The 5-foot-9, 140-pound junior soared 24 feet, 3.25 inches to win the long jump at the indoor state championship meet this past winter. Price-Whitehead also took third in the triple jump. His season-best long jump of 25-0 ranked as the nation’s No. 1 performance among prep competitors in the 2020 indoor campaign. Price-Whitehead also won the long jump in the Emerging Elite division of the New Balance Nationals Outdoor in 2019.
Price-Whitehead has maintained 3.67 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.
A devoted member of his church community and the Black Student Union, Price-Whitehead has distributed food baskets for underprivileged families during the holidays and has volunteered locally on behalf of a youth track team.
