2018-19 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Trumaine Jefferson
- Position:
- Sprints/Jumps
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Killeen, Texas
- High School:
- Oak Ridge
• 2018 NCAA First Team All-American – 4x400-meter Relay
• 2018 NCAA West Regional Qualifier – Long Jump, 4x400-meter Relay
• 2018 American Outdoor Champion – 4x400-meter Relay
• 2018 American Outdoor Bronze Medalist – Long Jump
• 2018 First Team All-American Athletic Conference – Outdoor 4x400-meter Relay
• 2018 Third Team All-American Athletic Conference – Outdoor Long Jump
• 2017 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Champion - Long Jump
• 2017 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Champion - 4x400-meter Relay
• 2017 First Team All-American Athletic Conference - Long Jump (Outdoor)
• 2017 First Team All-American Athletic Conference - 4x400-meter Relay (Outdoor)
• 2017 American Athletic Conference Indoor Champion - Long Jump
• 2017 First Team ALl-American Athletic Conference - Long Jump (Indoor)
• School Record Holder - 4x400-meter Relay
• The American Conference Field Athlete of the Week, Jan. 20, 2015
2018-19 (Senior)
Indoor: Took bronze in long jump at Red Raider Invitational with a distance of 24-7.25 (7.50m) ... Won gold in the long jump invitational at the Houston Invitational with a distance of 25-7.5 (7.81m) ... Won gold in long jump at The American Indoor Championship with a mark of 25-8.75 (7.84m) ... finished second at the NCAA Championships in the long jump with a leap of 26-1.5 (7.96).
Outdoor: Helped Houston finish secon in the 4x400-meter relay at the Texas Relays... took first-place at the Houston Invitational in the long jump at 25-1.75 (7.66m) and helped Houston win the 4x100-meter relay... finished fourth-place in the long at the Tom Tellez Invitational with a leap of 25-6.75 (7.79m)... took third-place in the long jump at the NCAA West Prelims to advance to the NCAA Championships... finished second in the long jump at the NCAA Championships with a lifetime best mark of 26-10 (8.18m)
2017-18 (Redshirt Junior)
Indoor: Did not compete during the 2017-18 indoor season.
Outdoor: Earned NCAA First Team All-America honors after anchoring the 4x400-meter relay team to a fifth-place finish at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore…Qualified for the NCAA West Regional in the long jump, where he finished 26th in 23-11.75 (7.31m)…Claimed gold as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team at The American Outdoor Championships, helping Houston run 3:10.17…Earned a bronze medal at the conference outdoor meet, finishing third in the long jump with a personal-best of 25-6.75 (7.79m)…Posted three top-5 finishes in the long jump in 2018, including at The American Championships, the Tom Tellez Invitational and the Texas Invitational.
2016-17 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Indoor: Was the 2017 American Athletic Conference Champion in the long jump with a mark of 7.66m (25-1.75), earning First Team All-American Athletic Conference honors...Set a personal best in the 60-meter dash when he ran 6.80 to pick up three points at the American Championships, while also setting a new top mark in the high jump at 2.05m (6-8.75) to place fourth...Bested his personal record in the long jump with a mark of 7.67m (25-2.0) to take second at the Houston Invitational.
Outdoor: Claimed American Athletic Conference gold and earned First Team All-American Athletic Conference honors with a championship in the long jump (7.87m, 25-10, 2.5w) and the men's 4x400-meter relay...Set a personal best in the 400-meter dash after clocking a time of 46.43 in the prelims of the American Championships...Was a member of the 4x400-meter relay squad that ran a school record 3:04.38 at the Mt. SAC Relays in April...Won the long jump at the Texas Relays with a wind-aided mark of 7.71m (25-3.5).
2015-16 (Redshirt Freshman)
Indoor: Competed in three meets during the indoor slate...Finished sixth in his first high jump competition at The American Indoor Championships where he jumped 1.98m (6'6")...Jumped 6.7m (22'0.25") at the Arkansas Qualifier for a sixth place finish in the long jump.
Outdoor: Posted a career-best 48.16 in the 400m at the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays...Ran the 200m for the first time at the Victor Lopez Classic, clocking 21.77...Opened the outdoor season with a 6.87m (22'6.5") long jump at the UTSA Invitational where he placed fifth.
2014-15 (Freshman)
Indoor: Competed in seven meets for Houston in his freshman indoor season...Was named The American Field Athlete of the Week for his jump of 7.62m (25-0, NCAA #4) in the long jump at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational... Ran a personal best 6.93 in the 60m dash at the Houston Indoor Opener... Made his collegiate debut at the Texas A&M Reveille Invitational running a 6.98 in the 60m dash.
Outdoor: Redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL
Won the Texas Long Jump state championship with a jump of 24'-1.25"...Ranked number three in the nation in the long jump...District champion in the 200m dash and the high jump...Personal best jump of 24'-7" in the long jump at the District meet
