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2017 Men's Track and Field Roster

Elijah Sherrill

  • POSITION Sprints
  • HEIGHT 6-0
  • CLASS Sophomore
  • HOMETOWN Mansfield, Texas
  • HIGHSCHOOL Pantego Christian School

Biography

General Business major … Texas private-school standout who made an immediate impact on OC’s sprint group … Also plays a role on the Eagles’ relay teams … Has career-best times of 49.88 seconds in the 400 meters, 21.48 seconds in the 200 meters, 10.62 seconds in the 100 meters and 7.02 seconds in the 60 meters … 2017: All-Great American Conference first-team selection in the outdoor 4x100-meter relay and second-team selection in the outdoor 100 meters and 200 meters … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s President’s List (spring semester) … Named to the Great American Conference Academic All-Conference list for track and field … During indoor season, ran at 60 meters and 200 meters … Ran a career-best time of 7.02 seconds in the 60 in Pittsburg State’s Crimson and Gold Invitational … Posted career-best indoor 200 time of 22.14 seconds in the Dunamis Sports Group Indoor Classic in Frisco, Texas … During outdoor season, ran at 100 and 200 meters … In season-opening meet, ran a wind-aided career-best 100 time of 10.62 seconds to win in the Oklahoma Baptist Early Outdoor Invitational … Also ran a career-best 200 time at that meet, a wind-aided 21.48 seconds … At the GAC Championships in Searcy, Ark., joined Austin Kruzich, Grant Smith and Jalen Brown on OC’s third-place 4x100-meter relay team that finished third in 41.44 seconds, earning All-GAC first-team honors … Earned All-GAC second-team honors in the 100 meters (fifth in 10.89 seconds) and the 200 meters (fifth in 22.26 seconds) … 2016: During indoor season, competed in the 60 meters and 200 meters … Best 60-meter time was 7.10 seconds in the Oklahoma Baptist Indoor-Outdoor Invitational … Ran a season-best 22.55-second time in the 200 at Pittsburg State’s Gorilla Classic … During indoor season, ran the 100 meters and 200 meters … Ran 100-meter time of 11.09 seconds to place 15th in the Great American Conference Championships in Shawnee … Placed 16th in the GAC meet in the 200 meters in 22.29 seconds … Ran a season-best 200-meter time of 22.00 seconds in the Southwestern (Kan.) Relays to place second … Posted a wind-aided time of 10.95 seconds in the 100 meters in the Oklahoma Baptist Invitational … Previous school: Attended Pantego Christian in Arlington, Texas … Finished second in 200 meters in the Texas Class 4A private-school (TAPPS) state meet as a senior in 2015, posting school-record time of 22.01 seconds and earning All-State honors … Was member of relay teams that finished fifth in the 4x200-meter relay and sixth in the 4x100-meter relay … Also earned All-State second-team honors as a junior in 2014 … Also played football at Pantego Christian, earning All-District honors as a senior.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

    Sprints
    6'0"
  • 2017Sophomore

    Sprints
    6'0"