LSU Gold
Position
Jumps
Height
6'0
Class
Senior
Hometown
Beacon, N.Y.
High School
Beacon HS

Career Record

4x All-American (2018 outdoor long jump, 2019 indoor long jump, 2020 indoor long jump, 2021 outdoor long jump)
2019 NCAA Champion – Indoor Long Jump – 7.97m (26’ 1.75”)
2019 SEC Champion – Indoor Long Jump – 7.86m (25’ 9.50”)
2019 All-SEC First Team (indoors)

Top 10 LSU Marks
No. 6 – Long Jump (outdoors) – 26’ 7” (8.10m)
No. 6 – Long Jump (indoors) – 26’ 6.50” (8.09m)

2021 Outdoor (SENIOR)
Competed solely in the long jump … earned the fourth All-American honor of his career with a seventh place finish at the NCAA Championships with a leap of 25’ 6.25” (7.78m) … won three event titles on the season at the Crimson Tide Invitational (26’ 7.75”/8.12mw), LSU Invitational (26’ 7.25”/8.11mw), and Battle on the Bayou (25’ 11”/7.90m) … placed second at the LSU Alumni Gold meet with a wind aided mark of 26’ 10.50” (8.19mW) … took sixth at the Texas Relays (25’ 5.50”/7.76m).

2021 Indoor
Did not compete.

2020 INDOOR (SENIOR)
Competed solely in the long jump … set PR of 26’ 6.50” (8.09 meters) at the Razorback Invitational to claim gold … placed sixth at the SEC Championships with a leap of 24’ 10” (7.57 meters) … won titles at Purple Tiger Invitational (26’ 4.50”/8.04 meters) and the Corky Classic (25’ 7.25”/7.80 meters) … captured silver at the MLK Jr. Invitational with a mark of 25’ 5.25” (7.75 meters) … took fourth with a leap of 25’ 4” (7.72 meters) at the Tyson Invitational … ended the season with the No. 3 long jump mark in the NCAA (26’ 6.50”/8.09 meters).

2019 OUTDOOR (JUNIOR)
Placed fourth in the long jump at the SEC Championships with a leap of 25’ 10.75” … placed 20th at the NCAA Championships in the long jump … claimed a third-place finish in the long jump at the LSU Invitational (25’ 1.25”) … took third at the Texas Relays with a wind-aided long jump of 26’ 5” … earned a fourth-place finish with a long jump of 25’ 8.75” at the LSU Alumni Gold.

2019 INDOOR (JUNIOR)
Won the NCAA title in the long jump with a leap of 26’ 1.75” … won the SEC long jump title with a bound of 25’ 9.5” … used a career best of 26’ 5.50” in the long jump at the Red Raider Invite to win gold and register the sixth-best jump in LSU history … also ran a PR of 7.04 in the 60 meters at the Red Raider Invite … took bronze at the Razorback Invitational with a long jump of 25’ 7.50” … finished sixth at the Tyson Invitational in the long jump (24’ 7”).

2018 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
Earned First Team All-America honors in the long jump at the NCAA Championships with a fourth-place finish as he leaped out to a wind-aided mark of 7.96 meters (26-1.50) … placed eighth at the SEC Championships in the long jump with a wind-aided bound of 7.76 meters (25-5.50) … claimed gold with a long jump of 7.63 meters (25-0.50) at the LSU Battle on the Bayou … garnered silver in the long jump at the Pac-12/Big Ten Invitational (7.35 meters/24-1.50) and Miami Hurricane Invitational (7.60 meters/24-11.25) … picked up a third-place finish in the long jump at the LSU Invitational with a bound of 7.51 meters (24-7.75) … registered a jump of 7.70 meters (25-3.25) at the Texas Relays to earn bronze … finished fourth in the long jump with a mark of 7.56 meters (24-9.75) at the LSU Alumni Gold.

2018 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
Took second in the long jump at the LSU Bayou Bengal with a leap of 7.60 meters (24-11.25) … placed sixth in the long jump with a leap of 7.35 meters (24-1.50) at the Tyson Invitational.

