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2021 Men's Track and Field

Tyrese Grant

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 160
  • Major Psychology
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown North Charleston, S.C

Biography

2021

SAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week-April 19

Placed sixth in in the long jump at the Susan Rouse Invitational with a mark of 6.33m.

Broke the school record by placing fourth in the long jump with a mark of 6.57m at the SWU Invitational.

Moved into second in school history in the triple jump with a personal best mark of 12.69m, placing third at the Hub-City Invitational.

Placed third in the 200m dash with a personal best time of 23.39 at the Southside Power and Fitness Invitational.

2020

Finished eighth with a career-best jump of 6.77 meters (22'-2.5") in the long jump of the Gamecock Opener.

Finished 92nd with a career-best time of 7.40 in the 60m dash of the Carolina Challenge.

Finished 21st with a career-best jump of 12.67 meters (0.0) 41'-7" in the triple jump of the VMI Indoor Classic.

2019

Finished 26th in the preliminaries with a career-best times of 23.50 (-0.9) in the 200m dash of the SAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.  

2018

Finished ninth in the preliminaries with a career-best jump of 12.66 meters (1.5) 41'-6.5" of the triple jump in the SAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. 

High School:

Senior Year: Making it out of the 5-A Region for both events/moving to state qualifiers in 5-A and placing 16th for the Triple Jump out of 33 and 19th for Long Jump out of 35

Championships: Regions Champs-2016

Academic Accomplishments: A/B Honor Roll

College organizations involved in: Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society; Psi Chi Honors Society

Personal:

Favorite movie: The Fate of the Furious...TV Show: Supernatural...Role Model: Michael Jordan...Athlete: Usain Bolt...Foods: Hot Wings...Sport to watch: Basketball and Track...Hobbies/Activities: Playing basketball and listening to music...Quote: "Easy is not an option..No days off..Never quit...Be fearless..talent you have naturally..skill I only developed by hours and hours of work." - Usain Bolt...Career Ambition: Psychologist...

Date of Birth: Mar 17, 1999