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BOYS TRACK & FIELD

Keyshawn King

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LIBERTY HS
LIBERTY , SOUTH CAROLINA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-3
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Peak Performance

51-4.25

Triple Jump
“Keyshawn is a really special athlete. I love how he was a role model to mine as well as other athletes.”
DeAnn Walpole
Head Coach of Southside Christian High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-3, 185-pound senior won the triple jump and took second in the long jump at the Class AA state meet this past season, leading the Red Devils to an eighth-place finish as a team. King’s personal-best triple jump of 51 feet, 4.25 inches at the Bojangles Track & Field Classic in April ranked No. 1 in the nation among prep competitors in 2018 at the time of his selection. A three-time state champion in the triple jump, he won 17 of the 18 jumping events he entered this spring.

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Academic Achievement

King has maintained a 3.98 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to compete on an athletic scholarship at Stanford University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

An avid musician, King has volunteered locally with a worship band every week before school. He has also donated his time as a youth track and basketball coach.