2017
One of the top long jumpers in the Southeastern Conference throughout his freshman season in 2017 … Scored one point for the Tigers in his debut appearance at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships with an indoor seasonal best of 25 feet, 2 inches for eighth place in the conference final … Won three long jump titles during the indoor season at the Auburn Invitational (24-1 1/2), Bayou Bengal Invitational (24-5) and Tyson Invitational (24-11 1/4) … Jumped 24-9 3/4 for ninth place in the long jump at the Razorback Invitational … Followed outdoors by scoring three more points for the Tigers at the SEC Outdoor Championships where he placed sixth in the conference final with an outdoor seasonal best of 24-5 1/2 (+1.3) … Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in his rookie season … Ended the season with a 17th-place finish at the NCAA East Prelims while jumping 24-2 1/4 (+3.6) at Kentucky’s Track & Field Facility in Lexington … Also led off LSU’s 4×100-meter relay team at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds as the Tigers advanced to the NCAA semifinals with a time of 38.75 for second place overall in the national quarterfinal … Added appearances in the long jump at the Texas Relays (24-8 1/4), Battle on the Bayou (24-5 3/4), Mt. SAC Relays (24-0 3/4), LSU Alumni Gold (24-9 3/4) and SEC Relays (25-0w) during the outdoor season … Competed sparingly in the triple jump during his freshman season … Placed 13th overall in triple jump qualifying at the SEC Indoor Championships … Posted an indoor seasonal best of 48-7 1/4 at the Razorback Invitational … Added an outdoor seasonal best in his season opener at the Louisiana Classics in Lafayette where he jumped a windy 49-3 1/2 (+2.2) for second place.

PRIOR TO LSU
The No. 3-ranked high school long jumper to ever compete indoors in the United States … Crowned the New Balance Indoor Nationals Champion as a senior in 2016 while jumping at lifetime best of 26-0 ¼ on his fifth attempt … Became the No. 3-ranked performer on the U.S. all-time indoor list with his winning jump … Also jumped 25-8 in the second round to take the lead at the 2016 New Balance Indoor Nationals … Scored the New Balance Indoor Nationals silver medal in the triple jump in 2016 with a top mark of 49-3 ¾ during the meet … Captured the 2016 New York indoor state title in the triple jump with an indoor personal best of 49-6 ½ … Ended his senior season indoors in 2016 ranked No. 1 nationally in the long jump and No. 3 nationally in the triple jump … Followed outdoors by breaking Bob Beamon’s 51-year-old New York high school record in the long jump with a personal-best wind-legal jump of 25-4 ¾ (+0.0) to defend his New York Division I outdoor state championship in the event … Outdoor PR ranked No. 3 on the U.S. high school list for the 2016 season … Beamon, the 1968 Olympic Gold Medalist and former world-record holder in the event, set the previous New York state record of 25-3 ½ in 1965 … Grey also jumped 25-2 at the Section 1 State Qualifier to earn a return trip to the state meet in his senior season … Scored the Division I state silver medal in the triple jump with his seasonal-best wind-aided jump of 49-1 ¾ (+3.2) … Followed the high school season by being crowned the New Balance Outdoor Nationals Champion in the long jump with his winning mark of 24-3 ½ (-0.8) … Emerged as one of the nation’s top jumps prospects during his junior season in 2015 … Earned fourth-place finishes in both the long jump (24-0 ½w) and triple jump (49-7w) at the 2015 New Balance Outdoor Nationals … Series-best wind-aided jump of 49-7 (+3.2) is an all conditions career best in the triple jump … Soared to a seasonal best of 24-9 ¾ (+1.8) to win the long jump title at the 48th Glenn D. Loucks Games during the 2015 outdoor season … Ranked No. 7 nationally among all classifications and No. 3 nationally among the Class of 2016 in the long jump at the high school level for the 2015 outdoor season … Crowned the 2015 New York Division I Outdoor state champion in the long jump with a wind-legal jump of 24-1 (+0.9) at the state meet … Added a bronze-medal-winning third-place finish in the triple jump final at the New York Division I Outdoor state meet in 2015 with a wind-legal jump of 47-10 ¼ (+0.3) … A five-time New York state silver medalist during his prep career at Beacon High School … State runner-up in the long jump three times, including once outdoors with a wind-aided mark of 23-6 (+2.8) in 2014 and twice indoors with jumps of 22-11 ½ in 2014 and 23-1 ½ in 2015 … Also finished as the New York Division I state silver medalist in the triple jump during the 2014 outdoor season with a seasonal-best wind-aided jump of 47-11 ½ (+3.1).

PERSONAL
Full name is Rayvon Arron Grey … Born on Dec. 2, 1997 … Parents are Norman and Nadine Grey … Has two brothers, Damian and Theodore … Brother, Damian, played college football at Buffalo State … Plans to major in business.

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