LeJerald Betters
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| Nickname(s) | Sticks, Stixx 4 × 400 m, 1st  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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LeJerald "Sticks" Betterssprinter specializing in the 400 metres. He was a five-time NCAA Division I champion in relays, and in 2010 he was a member of the gold medal-winning 4 × 400 m relay team at the World Indoor Championships.
Biography
Betters attended Waco High School, where he was a 2-time state champion in the 400 metres as well as a state champion in the triple jump as a junior.[3]
As a member of the
400 m in 2008. Later in 2008, Betters won his first individual international championship with a gold medal in the 400 m at the 2008 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics
, finishing in a time of 44.75.
In 2010, Betters won another NACAC U23 Championships gold in the 4 × 400 m relay, and then was selected as part of the US team for the
Doha, Qatar. Running second leg, his team won the gold medal in the finals.[2]
Statistics
Personal bests
| Event | Mark | Competition | Venue | Date |
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400 m (outdoors) |
44.70 | Diamond League Lausanne |
Lausanne, Switzerland |
8 July 2010 |
400 m (indoors) |
46.35A | Tyson Invitational | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 28 February 2010 |
4 × 400 m |
2:58.83 | NACAC U23 Championships | Miramar, Florida | 11 July 2010 |
References
- ^ a b "All-American LeJerald Betters is back!". www.flotrack.org. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d LeJerald Betters at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ a b "LeJerald Betters - Track & Field". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
