LeJerald Betters
Personal information
Nickname(s)Sticks, Stixx[1]
NationalityAmerican
Born(1988-02-06)February 6, 1988[2]
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight79 kg (174 lb)[2]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 m
College teamBaylor Bears[3]
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bests
  • 400m: 44.70 (2010)
  • 400m (i): 46.35 (2010)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  United States
NACAC U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 Toluca400 m
Gold medal – first place2010 Miramar4 × 400 m
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 Doha4 × 400 m

LeJerald "Sticks" Betters[1] (born 6 February 1988) is an American former sprinter specializing in the 400 metres. He was a five-time NCAA Division I champion in relays, and in 2010 he was a member of the gold medal-winning 4 × 400 m relay team at the World Indoor Championships.

Biography

Betters attended Waco High School, where he was a 2-time state champion in the 400 metres as well as a state champion in the triple jump as a junior.[3]

As a member of the Baylor Bears track and field team, Betters won five NCAA Division I championships in the 4 × 400 m from 2007 to 2009, as well as third-place finish in the individual 400 m in 2008. Later in 2008, Betters won his first individual international championship with a gold medal in the 400 m at the 2008 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics, finishing in a time of 44.75.

In 2010, Betters won another NACAC U23 Championships gold in the 4 × 400 m relay, and then was selected as part of the US team for the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha, Qatar. Running second leg, his team won the gold medal in the finals.[2]

Statistics

Personal bests

EventMarkCompetitionVenueDate
400 m (outdoors)44.70Diamond League LausanneLausanne, Switzerland8 July 2010
400 m (indoors)46.35ATyson InvitationalFayetteville, Arkansas28 February 2010
4 × 400 m2:58.83NACAC U23 ChampionshipsMiramar, Florida11 July 2010


References

  1. 1 2 "All-American LeJerald Betters is back!". www.flotrack.org. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 LeJerald Betters at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  3. 1 2 "LeJerald Betters - Track & Field". Baylor University Athletics. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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