Biography
An outstanding athlete who brings versatility to a championship and nationally-ranked team … Helps the Aggies in both sprints and jumps … His strongest event thus far has been in the long jump … Has finished lower than fifth in the long jump only twice in his career and finished lower than sixth in the event only once … Has six career wins in the long jump … All six of his career wins are in the long jump … Has 16 top-5 finishes in his career and has one MEAC gold to his credit.
2020 Outdoor Season: Season was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20 Indoor Season: Competed in six meets during his indoor sophomore season …. Made his season debut at the University of South Carolina where he competed at the Gamecock Opener, Jan. 17-18 … At the event, he finished second in the long jump at 24-feet, 7 ¾-inches … Returned to the University of South Carolina on Feb. 7-8 and finished second at the South Carolina Invitational in the long jump with a distance of 24-feet, 4 ½-inches … Returned to the Tyson Invitational for the second straight year at the University of Arkansas and finished sixth in the long jump at 24-feet, 11-inches … Scored 11 points for the Aggies to help the team win the MEAC indoor track and field championship for the fourth straight season as he jumped 24-feet, 8 ¼-inches in the long jump to finish second the Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex, Feb. 27-29 … At the same event, finished seventh in the triple jump (45-feet, 10 ½-inches).
2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in six meets as a freshman during the outdoor season … Made his outdoor collegiate debut at the HPU VertKlasse Meeting at High Point University where he finished seventh in the 200m at 21.68 … Won his outdoor collegiate debut in the long jump as he jumped 25-feet, 1 ¼-inches to win at the Florida Relays hosted by the University of Florida, March 28-30 … Improved to 2-0 as an outdoor collegiate in the long jump as he won at the Aggie Invitational hosted by N.C. A&T at Irwin Belk Track with a jump of 24-feet, 5 ¾-inches on April 12 … Finished third at the Duke Invitational in the long jump with a leap of 23-feet, 10 ¾-inches on April 19 … Jumped a personal-best 48-feet, 1 ¾-inches in the triple jump to finish fourth at the Virginia Grand Prix, April 26-27 … Scored 13 points for the Aggies at the MEAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships to help the Aggies win the title at N.C. A&T’s Irwin Belk Track, May 2-4 … At the event, finished second in the long jump to earn second-team All-MEAC honors with a jump of 25-feet, 6 ¾-inches …. Placed fifth in the triple jump at 47-feet, 9 ¼-inches.
2018-19 Indoor Season: Competed in six meets during his freshman season … Made his collegiate debut with a blast as he finished first in the long jump at the JDL College Kick-off Classic on Dec. 1 with a jump of 23-feet, 10-inches at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, N.C. …Joined the 4x400-meter relay team to finish fourth at the Hokie Invitational at Virginia Tech on Jan. 19 … At the same meet, finished third in the long jump at 24-feet, ¾-inches … Placed third in the long jump at the Carolina Challenge hosted by the University of South Carolina, Jan. 31-Feb. 2, with a jump of 24-feet, 10-inches … Won at the prestigious Tyson Invitational hosted by the University of Arkansas on Feb. 9 as he jumped a personal-best 25-feet, 1 ¾-inches in the long jump to win the event … It started a three-meet win streak for him in the long jump as he finished first at the Virginia Tech Challenge with a jump of 24-feet, 3-inches … He then won the MEAC title in the long jump on Feb. 22 when he jumped 24-feet, 6 ¼-inches to help the Aggies win the conference title as a team.
High School: Attended and competed in high school track and field at Spartanburg High School … Qualified for the New Balance Nationals Outdoor High School Track and Field Championships before entering N.C. A&T in 2018 … . At New Balance, ran a personal-record 21.28 in the 200m … Won the Class 5A South Carolina state championship in the long jump and the triple jump … Won the state in the triple jump at 48-feet, 7-inches and the long jump at 24-feet, 2 ½-inches as a senior … Also as a senior, finished second in the state in the 200m at 21.35 … Finished second in the state in the long jump as a junior with a jump of 23-feet, 3 ½-inches … As a sophomore, placed third in the state in the long jump with a leap of 22-feet, 6 ½-inches.
