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#5 Kary Vincent Jr. Season 2019

Position
Sprints
Height
5'10
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Houston, Texas
High School
Port Arthur Memorial HS

Career Record

2019 All-American (4x100m Relay)
2x SEC Champion (2018 & 2019 4×100 Meter Relay)
2-time Texas Class 6A State Champion (200 Meters)

LSU Top 10 Marks
No. 4 – 4x100m Relay – 38.37

2020 INDOOR (JUNIOR)
Did not compete.

2019 OUTDOORS (SOPHOMORE)
Lead leg on the fourth-fastest 4×100 meter relay in school history that ran a 38.37 at the NCAA Championships in the prelims … lead leg of the SEC winning 4×100 meter relay that ran a time of 38.85 … represented LSU in the 100 meters at the NCAA East Preliminaries … claimed gold in the 100 meters at the LSU Invitational with a wind-aided time of 10.07 … helped the 4×100 meter relay to titles at the Louisiana Classics (39.54), Texas Relays (38.41) and LSU Invitational (39.04) … member of the 4×100 meter relay that placed second at the LSU Alumni Gold with a clocking of 38.82.

2019 INDOORS
Did not compete.

2018 OUTDOORS (FRESHMAN)
Served as the lead leg of the 4×100 meter relay all season long when he competed … lead leg of the 4×100 meter relay that claimed gold at the SEC Championships with a season-best time of 38.76 … helped the Tigers win the 4×100 meter relay title at the Pac-12/Big Ten Invitational with a clocking of 38.84 … ran the lead leg of the 4×200 meter relay at the Texas Relays to help LSU place second with a time of 1:21.48.

2018 INDOORS
Placed fourth with a career-best 60 meter dash time of 6.74 at the LSU Bayou Bengal … finished eighth with a 60 meter dash time of 6.77 at the Tyson Invitational … placed 14th in the 60 meter dash (6.78) at the SEC Championships.

PRIOR TO LSU
The No. 1-ranked 200-meter sprinter in the U.S. high school ranks in the Class of 2017 … Defended his Texas Class 6A state title in the event as a senior in 2017 with a wind-legal personal best of 20.71 seconds (+1.6) in the state final … PR of 20.71 ranks No. 1 among high school seniors for the 2017 season … Time also ranks No. 4 nationally among sprinters in all classifications … Also led Port Arthur Memorial High School to a sweep of Class 6A relay titles in 2017 running the No. 2 time in U.S. history at 39.80 in the 4×100-meter relay and setting the high school national record of 1:23.52 in the 4×200-meter relay … Crowned the Texas Class 6A State Champion in the 200 meters for the first time as a junior in 2016 with a seasonal best of 21.09 (+1.2) at the 2016 University Interscholastic League Class 6A State Track & Field Championships … His 21.09 was the No. 7-ranked 200-meter time nationally by a member of the Class of 2017 during the 2016 outdoor season … Also crowned the Region 3-6A Champion (21.15) and District 21-6A Champion (21.38) in the 200 meters during his junior season in 2016 … Scored the Class 6A state silver medal in the 4×100-meter relay with a runner-up finish with Port Arthur Memorial High School as a sophomore in 2015 … Also one of the nation’s top football recruits in the Class of 2017 … Was a 2017 Under Armour All-American … Signed with the Tigers as a consensus four-star recruit 247 Sports, Rivals, ESPN and Scout … Ranked as the No. 12 player overall in the state of Texas by Rivals.com … Rated the No. 23 overall prospect and the No. 2 cornerback nationally in the ESPN 300 … Ranked No. 33 on the Austin American-Statesman’s 2017 Fabulous 55 … Named to the All-USA Texas First-Team Defense … Recorded seven interceptions, returning three of them for four touchdowns his senior season in 2016 … Also defended seven passes and a sack as a senior at Port Arthur Memorial High School … Showed versatility by running for two touchdowns and hauling in a touchdown catch on offense … Garnered 51 tackles, picking off five passes and returning two kicks for touchdowns during his junior campaign … Coached by Kenny Harrison … Son of Kary Vincent Sr., who played wide receiver for Texas A&M and was drafted in the sixth round by the New Orleans Saints.

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