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Elijah Dryer
- Year (Indoor/Outdoor):
- Sr./Jr.
- Position:
- Sprints
- Hometown:
- Nolensville, Tenn.
- High school:
- Ravenwood
- Prev. School:
- Alabama-Huntsville
- Major:
- Criminal Justice
Bio
TFRRS Bio
2020 Outdoor (Junior)
Season was canceled due to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.
2020 Indoor (Junior)
Competed in three events at the SEC Indoor championships, placing 10th in the 4x400-meter Relay (3:15.42), 14th in the 60-meter (6.85), and 18th in the 200-meter (21.33) ... Competed in four meets during the regular season ... Placed eighth in the 200-meter (21.20) and 10th in the 60-meter (6.80) at the Texas Tech Shootout ... Won the 200-meter (21.37), while placing third in the 60-meter (6.79) and fourth in the 4x400-meter Relay (3:14.36) at the Indiana Relays ... Placed second in the 200-meter (21.41), third in the 4x400-meter Relay (3:13.11), and 32nd in the 60-meter (7.09) at the Vanderbilt Invite ... Began the season by finishing ninth in the 60-meter at the Blazer Invite (6.86).
2019 Outdoor (Sophomore)
SEC Scorer (4x100-Meter Relay, 8th Place)
Scored SEC points as a member of the eighth-place 4x100-meter squad (40.77) ... Also placed 15th in the 200-meter (21.10) and 18th in the 100-meter (10.58) at the SEC Outdoor Championships ... Placed second in the 4x100-meter relay (40.36) and fourth in the 200-meter with a PR 21.00 at the LSU Invite ... Finished fifth in the 4x100-meter relay (40.38), fifth in the 200-meter (21.11), and sixth in the 100-meter (10.49) at the War Eagle Invite ... Won the 4x100-meter relay (40.96) and came in fourth in the 200-meter (21.19) at the Joe Walker Classic ... Placed second in the 100-meter (10.49), second in the 4x400-meter relay (3:14.31), and third in the 4x100-meter relay (40.58) at the Spec Towns Invite ... Came in third in the 100-meter at the Ole Miss Classic (10.46) ... Opened the season by placing second in the 100-meter (10.49), third in the 200-meter (21.07), and fifth in the 4x100-meter relay (40.74) at the Miami Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge.
2019 Indoor (Sophomore)
Competed in six meets as a sprinter … Opened the season with a PR in the 60-meter (6.81), which placed him sixth in the meet and T-12th in school history … Followed this up by placing third in the 200-meter (21.66) and eighth in the 60-meter (6.86) at the Vanderbilt Invite … Finished fourth in the 60-meter (6.89), third in the 200-meter (21.72), and second in the 4x400-meter relay (3:16.10) at the Indiana Relays … Won the 60-meter at the Don DeNoon Invitational (6.85) … Won the 200-meter (21.49) and placed seventh in the 60-meter (6.85) at the Music City Challenge … Ended the season placing 19th in the 60-meter (6.85) and 21st in the 200-meter (21.40) at the SEC Indoor Championships … His 200-meter time at SEC’s was a PR that placed him T-7th in school history.
AT ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE
2018 (Freshman)
Division II South Region Track Athlete of the Year
GSC Track Athlete of the Year
GSC Freshman Track Athlete of the Year
First-Team All-American (4x100-Meter Relay, 6th Place)
Second-Team All-American (200-Meter, 10th Place)
Named Division II South Region Track Athlete of the Year by the USTFCCCA ... Named both the Gulf South Conference Track Athlete and Freshman Track Athlete of the Year ... First-Team All-American in the 4x100-meter relay, which finished sixth overall at the Division II national meet ... Also earned Second-Team All-American honors for his 10th-place finish in the 200-meter dash ... Four-time GSC Freshman of the Week and three-time GSC Track Athlete of the Week ... Set conference and school records in the 200-meter (20.71w, 21.08) and 4x100-meter relay (40.16) ... Also owns personal bests of 10.45 in the 100-meter dash and 6.97 in the indoor 60-meter.
High School
Only ran track during his senior year in high school, but also lettered four years in wrestling, three years in football and two in lacrosse ... Was a four-time state qualifier his senior year on the track, finishing runner-up in the 200-meter, seventh in the 100-meter, ninth in the 4x400-meter relay and 10th in the 4x100 ... Ran personal bests of 10.77 in the 100, 22.1 in the 200, and was on relays of 42.26 in the 4x100 and 3:24 in the 4x400 ... Was part of three varsity football teams that advanced at least to the state quarterfinals each year ... Part of state championship football team in 2015, as well as a state runner-up in 2014 and a state quarterfinalist in 2016 ... Was the third-place state finisher in wrestling.
