Events: 400M (49.98), 800M (1:53.99)
2011
Competed in seven meets for the Tigers in 2011 … Clocked a seasonal-best time of 1 minute, 55.36 seconds in a 14th-place finish in the 800-meter run at the LSU Invitational during the outdoor season … Recorded times of 1:57.74 in a 10th-place finish at the Louisiana Classics and 1:56.46 in a sixth-place finish at the LSU Tiger Relays during the outdoor season … Also competed in the event at the LSU Alumni Gold, finishing in eighth place with his time of 2:01.33 … Finished runner-up in the event at the LSU NCAA Indoor Qualifier with an indoor seasonal-best time of 2:01.83 … Placed eighth at the Texas A&M Dual Meet (2:04.09).
2010
Shattered his lifetime PR in the 800 meters by more than five seconds during his sophomore season … Clocked a PR of 1:53.99 to finish in 10th place in the B section of the 800 meters at the LSU Alumni Gold during the outdoor campaign … Also competed in the 800 meters outdoors at the Louisiana Classics (1:59.63) and LSU Tiger Relays (DNF) … Competed in two meets during the indoor season … Clocked 52.07 in the 400 meters at the LSU Twilight for a fifth-place finish … Ran the 60 meters (7.65) and mile (4:48.70) at the LSU NCAA Indoor Qualifier.
2009
Competed in the 800 meters for the Tigers during the 2009 season … Clocked a top time of 2:07.20 during the indoor season at the LSU NCAA Indoor Qualifier … Recorded an outdoor seasonal best of 1:59.22 to finish in 11th place at the Louisiana Classics … Also ran 2:02.49 at the LSU Alumni Gold … Ran the third leg on LSU’s B 4×400-meter relay team at the LSU Tiger Relays … The foursome finished in eighth place with a time of 3:26.91.
2008
Received a redshirt during the 2008 season.
PRIOR TO LSU
Served as the team captain and was named MVP of the track and field team during his senior season at the American School of Dubai … Joined the LSU program with personal bests of 49.98 in the 400 meters and 1:59.00 in the 800 meters.
PERSONAL
Full name is Jeremy Keith Handy … Born on Jan. 15, 1989 … Parents are Jarrot and Sheryl Handy … Has a younger sister named Amanda … Was a member of the National Honor Society at the American School of Dubai … Majoring in chemical engineering.