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Erika DeBos
Erika DeBos
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Rootstown, Ohio
  • High School:
    Rootstown
  • Events:
    Jumps/Mid-Distance
  • Major:
    Wellness & Corporate Fitness

Bio

2012 at Defiance: Competed in 13 meets for Defiance and was named Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Athlete to Watch during the indoor and outdoor seasons … Set DC record as a runner on the distance-medley relay team (13:36.45) and in the 600-meter dash (1:49.60) during the indoor season … Also recorded a personal-best height of 1.55 meters in the high jump, which was good for third-best in Yellow Jacket indoor history.

2011 at Defiance: Recorded times in the top-five all-time Defiance list in the 500 and 800-meter runs, as well as the one-mile run during indoor competition … Member of the then DC record-holding 4x400-meter relay team that clocked in a time of 4:18.82 at the HCAC Indoor Championships on February 19 … For the outdoor season, she set top-five all-time marks in both the 800 and 3,000-meter runs

2010 at Defiance: Established herself as a multi-event athlete and earned rankings in the top-10 all-time list at Defiance … Ran on the 4x800-meter relay team that holds the school record with a mark of 11:35.14 … Set top-10 marks in the indoor 1,000-meter run, high jump and outdoor heptathlon.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Rootstown High under head coach Kyle Rodstrom … Voted team most improved, hardest worker, captain and most valuable player … Also was a regional qualifier.

Personal: Daughter of Kevin and Laura Debos … Majoring in wellness and corporate fitness with a minor in sport management.

News Mentions

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George, Bingley, Heitkamp Pace Defiance at Dick Small Invite

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College women’s track and field team opened the outdoor season by hosting the 2012 Dick Small Invitation...

March 24, 2012

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Five Named to Athlete-to-Watch List for Women’s Track

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Defiance College women’s track and field team placed five members on the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conferenc...

March 13, 2012

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Track and Field Competes at Mount Union Last Chance Meet

ALLIANCE, Ohio – Several members of the Defiance College men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the Mount Union...

March 3, 2012

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DC Women Impress in Inaugural Indoor Meet

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College women’s track and field team hosted its inaugural home indoor track and field meet on Friday...

February 24, 2012

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Lime Leads DC Track to Sixth Place at HCAC Championships

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Yellow Jackets’ women’s track and field team totaled 42 points and finished in sixth place at the...

February 18, 2012

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Women’s Track and Field Victorious at Denison Invitational

GRANVILLE, Ohio – The Defiance College women’s track and field squad traveled to Granville, Ohio on Saturday and won the Lid-Lifter...

January 28, 2012

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DC Women Begin New Year at Northwest Ohio Invite

FINDLAY, Ohio – The Defiance College women’s track and field squad traveled to Findlay on Friday for its first invitational of the new...

January 20, 2012

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DC Places Five on Preseason Athletes to Watch List

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Defiance College women’s track and field team received 77 total points in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic...

January 17, 2012

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DeBos Stands Out in First Meet of the Season on Saturday

ANGOLA, Ind. – The Lady Yellow Jackets’ track and field team traveled to Trine University on Saturday for the Trine Winter Invitationa...

December 3, 2011