Prescott Jefferson

Career Honors and Recognition

2023 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll

Season and Career Results
2024
Indoor
Appeared in six total indoor meets, running the 60m, 200m, 300m and the 4x400m relay … Turned in a fourth place finish in the Carolina Challenge 60m final, his best finish of the season after running 6.85 … Ran a personal best in the 60m at the SC Invite, clocking 6.84 to finish ninth … Finished runner-up in the Carolina Challenge 200m sprint after running 21.67 … Concluded the season at the Tiger Paw Invite with a new personal best in the 200m when he ran 21.51 … Ran one 300m sprint on the season, turning in a personal best time of 34.68 at the Gamecock Opener … His best 4x400m performance was running the anchor leg at the Razorback Invitational, clocking 3:13.37.

Outdoor
Took part in seven meets during the outdoor season, running the 100m, 200m and the 4x100m relay … Opened his outdoor season with a runner-up finish in the Shamrock Invitational 100m sprint, running 10.56 and then capping the meet off with a seventh-place finish in the 200m with a time of 21.55 … Recorded a new wind-aided PR at the Weems Baskin Invitational in the 100m sprint, running 10.36 (4.3) … Also set a new wind-legal PR in the 200m sprint at the Weems Baskin, finishing sixth overall with a time of 21.19 … Ended his outdoor season at the Charlotte Invitational 100m, running a new wind-legal personal best time of 10.57 to finish third overall in the event … Was a part of two 4x100m relay winning teams, running at the Weems Baskin Invitational (40.20) and the Gamecock Invitational (39.49) … Ran a season-best 39.33 in the 4x100m relay at the Florida Relays, finishing fifth as a team.

2023

Indoor

Appeared in a total of five indoor meets, competing in the 60m and the 200m sprints … Opened his season with a third-place finish in the 200m at the Clemson Opener (12/2/22) when he ran a collegiate personal best of 21.95 … His best 60m finish of the season was a third-place finish in the Gamecock Opener, running a season best time of 6.92.

Outdoor

Took part in five outdoor meets, running in the 100m and the 200m sprints, as well as both the 4x100m and the 4x200m relays … Opened his outdoor campaign by finishing second in the Weems Baskin Relays 100m race, running 10.85 (-0.5) … Set a wind-aided personal best in the 100m at the USC Open on April 22, clocking 10.60 (2.7) … Ran his personal best legal PR in the 100m at the SEC Championship in Baton Rouge, running 10.68 (1.3) … Collected a new PR in the 200m at the Tom Jones Memorial in Gainesville when he stopped the clock at 22.02 (-0.1).

2022

Indoor

Appeared in four indoor meets as a freshman, turning in results in the Clemson Opener and the SEC Indoor Championship … Primarily competed in the 60m, 200m and the 4x400m … Recorded his collegiate 60m PR in his Gamecock debut, finishing fifth in the Clemson Opener prelim with a time of 6.88 … Ran his lone 200m race in the SEC Indoor Championship, clocking a time of 24.58.

Outdoor

Saw action in four outdoor meets, running the 100m, 200m, 4×100 and the 4×300 … Finished third in his outdoor debut in the 4×100 with a time of 41.14 at the Tiger Track Classic … Finished runner up in the Weems Baskin 4x300m relay when his team clocked a time of 2:19.38 … Set his season best in the 200m at the Gamecock Invitational with a mark of 22.39 on April 16 … Posted a wind-aided 100m time of 10.92 in the UofSC Open on April 23 … Finished third in the 4×100 at the UofSC Open when his team clocked a time of 40.86.

Pre-South Carolina
High School

Made the finals in the 100 and 200 meters at The Outdoor National presented by Nike … Took ninth in 100-meter final, running a time of 10.56 … Finished fifth in the 200-meter final with a time of 21.07 … Both times at The Outdoor Nationals were personal bests … Was a nine-time state champion at Ben Lippen … Was named the 2018 SCISA Mr. Track and Field … Holds five school records and two SCISA all-time records … Also played defensive back for his high school’s football team … Was the class president at his high school.

Personal

Is related to five Division I track and field athletes or coaches, including Delethea Quarles, who is Carolina’s former Assistant Head Coach … Chose South Carolina for its law school, educational programs and the prestige of Carolina’s track team and coaching staff … Aspires to become a civil rights attorney … Was born to his parents John Willie Jefferson and Robin Jefferson on Dec. 2, 2002.

Personal Records
Indoor

Outdoor