Elbert Maxwell Class: Freshman Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa. High School: Hayfield Secondary Position: Jumps Birthdate: 10/20/1992 Experience: So./So.

On Maxwell: Became the top performer among the team's group of jumpers in his first collegiate season ... Made great progress in both the high jump and the long jump and is poised for another big season ... Should develop into a consistent BIG EAST scorer.

2012 Outdoor: Advanced to the NCAA East Regional in the long jump after scoring team points with a fourth place finish at the BIG EAST Championships ... Cleared a career best height of 7.39 meters at the BIG EAST meet, placed 11th at the IC4A Championship (7.28m) and had a jump of 6.95 meters at the East Regional meet ... Recorded jumps of 7.00 meters or longer in six of his eight meets in the event ... Also tied for fourth place in the high jump (2.04m) at the BIG EAST Championships and during the season recorded a personal best height of 2.10 meters in a third place finish at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational ... Won the long jump at the Danny Curran Invitational (6.66m) and the Widener Invitational (7.22m), placed third at the Colonial Realys (7.24m), seventh at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational (7.00m) and sixth in the Eastern section at the Penn Relays (7.05m) ... Tied for fourth place in the high jump (1.93m) at the Big Five Invite, finished fifth at the Colonial Relays (2.01m) and tied for sixth place at the IC4A meet (2.07m).

2012 Indoor: Qualified for the BIG EAST Championships in both the long jump and the high jump ... Placed 10th in the long jump (6.80m) and tied for 12th place in the high jump (1.94m) at the conference meet ... Made his collegiate debut at the Jack Pyrah Invitational and was the runner-up in the long jump with a leap of 7.23 meters, surpassing the previous meet record in the process ... Came in eighth at both the NYC Gotham Cup (6.78m) and the Penn State National (6.95m), was 17th at the Great Dane Classic (6.58m) and finished sixth in his flight (6.93m) at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational ... Tied for 20th place in the high jump (1.91m) at the Great Dane Classic in his first collegiate competition in the event ... Tied for 14th place at the Penn State meet (1.95m) and came in second in the Eastern section at the New Balance meet with a season-best height of 2.07 meters.

Hayfield Secondary High School: Named an NSIC All-American ... Received all-state and All-Metro honors ... Holds the National District record in the high jump.

Personal: Born 10/20/92 ... Son of Lindsey and Letty Maxwell.

PERSONAL BESTS

High Jump                 2.10m            2012 Hurricane Alumni Invitational
Long Jump                 7.39m            2012 BIG EAST Championships