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Boys Track & Field - South Carolina

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BOYS TRACK & FIELD

Desmond Ledell

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RIVER BLUFF HS
LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
Press Release

Peak Performance

50 ft 6 in

Triple jump

23-10

Long Jump
“Coaching DJ Ledell for four years has been such an honor and pleasure. This young man is special and I've said that since day one of his high school career.”
Racheed Gause
Head Coach at River Bluff High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11, 170-pound senior won the national championship in the triple jump at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor this past season. His personal-best leap of 50 feet, 6 inches ranked No. 4 in the nation among prep competitors in 2017 at the time of his selection. Ledell won both the triple jump (49-1) and the long jump (23-10) at the Class AAAAA state meet, leading the Gators to a 10th-place finish as a team. It was his fourth straight state title in the triple jump across three different classifications.

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Academic Achievement

Ledell has maintained a 3.36 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to compete on an athletic scholarship at Clemson University beginning this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Ledell has volunteered locally at a home for domestic abuse victims and has donated his time to flood relief clean-up in Lexington County. "Coaching DJ Ledell for four years has been such an honor and pleasure," said Racheed Gause, head coach of River Bluff High. "This young man is special and I've said that since day one of his high school career."