Personal
Born Sept. 18, 1998, to Susan and Bill Dryer ... Majoring in criminal justice.
2020 Outdoor (Junior)
Season was canceled due to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.
2020 Indoor (Junior)
Competed in three events at the SEC Indoor championships, placing 10th in the 4x400-meter Relay (3:15.42), 14th in the 60-meter (6.85), and 18th in the 200-meter (21.33) ... Competed in four meets during the regular season ... Placed eighth in the 200-meter (21.20) and 10th in the 60-meter (6.80) at the Texas Tech Shootout ... Won the 200-meter (21.37), while placing third in the 60-meter (6.79) and fourth in the 4x400-meter Relay (3:14.36) at the Indiana Relays ... Placed second in the 200-meter (21.41), third in the 4x400-meter Relay (3:13.11), and 32nd in the 60-meter (7.09) at the Vanderbilt Invite ... Began the season by finishing ninth in the 60-meter at the Blazer Invite (6.86).
2019 Outdoor (Sophomore)
SEC Scorer (4x100-Meter Relay, 8th Place)
Scored SEC points as a member of the eighth-place 4x100-meter squad (40.77) ... Also placed 15th in the 200-meter (21.10) and 18th in the 100-meter (10.58) at the SEC Outdoor Championships ... Placed second in the 4x100-meter relay (40.36) and fourth in the 200-meter with a PR 21.00 at the LSU Invite ... Finished fifth in the 4x100-meter relay (40.38), fifth in the 200-meter (21.11), and sixth in the 100-meter (10.49) at the War Eagle Invite ... Won the 4x100-meter relay (40.96) and came in fourth in the 200-meter (21.19) at the Joe Walker Classic ... Placed second in the 100-meter (10.49), second in the 4x400-meter relay (3:14.31), and third in the 4x100-meter relay (40.58) at the Spec Towns Invite ... Came in third in the 100-meter at the Ole Miss Classic (10.46) ... Opened the season by placing second in the 100-meter (10.49), third in the 200-meter (21.07), and fifth in the 4x100-meter relay (40.74) at the Miami Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge.
2019 Indoor (Sophomore)
Competed in six meets as a sprinter … Opened the season with a PR in the 60-meter (6.81), which placed him sixth in the meet and T-12th in school history … Followed this up by placing third in the 200-meter (21.66) and eighth in the 60-meter (6.86) at the Vanderbilt Invite … Finished fourth in the 60-meter (6.89), third in the 200-meter (21.72), and second in the 4x400-meter relay (3:16.10) at the Indiana Relays … Won the 60-meter at the Don DeNoon Invitational (6.85) … Won the 200-meter (21.49) and placed seventh in the 60-meter (6.85) at the Music City Challenge … Ended the season placing 19th in the 60-meter (6.85) and 21st in the 200-meter (21.40) at the SEC Indoor Championships … His 200-meter time at SEC’s was a PR that placed him T-7th in school history.
AT ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE
2018 (Freshman)
Division II South Region Track Athlete of the Year
GSC Track Athlete of the Year
GSC Freshman Track Athlete of the Year
First-Team All-American (4x100-Meter Relay, 6th Place)
Second-Team All-American (200-Meter, 10th Place)
Named Division II South Region Track Athlete of the Year by the USTFCCCA ... Named both the Gulf South Conference Track Athlete and Freshman Track Athlete of the Year ... First-Team All-American in the 4x100-meter relay, which finished sixth overall at the Division II national meet ... Also earned Second-Team All-American honors for his 10th-place finish in the 200-meter dash ... Four-time GSC Freshman of the Week and three-time GSC Track Athlete of the Week ... Set conference and school records in the 200-meter (20.71w, 21.08) and 4x100-meter relay (40.16) ... Also owns personal bests of 10.45 in the 100-meter dash and 6.97 in the indoor 60-meter.
High School
Only ran track during his senior year in high school, but also lettered four years in wrestling, three years in football and two in lacrosse ... Was a four-time state qualifier his senior year on the track, finishing runner-up in the 200-meter, seventh in the 100-meter, ninth in the 4x400-meter relay and 10th in the 4x100 ... Ran personal bests of 10.77 in the 100, 22.1 in the 200, and was on relays of 42.26 in the 4x100 and 3:24 in the 4x400 ... Was part of three varsity football teams that advanced at least to the state quarterfinals each year ... Part of state championship football team in 2015, as well as a state runner-up in 2014 and a state quarterfinalist in 2016 ... Was the third-place state finisher in wrestling.
Personal
Born Sept. 18, 1998, to Susan and Bill Dryer ... Majoring in criminal justice.
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