: Posted an eighth-place finish inthe long jump event with a leap of 5.92 meters at the Carolina'sCup ... One leg of the 4x100 meter relay unit that tookfourth-place overall at the Terrier Relays with a time of 44.20 ...Also was a member of the 4x200 meter relay team that posted afourth-place finish with a time of 1:33.61 at the Terrier Relays... Recorded a 15th-place finish with a mark of 5.91 meters in thelong jump event at the Terrier Relays ... Picked up a 21st-placefinish in the long jump with a personal best mark of 6.04 meters atthe 49er Classic ... Turned in a time of 11.97 in the 100 meterdash at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational.

2010-11 Indoor: Recorded a top-15 finish andpersonal record performance in the long jump at the 2010-11 BigSouth Conference Indoor Championships, jumping a distance of 5.90meters ... Competed in the long jump at the Mountaineer Open and atthe Liberty Open.

High School: Attended nearby Independence HighSchool ... Part of the 4x400 relay team that posted a time of3:36.00 in 2010 ... Posted a mark of 18'7.50" in the long jump as asenior.

Personal: Cory Palmer was born on January 27,1992 in For Leonardwood, Missouri ... Son of James and Julia Palmer... Has three siblings ... Has not yet declared a major.