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World Junior Record Holder--Indoor 50m Dash
THIS SEASON: Kareem Kelly, who is also a receiver on the USC football team, could give Troy a huge boost in the sprints in 2002.
2001: Kelly ran one race as a sophomore, winning heat one of the 100m at the Trojan Invitational with a time of 10.53.
2000: Kelly started strong in 2000, running a world junior record 5.67 in the indoor 50m dash and blazing to a time of 10.33 in the 100m at the Trojan Invitational ... His season was cut short, though, when he was declared academically ineligible in April of 2000.
USC FOOTBALL: Kelly led USC in receiving with 49 catches for 801 yards and three touchdowns as a junior in 2001 ... Caught 55 for 796 yards and four touchdowns as a sophomore in 2000 ... As a 1999 freshman, Kareem caught 54 passes for a team-high 902 yards and four touchdowns ... Honored as the first recipient of the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year award ... Set Pac-10 and USC records for most receptions and receiving yardage by a freshman ... His career total of 158 receptions is fifth on the all-time USC receiving list.
HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior at Long Beach (Calif.) Poly High, garnered All-American honors in both track and football ... Starred on the Long Beach Poly track team that won the 1997 and 1998 state titles ... Took the 1999 100m (10.47w) and 200m (20.76w) state titles and ran a leg on Poly's state record-setting 400m relay team (40.14) ... In football, Kareem was a 1998 Superprep All-American, USA Today All-USA honorable mention, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West first team (unanimous selection) among many other honors ... Caught 50 passes for 1,096 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior on Poly's CIF Division I finalist team ... In his three-year career, the Jackrabbits went 36-5 ... USC Director of Track and Field Ron Allice also prepped at Poly High.
PERSONAL: Kareem was born on April 1, 1981 ... He is an undeclared major at USC.
CAREER BESTS: 50m -- 5.67, 100m -- 10.33.
