2016 Olympian for the U.S. Virgin Islands
Olympic History
| 2016 Rio Games Schedule |
| Day of Event |
Time (ET) |
Event |
Result |
| 15-Aug |
7:40 PM |
Prelim: 110 hurdles |
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| 16-Aug |
7:40 PM |
Semis: 110 hurdles |
|
| 16-Aug |
9:45 PM |
FINAL: 110 hurdles |
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Eddie Lovett’s TFRRS Profile (for top performances and meet results)
2013: Won the 2013 men’s 60-meter hurdles title at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a meet-record 7.50, notching a new school record and racing the fourth-fastest time in NCAA history … 2013 USTFCCCA South Region Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Year … Claimed his third consecutive SEC Indoor title in the men’s 60-meter hurdles, setting a new SEC Championship meet record of 7.54 … NCAA runner-up outdoors in the men’s 110-meter hurdles … Second all-time at UF in the men’s 110-meter hurdles with his PR of 13.39 at the NCAA East Preliminary Round to advance as the top qualifier … Owns an all-conditions PR of 13.29, a wind-aided time he set in the semifinals at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
2012: Claimed second consecutive 60-meter hurdles title at Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships … Scored at both NCAA Indoors (8th – 7.72, 60H) and Outdoors (5th – 13.82, 110H) … As the youngest competitor in the men’s 110-meter hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Trials, he advanced to the semifinals of the event, racing a PR of 13.49 to move into second all-time in Florida school history … Two-time All-American … Two-time All-SEC (first team indoors, second team outdoors) … Named to Team USA for NACAC U-23 Championships.
2011: Had a stellar freshman campaign, earning SEC Men’s Indoor Freshman Track & Field Runner of the Year after capturing the SEC Indoor 60mH title with a career-best time of 7.73 … Took 13th in the NCAA Indoor 60mH to earn All-America second team honors … Also ran the opening leg of the 4x100m relay at NCAA Outdoors … Ran the first leg of Florida’s Outdoor SEC Champion 4x100-meter relay team … Claimed the U.S. Junior Championship in the men’s 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.33 (+1.9) … Captured the 2011 Pan American Junior Championship in the 110mH with a time of 13.14, setting a Junior Pan-American record by nearly .30 seconds … Captured the 4x100m shuttle hurdle title at the Penn Relays with a time of 56.07, running the opening leg … Ran the first leg of the 4x100-meter relay that captured the Tom Jones Memorial title
HIGH SCHOOL/PREP: Competed at Palm Beach Lakes High School in West Palm Beach, Fla. … The 2010 New Balance Outdoor Nationals Champion in the 110-meter hurdles and the 2010 Golden South Classic Champion in the 110-meter hurdles … Won the 2010 FHSAA Class 3A State Champion in the 110-meter hurdles and holds personal-best times of 13.46 (110mH) and 37.3 (300mH) … His 110mH time was the fastest in the nation in 2010 and the fastest in Florida state high school history … Also is the state meet record-holder in the 110-meter hurdles.
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