- "I made VWC My No. 1 choice because I really like the fitness area I also like how the staff and students made me feel welcomed."
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Norfolk State University and Virginia State University
Career Highs
Outdoor
High Jump: 6’ 3.25” – (ODAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships – April 17-18, 2015)
Indoor
High Jump: 6’ 4.25” – (ODAC Indoor Track and Field Championships – March 2, 2014)
Statistics
Track & Field
Junior (2014-15): (Indoor) Competed in just the high jump as a junior… Jumped 6’ 2” to finish third at the ODAC Indoor Championships… (Outdoor) Cleared 6’ 3.25” at the ODAC Outdoor Championships to place second.
Sophomore (2013-14): (Indoor) Set his season-best with a 6’ 4.25” at the ODAC Indoor Championships, good for second place… Won the Lynchburg College Sprint, Jump, Throw Challenge on February 22 with a 6’ 2.75” jump... (Outdoor) Won the Commonwealth Duals on March 29 with a jump of 6’ 0.75”… Ran the 200m in a time of 25.19 at the Wake Forest Open.
Freshman (2012-13): (Indoor) Ran a 25.77 200m at the Captains Invitational & Combined Events… Finished second in the Mason-Dixon Conference Indoor Championships with a high jump mark of 6’ 1.25”… (Outdoor) Jumped 5’ 10.75” on two separate occasions… Season best was 6’ 2.75” at the Norfolk State University Relays on April 13.
Before VWC: Also attended the International Community School of Addis Abeba… Competed in basketball, track and field at J.E.B. Stuart… Cleared a high jumping height of 6-feet, 3-inches in the 2012 Virginia AAA Indoor State Championship to place 11th.
Personal: Son of Judy Webb and William Chase; mom attended the University of the District of Columbia… Has one brother, Brian, a student at Northern Virginia Community College.
Get to Know Edward
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "I'm a fun, outgoing guy who is serious when I need to be."
- Enjoys hip hop, rhythm and blues, and dubstep, and spending vacation time in Zanzibar, off the coast of Africa
- Favorites include the book "City of Thieves," the movie "Batman, Dark Knight Rises," and the TV series "Family Guy" and "My Wife and Kids"
- A fan of Olympian sprinter Usain Bolt, pro football's New England Patriots, and celebrity Eva Mendes
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "the competition.
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "jumping no heights in my junior year to 6-3 as a senior."
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to improve my high jumping abilities and see how far I can take it."
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Oscar Pistorius. I envy his persistence and drive."
- If I could participate in a reality show it would be: "Million Dollar Listing, because it seems fun and very beneficial."
- If I could possess one superpower it would be: "telepathic abilities."
- People might be surprised to know: "I don't play basketball for a team, even though I jump a height of 6-3."
- It's the year 2025 and: "I'll be well into my law career and married."
- The most important advice I've received is: "aim for the moon, therefore if you miss you will be amongst the stars"
