Nate Gant at DirectAthletics
2012-13: Opened his senior season with a sixth-place finish in the long jump at the YSU Icebreaker...had a seasonal best leap at the Liberty Quad (6.70 M/21'11 3/4"), placing third...finished fourth at the VMI Winter Relays (6.51 M/21'4 1/4")...came home 15th in the 60-meter dash (7.11) and 19th in the long jump (6.44 M/21'1 1/2") at the Big South Indoor Championships...had two outdoor seasonal best performances, including a collegiate best 11.21 in the 100-meters at the UNF Invite (also had a 6.67 M/21'10 3/4") effort in the long jump...tied for 20th in the long jump at the Big South Outdoor Championships...wrapped up his career as part of the 4X1 relay at the IC4A outdoor meet.
2011-12: Finished fourth in the long jump at the YSU Invite, with a seasonal best jump of 6.94 meters (22'9 1/4")...the next weekend in Akron, had a season-best effort in the 60-meter dash, completing the race in 7.12 seconds, good enough for 19th...placed 12th in the long jump at the indoor conference meet...won the long jump at the VMI/W&L Carnival outdoors, with a leap of 6.93 meters (22'9")...also third in the 100-meter dash at that event...had a collegiate-best 11.24 100-meter clocking at the Patriot Open...finished 13th in the long jump and 19th in the 100 at the Big South Outdoor Championships.
2010-11: Finished fifth in the long jump at the indoor conference meet, thanks to a PR jump of 7.03 M...earned him his first career IC4A berth...outdoors, was sixth at the Radford Invitational after finishing 15th at the Big South Outdoor Championships...posted a 100-meter collegiate best of 11.67 at the VMI/W&L Carnival.
2009-10: Notched his first career scoring performance at the Big South Indoor Championships, finishing sixth in the long jump...also advanced to the finals of the 60-meter dash, finishing eighth...was seventh in the long jump at January's Great Dane Classic...battled injuries during the outdoor season that limited him to just three meets, but still managed to post a ninth-place long jump effort at the conference meet.
High School/Personal: 55-meter PR came at the 2009 Maryland Indoor Championships, where he placed first...won the long jump at the 2009 Maryland State Championships...SGA Vice President...National and Spanish Honor Societies.
Personal Bests:
55-meters - 6.52
100-meters: 10.90
200-meters: 22.58
Long jump: 23'0 3/4"
