Prescott Jefferson

Academic Highlights

2023 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll

Season and Career Results
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