The 6-foot, 165-pound senior broke the meet record while winning the Division 1 state championship in the 800-meter run this past season, crossing the line in 1:48.65. Plant also broke the overall state record with his second-place clocking of 1:48.52 in the 800 at the Brooks PR Invitational. That time ranked as the nation’s No. 5 performance among prep competitors in 2022.
Plant has maintained an A average in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to run on scholarship at Virginia Tech this fall.
Plant has volunteered locally on behalf of food donation drives for people in need, his church’s religious education program and a youth track and cross country club.