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Prescott Jefferson

  • position Sprints
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Columbia, S.C.
  • High school Ben Lippen School
  • position Sprints
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Columbia, S.C.
  • High school Ben Lippen School

Prescott Jefferson Bio

Season and Career Results
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 outdoor 200m PR 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

60m 6.88 (12/3/21)
200m 24.58 (2/25/22)

Outdoor

100m 10.92w (4/23/22)
200m 22.39 (4/16/22)