Makayla Grant

position Sprints
class Sophomore
Hometown Irmo, S.C.
High school Irmo HS

position Sprints
class Sophomore
Hometown Irmo, S.C.
High school Irmo HS

Season and Career Results
2023

Indoor

Competed in five meets during the indoor campaign, running both the 60m and the 200m in her first season with the Gamecocks … Made her Carolina debut at the Gamecock Opener, finishing 10^th in the 60m (7.91) and fifth in the 200m (25.45) … Best overall finish in the 60m was at the USC Indoor Open, turning in an eighth-place finish with a personal best time of 7.73 … Competed in both the 60m and the 200m at the SEC Championship, running a new 200m PR in the process with a time of 24.76.

Outdoor

Took part in eight meets during the outdoor season, running the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and the 4x400m relay … Made her outdoor debut at the Island Relays Bahamas, running the 100m and the 200m … Turned in her best 100m finish of the season in the Bahamas, finishing 10^th with a time of 12.30, while running 25.25 in the 200m for her best finish of 14^th … Ran a personal best in the 100m at the USC Open, turning in 12.16 (1.9) … Also ran the 100m at the SEC Championship, clocking 12.28 (0.9) … Ran a personal best time in the 200m at the Tom Jones Memorial with a time of 24.60 (2.0).

Pre-South Carolina
High School
Lettered in track & field and cheer at Irmo High School in Irmo, S.C. … Competed in the 100m, 200m, 4×100, triple jump and the long jump … Was a two-time team captain, making to state as a junior and finished third overall in the triple jump … As a senior, she earned Upper State in triple jump and placed in each event at states … Finished fifth in the 100m, sixth in the 200m, seventh in the triple jump and fourth in the 4×100.

Personal
Daughter of Katina Wilson and has one sibling, Daja Wilson … Born July 2, 2004 … Earned IB Graduate honors at Irmo … Plans to major in neuroscience with hopes to become a neurosurgeon or neurologist.

Personal Records
Indoor