 Along the way he captured a host of competitions titles including the Mt.SAC Relays, Road to Eugene, Reebok Grand Prix, Nike Prefontaine Classic and Padua International Athletics Meet.At the Nike Prefontaine Classic, he jumped 5.80 meters in the rain and into a headwind, easily defeating the stellar field, which included all three 2004 Olympic Medalists, the U.S. record holder, the Japanese record holder and the U.S. Champion, by 20 centimeters.