University of Washington Official Athletic Site - Track & Field
Derek Prior
Class: Senior
Hometown: San Jose, Calif.
High School: Santa Teresa
Last College: San Jose JC
Event: Sprints
Birthdate: 10/09/1977
Experience: 1L
Major: Marketing
1998-99: Sat out the track season in order to utilize a red-shirt season.
1997-98: Finished third in the 400 meters (46.32) at the 1998 Pac-10 championships behind teammate B.J. Dawson ... Clocked a 46.13 in the 400 meters on March 28, 1998 at Stanford that is the second-fastest quarter-mile time in Husky history ... Trails only the school record of 45.81 established in 1990 by Orlando McKay ... Ran a leg on the Huskies' 4x400 relay team that won the 1998 Pac-10 championship (3:06.49) and placed eighth (3:10.60) at the 1998 NCAA Indoor Championships ... Helped the Husky mile relay team qualify for the NCAA outdoor meet, where he pulled a muscle while leading during the second leg of the preliminary round.
1996-97 (San Jose JC): Standout junior college 400-meter competitor transferred from San Jose Junior College ... Posted a JC-best time of 46.55 in the 400 meters ... Lettered two seasons at San Jose Junior College where he also ran the 800 meters in 1:54.1.
High School: Named MVP his junior and senior seasons at Santa Teresa High School ... Ran a hand-timed 48.4 in the 400 meters and went to state his senior year ... Had a top leap of 43-11 in the triple jump ... Finished fifth in state in 1995 and third in 1996.
