Career PersonalBests:
4x USTFCCCA All-East Region Selection (60 meter hurdles(twice), 110 meter hurdles).
200m: 24.20 indoors/23.81 outdoors.
55 meter hurdles: 7.72 at the NE-10Championships, February 18, 2012.
60 meter hurdles: 8.27 at the New England IndoorChampionships, February 24, 2012.
110 high hurdles: 14.67 at the New EnglandOutdoor Championships, May 10, 2012.
400 meter hurdles: 1:03.87 at the UMass MinutemenInvitational, April 16, 2011.
Indoor Season
2011-12: All-New England (60m highHurdles). All-Northeast-10 (55m highhurdles). USTFCCCA East Region (60 MeterHurdles). Competed in 19 races for the Skyhawksthroughout the duration of the season. Provisionally qualified forthe NCAA Division II National Championships with a second placefinish in the 55-meter hurdles at the Northeast-10 Conference(NE-10) Championships (2/18/12) with a time of 7.72-seconds, a newpersonal best. Finished eighth overall in the 60-meter hurdles atthe New England Championships (2/5/12) with a time of 8.27-seconds.Finished first overall in the 55-meter hurdles at the Reggie PoyauInvitational (12/10/11) in 7.90-seconds. Also, ranked 12th overallin the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.51-seconds. Ranked fifthoverall in the 60-meter hurdles at the Charley Torpey MemorialInvitational (2/4/12) in 8.36-seconds. Finished fourth overall inthe 55-meter hurdles at the New Balance Boston Collegiate IndoorGames (1/27/12) with a time of 7.77-seconds. Ranked 11th overall inthe 200-meter dash (25.01-seconds) at the University of NewHampshire Tri-Meet (1/21/12).
2010-11: Finishedsecond overall at the NE-10 championships in a personal best timeof 7.73 in the 55 meter hurdles. Posted a career best time of 8.46in the 60 meter hurdles at New England's for an 11th place finish.Also ran the 200 meters at the Reebok Boston Collegiate IndoorGames in a time of 24.49. Ran the 55 meter hurdles four timesplacing fourth or better at every meet. Finished second in the 55meter hurdles at the Jay Carisella Invitational in 7.79 seconds.Ran a time of 8.56 in the 60 meter hurdles at the Tufts Stampedefor a third place finish overall.
OutdoorSeason
2010-11: Ran to apersonal best time of 14.68 in the 110 meter high hurdles at NewEngland's for a sixth place finish overall. Finished second at theNE-10 championships in the 110 high hurdles in 15.32. Finishedfourth or better in six meets competing in the 110 high hurdlesincluding a first place performace at the Bridgewater StateUniversity Invitational in a time of 15.22. Placed 13th overall inthe 400 hurdles at the UMass Minutemen Invitational with a time of1:03.87. Competed in the 200 meter dash at the Bridgewater StateUniversity Invitational finishing in 23.60 for a 12th placeshowing.
High School: 2010graduate of New Bedford High School. Earned All-America status as amember of the second place shuttle hurdles team at the Nike IndoorNationals for the Whalers. Conference All-Star selection andSouthcoast All-Star team selection in football. Also captained theWhalers football team and earned the Standard Times LeadershipAward. Captain and All-Conference selection in track and field.Record holder for New Bedford in the 55 meter hurdles. Big-3All-Star, All-State and All-New England selections. Gold AcademicAward and Honor Roll member. MIAA State record holder in theshuttle hurdlers and New England record holder in the shuttlehurdles.
Personal: Born onJanuary 29, 1992 in Oakland, Calif. Son of Dianna Gomes and WilliamDixon. His father, William, played football at Grambling State.Majoring in environmental science. Lists hobbies at Stonehill asActivist Club, Residential Assistant and the Lloyd CenterEnvironmental Science Club.
