Southeastern Louisiana University

Position: Jumps
Height: 6-3
Weight: 161
Class: Junior
Hometown: Walker, La.
Previous School: Walker HS

2009 Outdoor (Sophomore): Claimed first place in long jump at the McNeese Cowboy Relays with a mark of 21 ft. 5.5 in. (6.54 m) ... Battled ankle injury throughout season ... Returned for Northwestern State Invitational and posted an NCAA Mideast Regional qualifying mark of 50 ft. 7 in. to take first place in the triple jump ... Picked up a point in the Southland outdoor championships long jump by finishing eighth with a mark of 22-06.50 (6.87 m) ... Earned All-SLC honors in triple jump with a second-place leap of 50-0.75 (15.26 m) ... Posted his second-best jump of the season, leaping 49-2.50 (15.00 m) to claim 13th place at NCAA Mideast Regionals ... Received All-Louisiana honors in triple jump.

2009 Indoor (Sophomore): Turned heads in the LSU Purple Tiger Invitational triple jump, setting a personal best mark of 49 ft. 2.25 in. (14.99 m) to claim second place ... Claimed first place among collegiate athletes in the long jump (23 ft. 0.75 in. / 7.03 m) and claimed second in the triple jump (48 ft. 4.5 in. / 14.74 m) to head up an impressive list of performances from the Lion jumps crew on the second and final day of competition at the Houston Indoor Invitational ... Placed first in the Southland indoor championships long jump with a 23 ft. 9 in. (7.24 m) mark ... Overcame an ankle injury to earn All-SLC honors with a third place jump of 49 ft. 5.75 in. in the triple jump.

2008 Outdoor (Freshman): Battled injuries during the outdoor season, but still qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regionals in his first collegiate outdoor meet with a 50 ft. 10.75 in. (15.51 m) leap in the triple jump to take first place at the Northwestern State Relays ... Also earned a regional berth in the long jump with a second-place leap of 24 ft. 1.5 in. (7.35 m) at the NSU Relays ... Claimed the Southland Conference triple jump title with a first-place leap of 51 ft. 7.0 in. (15.72 m) at the league meet, the best mark in the triple jump by any SLC athlete during the 2008 season ... Went on to finish eighth in the triple jump at his NCAA Regional debut with a 50 ft. 11 in. (15.52 m) leap ... Also placed 24th in the region with a (7.10 m) jump in the long jump at the NCAA Mideast Regionals ... Earned All-Louisiana honors in the triple jump with the second best mark of any Louisiana athlete in that event during the 2008 season.  

2008 Indoor (Freshman): Finished 11th in the triple jump (14.27 m) at the Purple Tiger Invitational ... Won the triple jump (14.87 m) and finished fifth in the long jump (6.81 m) at the Arkansas State Indoor Invitational ... Finished 20th in the long jump (6.46 m) and fifth in the triple jump (14.66 m) at the Bayou Bengal Invitational.

Prior to Southeastern -

High School: Served as class president while at Walker High ... Lettered in track and basketball.

Personal: Full name: Michael A. Rheams, Jr. ... The eldest of three children of Michael Rheams, Sr. and Cynthia Rheams.