Aramis M.

Collegiate track and field athlete, former graduate assistant and Norfolk State University. My specialty is the sprint hurdles and jumps. The age group I prefer to work with is high school aged students, but will make exceptions. I am currently training for the 2016 Olympic games and have trained multiple high school athletes in Virginia, all who have seen gains in their events.

2011-2012 Indoor: Competed unattached his most successful indoor season running a personal best this year of 7.79 at the USA indoor national championships, finishing 15th by the end of competition running 7.98 in the semifinals.
Opening of his season with 7.86 and staying under the 8.00 second mark all season.

Outdoor: Opened up his season running at 14.01 at Shamrock relays. Ran 13.64 seconds at Raleigh Relays – .01 off his school record from last year’s MEAC Outdoor Championships – and ran a 13.80 in the finals to place second in his event. He was only bested by Nike-sponsored professional runner Ronnie Ash, the former NCAA national champion who ran 13.66 in the finals. Mid-Season Injury enabled him to until NCAA Regional Championships where he ran 13.88 to qualify for the semi-finals and running at time of 13.95 getting 15th with the top 12 advancing on to NCAA National Championships.

2010-11: Indoor: Won his second career MEAC indoor title in the 60m hurdles with a season-best time of 7.94 at the conference indoor meet … broke the 8.00 second mark three times during the year, twice coming at the MEAC championship … ran a time of 7.95 at the CNU Holiday Open, placing fourth … clocked a 7.96 in the MEAC preliminary heats.

Outdoor: An honorable mention All-American by the USTFCCCA in the 110 hurdles after advancing to the NCAA Outdoor Championship … finished seventh in the NCAA East Region with a time of 13.71 to punch his ticket to nationals … placed 21st out of 24 at the national meet with a top time of 13.97 seconds … set a new school record with his MEAC outdoor preliminary time of 13.63 seconds … went on to win the MEAC gold medal in the 110m … ran a winning time of 13.89 to place first in the final.

2009-10: Indoor: MEAC runner-up in the 60m hurdles (8.03 seconds) …won the event at the George Mason meet in a time of 8.07 seconds…followed that up with a victory the following week at Maryland (8.09)…placed third at the Virginia Tech Hokie Invitational in a season-best time of 7.94 seconds…that ranked as the No. 2 time in the MEAC in 2010.

Outdoor: NCAA East Regional qualifier and MEAC runner-up in the 110m hurdles…earned a fifth-place finish at Wake Forest, a sixth at Tennessee’s Sea Ray Relays, and was 13th at the Penn Relays (14.23)…ran a season-best time of 13.91 seconds to place second at the conference championship…advanced to the second round at the regional, running a time of 13.95 in the preliminaries and just missing out on a trip to nationals.

2008-09: Indoor: MEAC indoor champion in the 60-meter hurdles…ran a personal-best time of 7.87 seconds to take the conference championship…also ran a 7.87 at the Virginia Tech Invitational, placing second. Outdoor: Did not run during outdoor season due to injury.

2007-08: Indoor: An impact hurdler for NSU as a rookie…came in sixth place at the MEAC Indoor Championship in the 60-meter hurdles (8.21)…season-best time was 8.10 seconds at George Mason.

Outdoor: An NCAA regional qualifier in the 110-meter hurdles during outdoor season, Massenburg ran a season-best time of 13.98 at the Morgan State Legacy meet…that was the third-fastest time of the season in the MEAC…placed seventh in the MEAC in the 110 hurdles at the conference outdoor meet.

High School: Four-year letter winner in track… earned Richmond Times-Dispatch All-Metro recognition after winning Central District outdoor championships in the 110-meter hurdles, the 300 hurdles and the triple jump…top times were 14.2 in the 110 hurdles and 39.50 in the 300 hurdles….won Central District indoor titles in the 55 hurdles and the high jump, and won the Central Region indoor title in the 55 hurdles.

The main focus in the sessions is overall fitness, as well as the proper technical requirements to reach your highest potential. Each session will follow a regular routine, and with the hope of meeting at least three times a week we can get into a solid routine that will incorporate overall fitness (running), and the most important aspect of track and field, proper technique.