Eastern Connecticut State University

One of six captains in 2024/25...

Before Eastern: Competed primarily in the long and high jump and at 100 meters...also played basketball for four years and football for one... helped team to Class "S" outdoor track title as a junior... in basketball, team's Offensive Player-of-the-Year in 2019/20 and senior captain...

PERSONAL: born Michael S. Collins Jr. July 6, 2002… Parents: Tamara and Michael… Siblings: Jahmal, Karun, Tiyarah, and Kiara… Major: Accounting… Career Plans: Accountant… Residence: Bloomfield, CT…

  Favorite leisure-time activity: Video games
Most difficult aspect of college: Procrastinating
Something that you hope that you will live to see: Pyramids of Egypt
Something that you tried once but would never do again: Driving six hours without
stopping
Most difficult aspect of your sport: Being sore from running
Sport requiring the most strength: Football
Hardest thing you’ve ever done in your life: Accounting
Your favorite moment of all time: Getting recruited to
play college basketball
Most embarrassing moment: Getting caught stealing a Snickers bar from Six Flags
Biggest crisis facing the world: Covid-19
Closest brush with greatness: Being in the same room as multiple millionaires
Your greatest thrill in sports: Going to the championship my freshmen year playing
varsity basketball.
Most important invention or discovery in your lifetime: Social media is a waste of time
Most influential person in the world: My parents
Job you consider the hardest or worst to do for a living: UPS (warehouse)
World’s most recognizable person: LeBron James
Superstitions: Splitting the pole
Pet peeve: People asking me questions they already know the answer to.
Biggest waste of money: NBA 2K
Best advice you’ve ever received: Your imagination is the preview to life’s coming
attraction, it is the evidence of things not seen, you real life is in your imagination.
What makes you unique:? I rather stay in my room on the weekend than go out and 
party.
Where’s your favorite place on earth?: My home
What matters most to you?: Family
Who is the one person to whom you can confide?: My best friend
 

Date	Meet	Mark	Finish
INDOOR
HIGH JUMP
2023/24
December  9	Wesleyan	5-10 3/4#	5th (12)
January    20	URI	5-9 1/4	23rd (29)
February    2	NYU	--	--
February    17	LEC	5-08 3/4	14th (16)
LONG JUMP
2024/25
December  8	UMB	21-3 1/4	2nd (12)
December 13	SCSU	24-0 1/4#	1st (28)
January    18	URI	22-9	5th (27)
February    7	Coast Guard	22-0 3/4	2nd (31)
February   15	NYU	22-9 1/2	3rd (30)
February   22	LEC	23-10 1/4	1st (16)
February   28	NE DIII	22-7	6th (30)
March      14	NCAA DIII	22-3 3/4	20th (20)
2023/24
December   9	Wesleyan	21-2 1/2	6th (21)
January      20	URI	20-9	11th (27)
February    2	NYU	21-6 3/4	3rd (24)
February   17	LEC	21-05 1/2	6th (15)
February    25	NE DIII	21-0 1/2	15th (18)
TRIPLE JUMP
2024/25
December    8	UMB	42-0 3/4	3rd (4)
December  14	SCSU	42-8#	9th (19)
January      25	Wesleyan	41-3 3/4	5th (19)
February    15	NYU	40-0 1/2	18th (26)
February    22	LEC	42-8#	5th (12)
March         1	TJ	39-0 1/2	25th (26)
60m
2024/25
January     18	URI	7.41	Prelims
January      25	Wesleyan	7.26#	5th (48)
		7.30	Prelims
#-Personal best
OUTDOOR
100m
2025
April           5	Coast Guard	11.75	20th (36)
2024
March        30	UMD	11.57#	21st (54)
200m
2024
March    23	Wesleyan	24.72#	18th (32)
LONG JUMP
2025
April           5	Coast Guard	21-9 1/2	3rd (23)
April           12	SCSU	22-0 1/4	5th (38)
April           18	ECSU	22-7 3/4	2nd (43)
April           27	LEC	21-8 3/4	1st (16)
May             2	NE DIII	23-2 3/4#	3rd (26)
May           10	NE Open	--	--
May            15	MIT	21-11	6th (7)
2024
March        30	UMD	20-07	4th (26)
April           13	Westfield	21-8 1/4	2nd (14)
April           27	LEC	22-1 3/4	2nd (16)
May             3	NE DIII	21-6	12th (23)
May            10	NE Open	21-9 1/2	15th (23)
HIGH JUMP
2024
April          20	ECSU	5-08 3/4#	3rd (6)
TRIPLE JUMP
2025
April           12	SCSU	--	--
April            18	ECSU	38-7 1/2#	11th (23)
April            27	LEC	--	--
#-Personal best