Lamar Markett

2008: Qualified for NCAA East Regional in 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay … All-America honors in outdoor 4x100m relay … indoors, opened season with fifth place finish in 60m at UNC Classic … season best 6.79 at the Tyson Invitational … placed 18th at Tom Jones Memorial in 200m at 21.57 … ran a season best 21.49 in the preliminary round of the SEC Indoors … placed 10th at the NCAA Last Chance meet … outdoors, ran the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay … opened season with second place finish in 100m (10.48) and third place in 200m (21.35) at Shamrock Invitational … ran career-bests at the NCAA East Regional Championships in the 100m (10.41) and 200m (21.18) … member of 4x100m relay team to finish fourth at SEC Outdoors at 39.66 … silver medalist at NCAA East Regionals as anchor leg of relay that ran a 39.39 … relay team ran a 39.37 to finish fourth at the NCAA Championship prelims … placed sixth at USA Junior Nationals in the 200m at 21.54.

HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Joey Moore at York High School … lettered in track and football … state champion in the 400m and 4x400m relay … placed third in the 100m … nominated for Wendy[apos]s High School Heisman … named Spartanburg Herald Track Athlete of the Year … earned South Carolina all-state honors in the 400m dash … played wide receiver for the football team that won the region title in its first year in AAAA.

PERSONAL: Lamar ‘Marty’ Markett was born Sept. 7, 1989 … parents are Alberita Williams and Jimmy Thompson … pursuing a degree in retailing … favorite athlete is Reggie Bush … enjoys playing football.