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Back to 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships Team

Fred Kerley

Basic Information

  • Gender: Male
  • Born: 5/7/1995
  • Status: Active

Residences

  • Hometown: Taylor, TX
  • High School: Taylor High School
  • College: Texas A&M University; South Plains College

Athlete Info

  • Event: Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field
  • Coach: Alleyne Francique
  • Agent: Ricky Simms
  • Sponsor: Nike

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Olympic Games

  • 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, silver (100m)

World Athletics Championships

  • 2019 World Outdoor Championships, gold (4x400m); bronze (400m)
  • 2019 World Relays, DQ (4x400m)
  • 2018 World Indoor Championships, silver (400m)
  • 2017 World Outdoor Championships, silver (4x400m); 7th (400m)

Other Career Highlights

  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, bronze (100m); fourth (200m)
  • 2019 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (400m)
  • 2018 USATF Indoor Championships, bronze (400m)
  • 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships, gold (400m), gold (4x400m), fourth (4x100m)
  • 2017 USATF Outdoor Championships, gold (400m)
  • 2017 NCAA Indoor Championships, gold (400m, 4x400m)
  • 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships, SF3-sixth (400m)
  • 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, H4-fifth (400m)
  • 2016 NACAC U23 Championships, gold (4x100m), H4-third (200m)
  • 2015 USATF Junior (U20) Championships, eighth (400m)

Personal

Son of Ricky and Virginia Kerley… Has two brothers and two sisters…Has one son... 2017 NCAA indoor and outdoor 400m champion… Set the collegiate 400m outdoor record.... Had 12 sub-45 second races in 2017... Hobbies are sleeping, cooking and shopping … Played football, basketball and track and field in high school… Was adopted by his aunt Virginia as a toddler along with his four siblings… She has children of her own as well so there were 13 children in the house...He says she is the most influential person in his life...She would sometimes go without food to make sure the children ate...He makes sure he speaks to his aunt every day...He didn’t focus on track seriously until his family urged him to walk on to his college team...Got in trouble with the law and narrowly avoided jail time as a teen...Younger brother Mylik ran with him on the Texas A&M track team… Tore his quad during a race his sophomore year of college… Cousin Jeremy Kerley is an NFL wide receiver… Enjoys modeling on social media...Had his DNA tested to see where his ancestors were from… Is mostly of Ghana and Congo descent ...Has spent time with young athletes in hopes of inspiring and motivating them.

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