Derek Blevins
	Class: Senior Hometown: Raytown, Mo. High School: Raytown South Position: Multi-Events Major: German, Sport and Leisure Studies

Academic Achievements
2011 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2011 Academic All-Big Ten selection
Four-time Ohio State Scholar Athlete

PRs
Long Jump - 7.48m/24-6.50
Triple Jump - 14.99m/49-2.25

2012 Outdoor (Sophomore) Represented Ohio State in the long jump and triple jump at the Big Ten championships, finishing 10th and 14th in the respective events ... fifth in the triple jump and seventh in the long jump at the All-Ohio championships ... sixth in the long jump at the Jesse Owens Track Classic ... set season bests in both the long jump (7.36m/24-1.75) and triple jump (14.70m/48-2.75) at the Jim Click Shootout, finishing fourth andeighth, respectively ... third in the longjump and fifth in the triple jump at the Big Ten/SEC Challenge ...also competed in the long jump at the Drake Relays.

2012 Indoor (Sophomore) Placed 11th in the triple jump at the Big Ten championships (14.54m/47-8.50) ... first place in the triple jump at the Buckeye Tune-up (season best 14.87m/48-9.50) ... runner-up in the triple jump and sixth in the long jump at the OSU-Michigan Dual ... 10th in the triple jump at the PSU National ... third in the long jump at the Buckeye Classic.

2011 Outdoor (Freshman) Third in the long jump (PR of 7.48m/24-6.50) and fourth in the triple jump (14.88m/48-9.75) at the Jim Click Shootout ... third in the triple jump at the OSU-Michigan Dual ... fourth in the TJ at the Big Ten/SEC Challenge (14.96m/49-1.00)

2011 Indoor (Sophomore) Finished 10th in the long jump and 15th in the triple jump at the Big Ten championships ... fourth in the triple jump and fifth in the long jump at the Don Kirby Invitational ... seventh in the triple jump at the Penn State National (14.96m/49-1) ... third in the triple and sixth in the long jump at the All-Ohio championships ... turned in third-place finishes in both the long jump (season-best mark of 7.35m/24-1.25) and triple jump (PR of 14.98m/49-1.75) at "The Dual" ... first in the long jump and runner-up in the triple jump at the Buckeye Classic.

2010 Outdoor (Redshirt) Competed in the long jump and triple jump at the Raleigh Relays.

2010 Indoor (Freshman) Finished ninth in the long jump (6.90m/22-7.75) and 10th in the triple jump (14.60m/47-10.75) at the Big Ten championships ... posted first-place finishes in the both the long jump (7.13m/23-4.75) and triple jump (14.64m/48-0.50) at the Buckeye Classic, the first meet of his collegiate career ... took second in the triple jump (14.60m/47-10.75) and third in the long jump (7.04m/23-1.25) at "The Dual."

Raytown South High School Blevins was the 2008 Missouri state champion in the long jump, triple jump and 4x100m relay ... his specialty is the long jump, where he was one of the top-5 prospects in the country as a high school senior ... third-place finisher in the triple jump at the 2009 Missouri Class A Championships ... All-State selection for all four years of high school ... also competed on the football, soccer and baseball teams at Raytown South ... chose the Buckeyes over Kansas State, Arizona and Nebraska.