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Antonio Sales

  • position Sprints
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Chapel Hill, N.C.
  • High school East Chapel Hill
  • position Sprints
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Chapel Hill, N.C.
  • High school East Chapel Hill

Antonio Sales Bio

2011: Indoors, competed in the 60m, 200m and 4x400m relay … had a top time of 6.92 in the 60m to place 19th at the SEC Indoor Championships … ran 21.17 in the 200m prelims of the SEC Indoor Championships … placed seventh in the finals at 21.40 … took third at the Iowa State Last Chance meet at 21.36 … ran the third leg of the 4x400m relay team that placed seventh at the SEC Indoor Championships at 3:10.85.

2010: Indoor and Outdoor NCAA participant … All-American in the 200m indoors and 4x100m relay outdoors … NCAA Regional Participant in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay … indoors competed in the 60m and 200m … top time of 6.85 in the 60m at the SEC Championships … in the 200m indoors, placed fifth at the SEC Championships at 20.88 … top time of 20.52 at the NCAA Indoor Championships to earn bronze medal honors … outdoors competed in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay … in the 100m, had a top time of 10.35 … in the 200m, ran 20.60 at the Florida Relays … earned silver medal honors at SEC Championships at 20.73 … took fifth at NCAA Preliminary Round at 20.54 … member of 4x100m relay team that ran 39.57 at the SEC Championship to place fifth … relay was fifth at NCAA East Preliminary at 39.41 … ran second leg for relay at NCAA Championships to place fourth at 39.87.

2009: Indoor and Outdoor NCAA participant … All-American in the 200m and the 4x100m relay … Narrowly missed scoring in the 200m dash at SEC Indoors with a ninth palce finish at 21.26 … Won the NCAA Last Chance Meet at a season best 20.89 … At the NCAA Indoor Championships, ran a 21.43 in the prelims to finish 13th overall … Took third at the New Balance Collegiate at 21.28 … outdoors, was an NCAA East Region qualifier in the 100m and 200m … in the 200m, took third at the Weems Baskin Invite and second at the Spec Town Relays … hit a personal best at 20.72 with a fourth place finish at the Friendship & Freedom Games … placed fourth at the SEC Outdoor Championships … NCAA East Region bronze medalist at 20.80 … ran a 20.77 to finish 11th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and earn All-America honors … in the 100m, took third at the Spec Town Relays … hit a season best 10.42 at the SEC Outdoor Championships … ran a 10.57 at the NCAA East Region meet … as a member of the 4x100m relay team, ran the second leg of the SEC Outdoor bronze medalist team … also earned bronze medal honors at the NCAA East Region meet … team claimed fifth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

2008: Indoor and Outdoor NCAA participant in the 200m … All-American in 4x100m relay … SEC Indoor All-Freshman Team … South Carolina Indoor Rookie of the Year … USA Junior National Champion in the 200m … gold medalist at the World Junoir Championships in the 4x100m relay … indoors competed in 60m and 200m … ran a season best 6.93 in the 60m at the New Balance Invitational … opened season in 200m with a fourth place finish at UNC Classic at 22.19 … took 11th at New Balance Invitational at 21.39 … ran a personal best 20.83 in the SEC Indoor Championships for bronze medal honors … competed at NCAA Indoors with a 21.17 … outdoors competed in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay … member of 4x100m relay team to finish fourth at SEC Outdoors at 39.66 … silver medalist at NCAA East Regionals as second leg of relay that ran a 39.39 … relay team ran a 39.37 to finish fourth at the NCAA Championship prelims … took fifth in the 100m at the Shamrcock Invitational … ran a 10.80 at the SEC Outdoor Championships … placed third in the 200m at the Weems Baskin Relays at 21.30 … ran a 21.78 at the SEC Outdoors … placed 10th at the NCAA East Region Championships at a season best 21.08 … won the USA Junior Nationals in the 200m at 20.94 … silver medalist at the USA Junior Nationals in the 100m at 10.33 … competed in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at the World Junior Championships … ran second leg of Junior World champion relay team that ran the fastest time in the world at 39.38.

HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Carlton Allen at East Chapel Hill High School … four-time All-American … two-time national champion in 200m after rebounding from serious car accident … 2007 North Carolina state champion in 200m dash at 21.34… state silver medalist in 100m dash … PAC6 Player of the Year … posted the sixth-fastest high school time in the 200m dash … also lettered in football … twice competed in 100m dash at Nike Outdoor Nationals … took fourth in 200m at Nike Outdoor Nationals.

PERSONAL: Antonio Sales was born Jan. 26, 1989 … parents are Tawana Sales and Floyd Becton … pursuing a degree in psychology … favorite athlete is Shawn Crawford … chose USC over LSU and Tennessee.