2015-16 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
Event | PR | Venue |
High Jump | 6-0 | SoCon Indoor Championships (2/24/15) |
Javelin | 219-5 | SoCon Outdoor Championships (4/25/15) |
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2014-15): Competed in eight javelin events during the 2015 Outdoor season, finishing in the top five of seven of the events … among those top five finishes included the 2015 Southern Conference Outdoor Championship where he shattered both the school and conference record with a heave of 219-5 … earlier in April, Williamson brought home first place at the Terrier Relays with a toss of 214-0 … Williamson capped off his 2015 season with an appearance at the NCAA East Regionals … his outdoor season included a series of second place finishes at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational and the 2015 Aggie Last Chance Invitational.
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2013-14): Competed in four javelin events over the course of the 2014 Outdoor season … opened with a fifth place showing at the Savannah State Twilight before placing second in the SoCon Outdoor Championship with a toss of 209-4 … placed fourth, following a heave of 212-1, at the Georgia Tech Invitational on the weekend of May 16-17 … closed out the season with a 13th place showing at the NCAA East Regionals with a toss of 213-6.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2012-13): Took part in eight javelin and one high jump events during the 2013 outdoor campaign … notched his first of two first place finishes in javelin at the USC Gamecock Open, following a toss of 194-11 … followed that with a first place at the University Carolina’s Cup with a javelin heave of 171-11 … ended his season second in the javelin (182-7) at the SoCon Outdoor Championship … only appearance in a high jump event during the Outdoor season came at the Battle of the Beaches where he was sixth (5-8.75) … competed in the high jump on four occasions during the Indoor season … finished second, following a leap of 5-8.75, at the Gamecock Indoor Invitational.
SOPHOMORE (2011-12): Did not compete, accepted redshirt.
FRESHMAN (2010-11): Did not compete in track and field, however played football at The Citadel.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered football (four), basketball (three) and baseball (twice) ... played quarterback and totaled better than 1,600 yards passing as a senior ... named All-County and All-Region while earning team's best offensive back honors ... member of team that finished 9-1 his senior season ... averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds per game on the basketball court and played on a 29-0 team that won a state championship.
PERSONAL: Son of Rochelle Conits ... earned his bachelor's degree in criminal justice in May 2015 and is pursuing his master's degree in health, exercise sport science.