Filip Demsar

Academic Honors
2023 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2023 CSC Academic All-District
2023 H. Boyd McWhorter Scholarship Recipient
2022 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll
2020 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team

Season and Career Results

2023

Indoor

Competed in eight total meets during the indoor season, competing in the 60-meter hurdles … Awarded First Team All-SEC after winning the 60mH at the SEC Championship with a time of 7.71 … Began his season with a runner-up finish at the Clemson Opener, running 7.89 before winning the Gamecock Opener on Jan. 14 with a time of 7.82 … Claimed the podium in the 60mH in three separate meets, while finishing runner-up in four more events … Set a new indoor personal record in the 60-meter hurdle, clocking 7.70 at the Tiger Paw Invite for the eighth fastest time in Gamecock indoor history … Ran 7.71 in both the preliminary and final rounds at the SEC Championship in Arkansas, on his way to becoming the third ever Gamecock to win the 60mH SEC title.

Outdoor

Appeared in nine outdoor meets, including qualifying for both the NCAA Regional and the NCAA Championship in the 110-meter hurdle … Won his first two 110mH events of the season at the Island Relays Bahamas (14.15) and one week later at the Weems Baskin Relays (13.67) … Finished sixth at the SEC Championship, clocking a time of 13.85 … Earned his spot in the NCAA Championship after he finished sixth overall at the NCAA Regional in Jacksonville, running 13.60 (5.8) … Earned Honorable Mention All-American after finishing 18^th at the NCAA Championship in Texas, stopping the clock at 13.81 (1.1) … Ran a new wind-aided personal best at the Florida Relays, finishing seventh with a time of 13.57 (3.0) for the eighth fastest outdoor 110mH in Gamecock history … Set a new wind-legal PR in the 110mH at the USC Open, running 13.66 (0.9).

2022

Indoor

Earned All-SEC honors during the indoor campaign, competing in six overall meets in the 60-meter, the 60-meter hurdles and the 4×400 … Scored in every meet that he ran the 60mH, beginning the indoor season with a victory in the Gamecock Opener following a time of 7.84 … In the next meet, he captured another 60mH win with a time of 7.86 and clocked his 60-meter personal-best time of 7.03 … Had three more Top-3 finishes in the final four meets, including scoring in the SEC Indoor Championship when he placed third in the 60mH, stopping the clock at 7.75.

Outdoor

Saw action in five meets during the outdoor campaign, running in the 110-meter hurdles … Opened the outdoor season with a win in the Gamecock Invitational when he ran in a time of 13.83 … In the next meet, he set his 110mH season best in the preliminary round at the UofSC Open with a time of 13.69, later finishing fourth in the finals … Scored at the SEC Outdoor Championship when he placed eighth overall … Qualified for the NCAA East Regional, finishing 15^th with a mark of 13.77.

2021

Indoor

Became a First Team All-American with a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships in the 60-meter hurdles, running a time of 7.74 … Finished eighth in the prelims at the NCAA Championships to qualify for the final with a time of 7.74 … Took seventh at the SEC Championships in the 60-meter hurdles … Won the 60-meter hurdles at the South Carolina Invitational … Ran all but one race under eight seconds and clocked in at 7.90 or faster nine times … Was the runner-up in the 60-meter hurdles at the Gamecock Opener, Bob Pollock Meet and the USC Indoor Open.

Outdoor

Qualified for the East Regional in the 110-meter hurdles … Made it to the national quarterfinals of the 110-meter hurdles at the East Regionals and took 13^th, running a season-best time of 13.69 … Ran in the 110-meter hurdles at the SEC Championships, but did not finish … Won the 110-meter hurdles at the Tiger Track Classic and the Charlotte Invitational … Earned top-10 finishes at four meets (not including prelim rounds) … Was the runner-up at Weems Baskins in the high hurdles, going sub-14 with a time of 13.99 … Ran under 14 seconds six times, three of which came under 13.90.

2020

Indoor

Competed in eight meets for the Gamecocks in his first indoor season… Was Carolina’s second best indoor hurdler, finishing with a season-best time of 8.00 that he posted at the Carolina Challenge… Was the most consistent performer in the hurdles, having a time that ranged between 8.00 and 8.21 in all eight meets… Was a finalist at the Clemson Opener, Dr. Sander Challenge, Carolina Challenge, South Carolina Invite and USC Indoor Open… Was a participant for the Gamecocks at the 2020 SEC Indoor Championships finishing in 12th.

Outdoor

Cancelled.

Pre-South Carolina
High School

Owns the Slovenian U18, U20 and U23 records in the 60-meter hurdles and 110-meter hurdles … Was on the 4X100-meter relay team that owns the Slovenian U23 national record.

Personal

Came to South Carolina to surround himself with upper-level athletes … Trained judo for eight years and got into track and field for a change of pace … Is studying physics … Was born to his parents Andrej Demsar and Natasa Demsar Pecak on April 3, 2000.

Personal Records
Indoor

Outdoor