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2022-23 Track and Field Roster

Brendon Smith
Brendon Smith

Giovanni Purser

  • Position Sprints, Relays
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Port Maria, Jamaica
  • Highschool St. Mary HS

Biography

TFRRS Bio Page (at Evansville)
TFRRS Bio Page (at Tusculum University)

Personal-Best 60-Meter Time:
  7.06 (2/27/22 at MVC Indoor Championships at Evansville)
Personal-Best 100-Meter Time:  11.02 (4/1/22 at EIU Big Blue Invitational at Evansville)
Personal-Best 100-Meter Time (Wind-Aided):  10.66 (4/23/22 at Gibson Invitational at Evansville)
Personal-Best 200-Meter Time:  22.67 (2/27/22 at MVC Indoor Championships at Evansville)
Personal-Best Long Jump Distance:  6.37 meters | 20’10.75” (4/8/22 at Jim Vargo Invitational at Evansville)

Indoor School-Record Holder In The 200-Meters (22.67 - 2022)

All PRs/Records Updated Through 5/10/2022
 
Spring 2021 (Outdoor at Tusculum University):
Competed two years in track and field at Tusculum University in Greeneville, Tennessee prior to coming to UE.
  • Competed in four of Tusculum’s five outdoor meets as a sophomore.
  • A key part of Tusculum’s 4x100-meter relay team which finished in the top five at every meet in which he competed.
  • Ran a college-best 200-meter time of 22.69 at the Catamount Classic (4/16-17-21).
  • Also ran 22.77 in the 200-meters at the Montreat College Invitational (3/26-27/21).
  • Finished fifth in the 100-meters in a college-best time of 11.12 at the LR Bears Open (3/21/21).
  • Competed in both the 4x100 and 4x400-meter relays at the LR Bears Open.
Winter 2021 (Indoor at Tusculum University):
  • Competed in three of Tusculum’s five indoor meets.
  • Ran a personal-best time of 7.14 in the 60-meter dash at the VMI Winter Relays (1/29-30/21).
  • Competed in three 60-meter events, and did not post a time slower than 7.17 all winter.
  • Posted a college-best long jump mark of 5.44 meters (17’10.25”) at the VMI Winter Relays (1/29-30/21).
  • Ran an indoor-best 200-meter time of 23.18 at the KMS Invitational (1/24/21).
Spring 2020 (Outdoor at Tusculum University):
  • Outdoor season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Winter 2020 (Indoor at Tusculum University):
  • Competed in all six of Tusculum’s indoor meets as a freshman.
  • Best individual finish was 11th out of 44 competitors in the 60-meter dash at the Camel City Invitational (2/7-8/20) with a time of 7.23.
  • Ran a season-best 60-meter time of 7.16 at the USC Indoor Open (2/22/20).
  • His best long jump distance of the year was 5.34 meters (17’6.25”) at the South Atlantic Indoor Championships (2/29-3/1/20).
Personal:
  • Majoring in Exercise Science at UE.
  • Ran track and field at St. Mary High School in Jamaica.
  • Eastern regional champion and record holder in the Class 1 boys 100-meters and 4x100-meter relay.
  • A long jump finalist.
  • Posted a personal-best 100-meter time of 10.83 in high school.
  • Also ran 22 seconds in the 200-meters in high school.
  • His best long jump mark in high school was 6.53 meters (21’5”).
  • His father, Lewin, was a national representative on Jamaica’s youth soccer team.
  • Chose UE because of the “excellent academic reputation.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Junior

    Sprints, Relays
  • 2022-23Senior

    Sprints, Relays
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