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Evan Miller

  • position Sprints
  • class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Zephyrhills, Fla.
  • High school Zephyrhills Christian Academy
  • position Sprints
  • class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Zephyrhills, Fla.
  • High school Zephyrhills Christian Academy

Evan Miller Bio

Season and Career Results
2023

Indoor

Competed in eight meets during his final indoor season, running the 200m, 300m, 400m and the 4x400m relay … Earned a spot on the Second Team All-American squad after finishing 13th in the 400m at the NCAA Indoor Championship, running 46.06 … Won the Gamecock Opener 400m sprint with a personal best time of 45.91, the second fastest indoor 400m in Gamecock history … Opened his season with a runner-up finish in the 300m at the Clemson Opener, running a PR time of 32.54 … Claimed three victories during the indoor season in the 200m, all three wins coming at the Carolina Indoor Track & Field Facility … Ran a season-best 20.75 at the Tiger Paw Invite, narrowly missing out on his personal best … Competed in the 200m at the SEC Championship, finishing 15th overall … Earned SEC Male Runner of the Week on Jan. 17 … Ran the opening leg of the 4x400m twice, aiding the Gamecocks to a pair of runner-up finishes during the season.

Outdoor

Competed in five meets during his final outdoor season for the Gamecocks, running the 200m, 400m and three separate relays … Competed in the 200m, 400m and the 4x100m relay at the NCAA East Regional … Scored at the SEC Championship in the 400m, finishing eighth overall after running 45.96 … Set a new 400m PR and recorded the third fastest time in Gamecock history during the preliminary round at the SEC Championship when he clocked 45.11 … Opened his season with a win in the 400m at the Weems Baskin Relays, running 45.60 … His fastest 200m sprint of the season was 20.48 (-0.5) at the Florida Relays, finishing third overall … Won the 4x100m relay at the Weems Baskin Relays with a time of 39.99, the fastest time of the season … Ran the second leg of the 4x100m relay squad that finished ninth at the SEC Championship, clocking 40.00 … Was the third leg of the 4x200m relay team at the Florida Relays that won the event with a season-best time of 1:24.81 … Also ran the opening leg of the 4x400m at the Florida Relays, helping the team to its fastest relay time of the season at 3:09.16.

2022

Indoor

Turned in a dominating indoor season in which he earned First Team All-American honors, qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championship and scored in the SEC Championship in both the 200 and the 4×400 … Competed in eight total indoor meets, taking part in the 60m, 200m and the 4×400 relay … Opened up the season with a pair of runner-up finishes in the 60m (6.79) and the 4x400m (3:10.28) at the Clemson Opener … Clocked a trio of Top-3 finishes in the first home event, winning the Gamecock Opener 4x400m (3:11.86), while placing third in the 200m (21.05) and in the 60m (6.86) … Won the South Carolina Invitational 200m race with a time of 20.95 on Jan. 29 … Turned in a season-best 6.78 in the 60m at the UofSC Indoor Open, finishing third … Recorded his indoor 200m personal record in the SEC Indoor Championships, placing fourth with a time of 20.71 to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championship … Earned First Team All-American status after finishing sixth overall with a mark of 21.05.

Outdoor

Earned loads of honors during the outdoor season, capturing Second Team All-American for his performance in the 200m, Honorable Mention All-American for the 4x100m relay and earned Second Team All-SEC in the 4x100m … Saw action in seven outdoor meets, primarily competing in the 200m, 4×100, 4×200, 4×300 and the 4×400 … Began the outdoor season by competing in the Weems Baskin Relays when he claimed the podium in the 200m (20.51) and in the 4x100m (40.10) … Also finished runner up in the 4×300 (2:19.38) … Ran the 4×100 in the UofSC Open on April 23, clocking a team time of 39.43 to claim the podium … At the SEC Outdoor Championship, he placed fourth in the 200m (20.46) and third in the 4×100 (39.50) … Qualified for both the 200m and the 4x100m relays at the NCAA Outdoor National Championship … Turned in a 200m PR at NCAAs with a time of 20.35 to place 10th overall to earn Second Team All-American Honors … Was part of the 4x100m relay team that finished 19th with a time of 39.46 to earn Honorable Mention All-American recognition.

