Finished his four-year A&M-Commerce career as a record holder in the Sprint Medley Relay... Competed in 50 meets in his career... Was a two-time All-American, a three-time All-Region selection and a three-time All-Conference selection... Had 51 top-5 finishes in his career, including 10 first place finishes.
2018 (Outdoor): First Team All-American in the 4x400m... USTFCCCA All-South Central Region in the 4x100m... First Team All-LSC... Competed in seven meets in the sprints and relays... Placed first in the 800m with a season-best time of 1:56.94 at the ASU David Noble Relays (4/8)... Placed first in the 4x100m relay at the East Texas Invitational (4/14)... Placed fourth in the 400m hurdles with a season-best time of 54.03 at the Oliver Jackson Twilight (4/25)... Also placed 10th in the 100m with a season-best time (10.89)... Finished third in the 400m hurdles at the Bobcat Classic (4/28)... Placed first in the 4x400m and second in the 4x100m at the LSC Outdoor Championships (5/5)... Finished third in the 4x400m relay at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships (5/26), earning All-American status.
2018 (Indoor): Competed in six meets in the sprint events... Finished in first place in the 4x400m at the Crimson & Gold Invitational (12/9)... Set a indoor career-best time of 1:13.20 in the 600y at the Pittsburg State Invitational (1/27)... Also competed in the 60m in that same meet... Set a season-best time of 2:01.89 in the 800m at the Texas Tech Matador Qualifier (2/16), placing 14th... Set an indoor-best in both the 200m and the 400m at the LSC Indoor Championships (2/24)... Placed 7th in the 400m.
2017 (Outdoor): Named to the All-Region Team in the 4x400m relay... Named First Team All-LSC in the 4x400m relay... Competed in eight meets in the sprint events... Had four individual top-five finishes... Finished fourth in the 400m at the ASU David Noble Relays (4/8)... Placed fifth in the 100m with a career-best time of 10.82 at the East Texas Invitational (4/15)... Also finished fourth in the 200m and second in the 4x400m relay... Set a career-best of 48.10 in the 400m at the LSC Outdoor Championships (5/6), placing fourth... Also set a season best time of 21.96 in the 200m... Part of the 4x400m relay team that placed first with an NCAA provisional time... Competed in the 4x400m relay at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships (5/25).
2017 (Indoor): Named Second Team All-American... Named to the All-Region Team... First Team All-LSC Selection in the 4x400m relay... Competed in seven meets in the sprinting events... Set a season-best in the 400m (49.94) at the Crimson & Gold Invitational (12/10/16)... Set season bests in the 60m (7.03) and the 600-yard (1:14.57) at the Pittsburg State Invitational (1/28)... Set a personal best of 22.35 in the 200m at the LSC Indoor Championships (2/18), finishing in 14th... Part of the 4x400m relay team that finished first at the LSC Championships and 11th at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships (3/9), earning him All-Conference, All-Region and All-American honors.
2016 (Outdoor): Competed in seven events, competing in the 200 and 400-meters… Ran a season-best 48.59 in the 400-meters at the ACU Oliver Jackson Twilight Meet (4/27), placing fifth… Season-best 22.36 at the East Texas Invitational (4/16), finishing ninth… Placed first in the 4x400 meter relay at the SHSU Last Chance (5/14).Â
2016 (Indoor): Competed in three events in sprinting events… Ran an indoor-best 22.44 in the 200-meter dash at the Pittsburg State Invitational (1/29)… Ran a season-best 49.44 in the 400-meter dash at the LSC Championships (2/20), finishing sixth… Placed second in the 4x400 meter relay at the MSSU Lion Invite (2/5).
2015 (Outdoor):Â Appeared in seven meets for the Lions, competing in the 100m, 200m, 400m, triple jump, 4x100m and 4x400m relays ... Accrued 13 top-five finishes over the course of the season, headlined by a second place finish in the 4x100 meter relay at the Joe Gillespie Tri Meet ... Hit a personal best in the 100-meter dash at the ASU David Noble Relays with a time of 11.04 in the preliminaries ... Achieved a personal best distance in the triple jump at the Joe Gillespie Tri Meet with a 12.13m effort ... Logged a pair of personal bests in the 200m and 400m at the East Texas Invite, going for 21.82 (fifth place) and 48.27 (seventh place) respectively.
2015 (Indoor):Â Appeared in four meets for the Lions, competing in the 60-meter dash, the 200-meter dash, the 4x400 meter relay and the distance medley relay ... Recorded four top-ten finishes ... Finished first overall in the 4x400 yard relay at the UCO Invitational with a time of 3:22.23 ... Set a personal best in the 60-meter dash at the UCO Invitational with a time of 7.01, finishing second ... Hit a personal-best at the LSC Championships in the 200-meters with a time of 22.56.
Prior to A&M-Commerce: Lettered at 2A and 3A program Commerce High School ... Won the Award of Excellence for his efforts in the 4x200 relay as a sophomore ... A multi-sport athlete, also competed in cross country, powerlifting and basketball ... Named to the THSPA Academic All-State Second Team as a power lifter.
Personal: Born June 1, 1995... Son of Robert and Teresa Dennis... Majoring in finance ... Father Robert ran track at West Texas A&M in 1975.
Dennis' A&M-Commerce Career-Bests
Indoor
55m: 6.60 - LSC Championships (3/1/2015)
60m: 7.01 - UCO Invitational (1/31/2015)
200m: 22.18Â - LSC Indoor Championships (2/24/2018)
400m: 48.81 - LSC Indoor Championships (2/24/2018)
600y: 1:13.20 - Pittsburg State Invitational (1/27/2018)
800m: 2:01.89 - Texas Tech Matador Qualifier (2/16/2018)
Outdoor
100m: 10.82 - East Texas Invitational (4/15/2017)
200m: 21.82 - East Texas Invite (4/18/2015)
400m: 48.10 - LSC Outdoor Championships (5/6/2017)
400h: 54.03 - Oliver Jackson Twilight (4/25/2018)
800m: 1:56.94 - ASU David Noble Relays (4/8/2018)
Triple Jump: 12.13m - Joe Gillespie Tri Meet (4/11/2015)
