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2018-19 Track and Field Roster

Robert Grant
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Bobby Grant
Photo by: Russell James/Texas A&M Athletics
Robert Grant
Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics
World Record Mile Relay
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World Record Mile Relay
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World Record Mile Relay
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Robert Grant
Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics
Robert Grant
Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics
Robert Grant
Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics
Bobby Grant
Photo by: Russell James/Texas A&M Athletics
Robert Grant

Robert Grant

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Phoenix, Arizona
  • High School:
    Brophy College Prep
2018 (SENIOR): Outdoors – an injury prevented competition during the outdoor season.
 
Indoors – Competed in 400m at NCAA Championships, posting a time of 46.46 in the prelims to place 12th overall … Member of 4x400 relay which earned a silver medal and set a world indoor record with a 3:01.39 school record … Grant ran a split of 44.83 on the second leg of the NCAA 4x400 … Finished fourth in the 400 (46.14) at SEC Championships … Posted a career best of 45.84 in SEC prelims, moving to No. 7 on the Aggie all-time indoor list … Ran on winning 4x400 relay as A&M broke meet and school record with 3:02.35 as Grant produced a second leg split of 44.61, at the time the fastest ever second leg split in the world … Ran 46.22 in his first 400 race of indoor season, placing second in Texas A&M Quadrangular and was member of winning 4x400 (3:04.38) … Finished eighth at Razorback Invitational (47.07) and ran on winning 4x400 (3:03.95) … Placed second with a 46.44 at Charlie Thomas Invitational … Finished eighth at Clemson Tiger Paw (46.58) and ran on third place 4x400 (3:02.95) … Member of distance medley relay that placed ninth in Notre Dame’s Alex Wilson Invitational (9:32.99).
 
2017 (JUNIOR): Outdoors – Ran third leg on winning 4x400 at NCAA Championships with Aggies posting a 2:59.98 after clocking 2:59.95 in the semifinal … Split 45.11 in the final and 45.16 in the semifinal … The final of the 4x400 followed the 400H where Grant twisted his ankle and fell at the halfway point of the race and finished in 1:20.79 … In the semifinal Grant had posted a time of 49.43 … Ran a career best 49.15 as bronze medalist in 400H at SEC Championships … Also ran on winning 4x400 (3:00.72) and fourth place 4x100 (39.21) in the SEC meet … Career best 49.15 ranks No. 2 performer and performance on Aggie all-time list, trailing the 49.05 school record set in 1987 … Opened outdoor season winning 400H (50.07) at Baldy Castillo Invitational and 400 (46.17) at UTSA Roadrunner Invitational … Placed third in 400H (49.94) at Texas Relays and ran on runner-up 4x200 (1:22.28) … Runner-up in 400H (49.40) at Sun Angel Classic … Runner-up in 400 (46.09) at UCLA Invitational and ran on winning 4x400 (3:03.90) … Runner-up in 400H (49.78) at SEC Relays and ran on fifth place 4x400 (3:10.37) …
 
Indoors – Ran second leg of 4x400, splitting 46.49 as Aggies won NCAA title in 3:02.80, breaking the meet record … Set an indoor career best of 46.61 to place 12th in 400 at SEC Championships, also ran on sixth place distance medley relay (9:47.43) … Improved time in 400m to 47.33 for third place in Aggie Invitational, then clocked 47.31 to finish eighth at Razorback Invitational … Posted a 47.01 for seventh at Clemson Tiger Paw and ran on winning 4x400 (3:03.30).
 
2016 (SOPHOMORE): Outdoors – Finished fourth in the 400H (49.62) at the NCAA Championships after posting a career best 49.36 in the semifinal … Also member of fourth place 4x400 relay (3:03.94) in NCAA final … Finished fifth at NACAC U23 Championships (51.08) … Silver medalist in 400H (49.44) at SEC Championships and ran on bronze medal 4x400 (3:03.50) … Started outdoor season by winning 400H (51.37) at Baldy Castillo Invitational and ran on winning 4x400 (3:05.75) and fifth place 4x100 (40.27) … Added another 400H victory at UTSA Invitational with a then career best of 50.21 and ran on winning 4x400 (3:04.99) … During Texas Relays, ran on winning 4x200 (1:21.11) and distance medley (9:51.79) along with third place 4x400 (3:03.34) … Runner-up in 400H at Sun Angel Classic with another PR of 49.73 … Won 400H at UCLA dual meet with a 50.17, also ran on winning 4x400 (3:07.09) … At Michael Johnson Classic ran on winning 4x400 (3:02.96) … Produced a 49.76 runner-up finish at LSU Invitational … Competed at Olympic Trials, but was disqualified in opening round of 400H.
 
Indoors – Ran second leg (46.88 split) on 4x400 relay (3:07.09) which placed eighth at NCAA Indoor Championships, earning All-America honor … At SEC Championships ran 400m leg (47.08) of distance medley relay that finished sixth (9:46.62) … Member of Aggie 4x400 that set a season best time of 3:06.73 for fourth place at Tyson Invitational … In 400m, posted a best time of 47.76 in prelims of the SEC Championships … Opened season in 400m with a 47.87 for sixth place Texas A&M Team Invitational … At 200m, ran a season best of 21.46 for eighth place in Charlie Thomas Invitational …
 
2015 (FRESHMAN): Attended University of Miami … Member of 4x400 relay which placed second in the ACC Indoor Championships, ran on 4x100 relay that finished third in the ACC Outdoor Championships … Recorded the No. 3 time on Miami all-time list in 400 hurdles (51.80), and indoors set the No. 5 mark in 200 (21.70) and No. 5 time for 400m (48.21) … Also member of 4x400 relay that recorded No. 4 time (3:10.67) in school history … SAAC Executive board member and ACC Top Six for Service award recipient.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: 2014 graduate of Brophy College Preparatory HS in Phoenix, Arizona … Lettered four years in track and field, also played football for three years and wrestled one season … Recognized as 2014 Gatorade Track Athlete of the Year for Arizona … Established Arizona state records in 300 hurdles (36.24), which ranked No. 1 in the nation and No. 24 all-time … Ran second fastest time in the nation in 400 hurdles with a 51.16 as runner-up in the New Balance Outdoor Nationals … Also placed fifth in the USATF Junior Championships (51.86) … In 2014 Arizona Division I State meet won 300m hurdles (36.33), 200m (21.44w) and part of winning 4x400 relay, also finished third in 110m hurdles (14.11w) … Went undefeated in 300m hurdles during senior season, which included wins amid national competition at Arcadia Invitational, Mt. SAC Relays and Great Southwest … In 2013 placed second in 300m hurdles (36.88) and third in 110m hurdles (14.58) at Arizona Division I State meet … Member of State champion teams in 2011 and 2013 that included teammate Devon Allen.
 
PERSONAL: Robert Grant, born on January 31, 1996, is the son of Jim and Jennifer Grant … Has three siblings, Ryan, Annie, and Leila.