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2018-19 Men's Track and Field Roster

Devon Sanders

Devon Sanders

  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Clarksville, Texas
  • High School:
    Clarksville HS
  • Prev School:
    Wayland Baptist

Summary

Biography

Finished his A&M-Commerce career as the record holder as a member of both the outdoor 4x100m and 4x200m relay teams... Was a three-time All-America selection, a six-time All-Region selection and a three-time All-Conference honoree... Competed in 28 meets in his two-year A&M-Commerce career... Had 31 top-five finishes in his career, including nine first place finishes.

2019 (Outdoor): Second Team All-American in the 4x400m relay... USTFCCCA All-South Central Region in the 100m, 200m and the 4x100m relay... First Team All-LSC... Set school record in the 4x100m and 4x200m relays... Competed in eight meets in the sprint and relay events... Placed first in three events at the East Texas Quad (3/22)... Set a career-best time in the 100m at the ASU David Noble Relays (4/6)... Placed first in both the 4x100m and 4x400m at the LSC Outdoor Championships (5/4), while also placing second in the 100m and third in the 200m... Placed 10th in the 4x400m relay and 18th in the 100m at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships (5/25), earning All-America status.
 
2019 (Indoor): Did not compete in a meet.

2018 (Outdoor): Did not compete in a meet.

2018 (Indoor): Competed in five meets in the sprints... Set season-bests in both the 60m (6.96) and the 200m (21.68) at the LSC Indoor Championships (2/24), placing eighth in the 200m.

2017 (Outdoor): First Team All-American in the 4x100m relay and Second Team All-American in the 200m... Named to the All-Region Team in the 200m and the 4x100m and 4x400m relays... First Team All-LSC in the 4x400m relay... Second Team All-LSC in the 4x100m relay and the 200m... Set a season-best time of 10.81 in the 100m at the Bobby Lane Invitational (3/24), setting an NCAA provisional mark... Placed sixth in the 100m and fifth in the 200m at the ASU David Noble Relays (4/8)... Placed first in the 200m and in the 4x100m relay at the East Texas Invitational (4/15)... Finished second in the 200m with a season-best time of 20.98 at the LSC Outdoor Championships (5/6), setting an NCAA provisional mark... Also placed second in the 4x100m relay with an NCAA provisional mark... Part of the first place 4x400m relay team that set an NCAA provisional mark... Part of the 4x100m relay team that placed fourth at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships (5/25), earning him All-America accolades... In the preliminary round, the team became the first in school history to break the 40-second barrier, finishing with a time of 39.95... Also competed in the 4x400m relay and the 200m at the same meet.

2017 (Indoor): Competed in six meets in the sprinting events... Placed third in the 200m at the Crimson & Gold Invitational (12/10/16)... Set a season-best time of 6.84 in the 60m and placed second at the MSSU Southern Invitational (1/20)... Set a season-best of 21.73 in the 200m at the Dunamis Sports Group College Classic I (2/9), placing fourth... Placed seventh in the 200m at the LSC Indoor Championships (2/18).

Prior to A&M-Commerce: Ran two years at Wayland Baptist University in the sprints… Ran a 6.92 in the 60m as a sophomore… Also set bests in the 100m (10.74), the 200m (21.41) and the 400m (47.93) as a sophomore.
 
High School: Lettered in track at Clarksville High School… State champion in the 4x100m relay… All-State in 2013 and 2014.
 
Sanders’ A&M-Commerce Career Bests
Indoor
60m: 6.84 – MSSU Southern Invitational (1/20/2017)
200m: 21.68 – LSC Indoor Championships (2/24/2018)

Outdoor
100m: 10.61 – ASU David Noble Relays (4/6/2019)
200m: 20.98 – LSC Outdoor Championships (5/6/2017)

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