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Athlete Bio

Dezerea Bryant

Basic Information

Status: Active Gender: Female Age: 32 Date of Birth: 4/27/1993

Athletics Information

Event: Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field Coach: Dennis Mitchell Agent: Tony Campbell Sponsor: Nike

Residences

Hometown: Milwaukee, WI High School: Bradley Tech High School College: University of Kentucky

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World U20 champion

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NACAC champion

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NCAA Indoor champion

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World Championships Bronze medallist

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In Top 8 World Championships

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IAAF World Relays winner

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World U20 Championships Bronze medallist

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NACAC Championships Bronze medallist

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NCAA champion

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National champion

World Athletics Championships

  • 2019 IAAF World Relays, gold (4x100m)
  • 2017 IAAF World Relays, bronze (4x200m)
  • 2012 World U20 Championships, gold (4x100m)
  • 2012 World U20 Championships, bronze (200m)
  • 2010 World U20 Championships, gold (4x100m)

Other Career Highlights

  • 2019 USATF Toyota Outdoor Championships, gold (200m)
  • 2018 NACAC Championships, fourth (100m)
  • 2018 NACAC Championships, gold (4x100m)
  • 2015 NACAC Championships, gold (4x100m)
  • 2015 NACAC Championships, bronze (200m)
  • 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships, gold (200m)
  • 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships, gold (200m)
  • 2014 NCAA Indoor Championships, silver (60m)

Personal

Nine-time All-American and nine-time ACC Championship in her first two collegiate seasons...Swept the ACC short sprints both indoors and outdoors as a freshman in 2012 and won four more conference championships, including the 4x100m relay, last season… Was 2012 USA Junior Champion in the 100m to go along with USTFCCCA Southeast Region Indoor Track Athlete-of-the-Year and ACC Indoor MVP honors that year....Majored in Therapeutic Recreation...Two of her brothers died in 2012; one in a car accident after a botched robbery and the other was shot at a house party and died in surgery...Is first person in her family to graduate from college...Grew up in inner-city Milwaukee.

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