Son of Ricky and Virginia Kerley… Two brothers and two sisters…Has a son... 2017 NCAA indoor and outdoor 400m champion, setting collegiate record outdoors with a 43.70 at the West Preliminary meet in Austin. Had 12 sub-45 second races in 2017... Hobbies are sleeping, cooking and shopping … Three-sport athlete in high school -- football, basketball and track and field. Was adopted by his aunt Virginia as a toddler...Kerley and his four siblings were going to be split up, but she took care of all of them...His aunt had children of her own as well, so there were 13 children in the house...His aunt 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...His sophomore year of college, he tore his quad during a race...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.