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BOYS TRACK & FIELD

Deondre Hardy

Jumps/Hurdles
NANSEMOND RIVER HS
SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 14.01

Class 5 state meet - 110m High Hurdles

1st - 47 ft, 9.5 in

Class 5 state meet - Triple Jump
“Ever since his high school career began, Deondre was told by myself and other coaches that he was probably too short. Comments like this fueled him. He’s been counted out by so many and has always overcome any odds. I still recall at some of our first practices I wasn’t so sure he could be a great hurdler and jumper, but after our first meet together he quickly changed my mind.”
Marco McCoy
Head Coach - head coach of Nansemond River High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8, 140-pound senior won the 110-meter high hurdles and the triple jump at the Class 5 state meet this past season, leading the Warriors to a third-place finish as a team. Hardy’s winning triple jump of 47 feet, 9.5 inches ranked No. 39 nationally among prep competitors in 2022 at the time of his selection, while his 110 hurdles time of 14.01 ranked No. 45 in the country this spring. He earned All-American honors in four events at the adidas Outdoor Nationals, taking bronze in both the 110 and the 400-meter intermediate hurdles, while running the third leg on the 4x200-meter relay and 1,000-meter Swedish relay teams with his club team.

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Academic Achievement

Hardy has maintained a 3.04 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete on an athletic scholarship at Coastal Carolina University (S.C.) this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Hardy has volunteered locally as a youth track coach.