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Senior
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| Hometown:
Anderson, SC
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| High School:
T.L. Hanna
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| Event:
Sprints, Hurdles
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AS A JUNIOR: Recorded Miami’s top eight times in the outdoor 110-meter
hurdles...posted outdoor season best time in the 110-meter hurdles (13.87)
with third-place finish at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, PA...placed
first in the 110-meter hurdles (14.13) at the Raging Bull in Tampa, FL...finished
fifth in the 110-meter hurdles (14.24) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships...recorded
career best distance of 6.86 meters (22'6.25") to place fourth at the Raging
Bull in Tampa, FL...received Unsung Hero Award at annual awards banquet...was
redshirted for indoor season. AS A SOPHOMORE: Earned All-America honors
in the 55-meter hurdles at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Indianapolis,
IN, finishing sixth with a time of 7.32...broke his own school record in
the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 7.20 in the preliminaries of the Florida
Fast Times...set UM records in the 60-meter hurdles (7.83) at the Husker
Invitational and 110-meter hurdles (13.74) at the Georgia Tech/Reebok Invitational
in Atlanta...top collegiate finisher in the 55-meter hurdles (7.32) at
the University Center Hotel Invitational in Gainesville, FL...finished
second in the 110-meter hurdles (13.77) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships...member
of 4x100-meter relay team (Davian Clark, Adrian Caston, Tony Gaiter) that
captured first place at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships in Villanova,
PA with a time of 40.79. AS A FRESHMAN: Broke Miami record in the 55-meter
hurdles (7.33) to place second at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships...won
the 110-meter hurdles (13.94) at Jamaican Nationals to set UM record...named
Co-Newcomer of the Year...member of shuttle hurdle relay team (Aaron Jones,
Braxton Cosby, Maxwell Voce) that broke school record with time of 57.21
at Penn Relays. HIGH SCHOOL: Chosen South Carolina Athlete of the Year
in 1994...set personal record in the 110-meter hurdles at the Winderbarrow
Relays (13.5)...member of track team that won two state championships...three-time
state champion in the 110-meter hurdles...state champion in the 300-meter
hurdles in 1992...ran a leg in the 4x100-meter relay that captured two
state championships. PERSONAL: Plans on majoring in business or physical
therapy...began track after doctors suggested exercise following open heart
surgery at age 10...son of Charles and Deborrah Lesley.