2021
Indoor

Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 200 meters and placed 13th in the prelims with a time of 21.33 … Took fourth at the SEC Championships in the 200 meters with a time of 20.93 … Ran his season-best time in the 200 meters in the prelims of the SEC Championships with a time of 20.87 … Won the 200 meters at the USC Indoor Open … Took fifth in the 200 meters at the Carolina Challenge, Bob Pollock Meet and the South Carlina Invitational … Ran under 21 seconds four times … Also competed in the 60 meters twice … Ran a time of 6.83 to finish seventh in the 60 meters at the Bob Pollock Meet … False started his only other 60-meter attempt at the Carolina Challenge.

Outdoor

Qualified for the East Regional in the 200 meters and made it to the second round of competition at that meet … Ran a time of 20.72 in the qualifiers of the 200 meters at the East Regional to finish 11th … False started the next round of competition to disqualify him from a chance at Nationals … Finished in a tie for 10th at the SEC Championships in the 200 meters with a time of 20.95 … Ran his season-best time of 20.50 at the Weems Baskin to take second … Earned top-five finishes in the 200 meters at the Florida Relays, USC Open and UNF Invitational … Ran the 100 meters once at the Gamecock Invitational and won it with a time of 10.34.

2020
Indoor

Had his best indoor season as a Gamecock … Dropped his time in the 200m to 20.93, breaking the 21-second barrier at the USC Indoor Open to take first … Finished in the top 10 in all of the regular season meets and finished 19th at the SEC Championships in the 200m … Finished with the No. 26 time in the 200m in the nation … Dropped a time of 6.77 in the 60m at the Clemson Opener and nearly matched that time twice during the season with times of 6.78 and 6.79.

Outdoor

Cancelled.

2019
Indoor

Competed in the 60m and 200m indoors … qualified for the 60m final at four meets: the Clemson Opener, the Gamecock Inaugural, the Dr. Sander Challenge and the Carolina Challenge … finished third at both the Gamecock Inaugural and the Dr. Sander … ran a career-best 6.73 at the Tiger Paw Invitational … finished 17th in the 60m at the SEC Championships … ran 21.30, the best 200m time by a Gamecock in 2019, at the USC Indoor Open … placed 22nd in the 200m at the conference meet.

Outdoor

Ran both the 100m and the 200m … clocked his season best at the 100m at the Gamecock Invitational, a time of 10.39 … finished 19th in the 100m and 25th in the 200m at the SEC Championships … was a big part of the 4x100m relay, including a victory at the USC Outdoor Open and appearances at the Penn Relays and SEC Outdoor Championships.

Pre-South Carolina
High School

Graduated from Zephyrhills Christian Academy, where he was coached by his mother, Erica … Won Florida 1A state titles in the 100m and 4x100m relay in 2017 and 2018 … Set his high school’s program record in the 100m … Qualified for AAU Nationals … Also lettered in football.

Personal

Son of Selvesta and Erica Miller … Has one sister, Erin … His father played football at Carolina from 1994-97 and later spent two seasons with the Miami Dolphins … Plans to major in exercise science at Carolina … Had dreamed of following in his father’s footsteps and wearing the Garnet & Black since he was a child … Joined the Gamecocks to train under the legendary Olympic pedigree of head coach Curtis Frye.

Personal Records
Indoor

60m 6.73 (2/8/19)
200m 20.71 (2/26/22)
300m 32.54 (12/2/22)
400m 45.91 (1/14/23)

Outdoor

100m 10.39 (4/13/19)
200m 20.35 (6/8/22)
400m 45.11 (5/12/23)