2016 Men's Track and Field
Biography

2016-17
- competed in five outdoor meets in the spring
- ran a season-low 200 time of 23.98 seconds at the Southside Power & Fitness Invitational
- his best finish in the 400 came at the same meet where he notched the Quakers’ best time of the season (52.91)
- also ran the Quakers’ fastest 800 (2:04.49) and threw the javelin for the Quakers
- competed in five meets this winter
- team-leading 400-meter time of 53.58 seconds ranked 14th at the ODAC Championships
- recorded Guilford’s top 800 time (2:09.53) at the Finn Pincus Invitational
- added his season best in the 200 (24.51) at the Vince Brown Invitational
2015-16
- had a season best in the 400-meter dash (52.69) at the ODAC Indoor Championships, Guilford's second-fastest time of the year
- ran a leg on the 4x400 relay (3:31.84), the third-fastest indoor mark in school history, at the UCS Invitational
- ran a leg on the fourth-fastest indoor distance medley relay in school history (11:05.39) at the ODAC Indoor Championships, scoring five points
- competed in five outdoor meets
- ran his personal best in the 400-meter dash (52.30) at the ODAC Outdoor Championships
- ran a leg on Guilford’s 4x400 relay, which ran seventh-best in school history in 3:26.56
2014-15
- participated in six indoor and six outdoor meets as a Quaker
- ran on Guilford’s 4x400 team that set the indoor school record (3:27.83) at the USC Invitational and finished third
- ran a season best in the 400 (53.06) the USC Invitational
- clocked his season best in the 800 (2.07.70) at the Winston-Salem State University Open
- part of Guilford’s distance medley relay team (11:15) at the Hilton Garden Invitational that ran the fifth fastest indoor mark in school history, placing 14th
- set his season best in the 400 (53.47) at the Highpoint VertKlasse Meeting
- ran a personal best in the 800 (1:59.02) at the ODAC Outdoor Championships and finished eighth
2013-14
- Indoor
- competed in six meets as a sprinter and middle-distance runner
- had the fastest 400-meter on the team (53.11)
- his 2:12.36 in the 800 was a team best
- Outdoor
- participated in five outdoor meets as a sprinter
- finished fourth at the Jopson Invitational in the 400-meter dash (52.56), and sixth in the 100 (12.28)
- ran a personal-best time of 24.03 in the 200 at the Wake Forest Open
- achieved a personal-best in the 100 (12.18) at the Jopson Invitational
- part of Guilford’s 4x100 relay team that set the school record (44.03) at the ODAC Championships
- on Guilford’s 4x400 relay team that ran the sixth-fastest time (3:30.09) in school history
Personal
- four-time member of Guilford's Student-Athlete Honor Roll
- four-year cross country letter winner for the Quakers
- serves as treasurer for Guilford's Forensic Biology Club
- member of the Outdoors Club and works on campus as a groundskeeper
- studied in Rwanda in January 2016
- lettered two years in track at Steinbrenner High School
- helped his 4x400m team make regionals twice
- member of his school's Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter
- son of Janelle and Charles Sumner
Historical Player Information
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2014Sophomore
Middle Distance/Sprints
5'8"
165 lbs
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2015Junior
Middle Distance/Sprints
5'8"
165 lbs
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2016Senior
Middle Distance/Sprints
5'8"
160 lbs