2018-19 Track Roster
Rivers, Grant
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Wednesday, February 07
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Thursday, November 30
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Thursday, June 15
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Wednesday, March 09
Grant Rivers
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hendersonville, N.C.
- High School:
- Hendersonville HS
Bio
2019 ACC Indoor Heptathlon Champion
3x All-ACC Performer:
Collegiate-Best Marks
2019 Outdoor Track & Field
2018-19 Indoor Track & Field
2018 Outdoor Track & Field:
2017-2018 Indoor Track & Field:
2017 Outdoor Track & Field:
2016-17 Indoor Track & Field:
2016 Outdoor Track & Field:
2015-16 Indoor Track & Field:
2015 Outdoor Track & Field:
2014-15 Indoor Track & Field:
2014 Outdoor Track & Field:
2013-14 Indoor Track & Field:
Prep/Personal:
3x All-ACC Performer:
- 2019 Indoor - Pentathlon (1st place)
- 2018 Outdoor - Decathlon (5th place)
- 2017 Outdoor - Decathlon (5th place)
Collegiate-Best Marks
2019 Outdoor Track & Field
- Did not compete
2018-19 Indoor Track & Field
- ACC heptathlon champion
- earned First Team All-ACC status
- earned four podium finishes on the season, including three event titles (two pole vault, one heptathlon)
- set the school record in the heptathlon (5, 177 pts.)
- set a personal-best with a 14'5.25" (4.40m) mark at the Virginia Tech Challenge, and tied that mark at the ACC Championships
- set a personal-best in shot put with a 40'10.25" (12.45m) mark at ACC Championships
2018 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Competed in the decathlon at the Virginia Challenge and teh ACC Championships
- Placed fifth in the decathlon at the ACC Championships, posting a season-high 6,564 points to earn All-ACC honors in the event for the second season in a row
2017-2018 Indoor Track & Field:
- Did not compete
2017 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Earned Second Team All-ACC honors in the decathlon, placing fifth overall as he amassed a personal-best 6,832 points
- Set all-time personal-best marks in the 100m (11.68), 400m (53.22), high jump (2.00m/6' 7.5"), discus (38.68m/126' 11") and javelin (52.64m/172' 8") at the conference meet on his way to All-ACC accolades
2016-17 Indoor Track & Field:
- Broke his own all-time program record in the Heptathlon at the 2017 ACC Indoor Championships, finishing with a total of 5,131 points to place ninth overall
- Ran his fastest collegiate 60m dash as part of the ACC Heptathlon with a mark of 7.44
- Set a PR in 1,000m at the ACC Championships with a time of 2:49.80
- Notched his third PR of the ACC meet in the men's hept. pole vault after clearing 4.30m
- Placed first overall in the men's heptathlon at the Hokie Invitational with 4,923 points
2016 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Improved on his career best in the decathlon, finishing ninth at the ACC Championships with a score of 6,444 points
- Competed in two decathlons during the year and a in a host of other events throughout the season
- Set outdoor PRs in the shotput, javelin and high jump at the ACC Championships
- Won the decathlon high jump at the ACC Championships with a leap of 6’6”
- Won the Charlotte Invite high jump, clearing 6’2.75”
- Competed a team-high 32 times during the year
2015-16 Indoor Track & Field:
- Set the indoor school record in the heptathlon with 5,039 points at the ACC championships
- Finished 8th overall in the ACC Championships to score a point for the team
- Cleared 14’1.25” in the pole vault at the ACC Championships for a new PR
- Finished third in the ACC Championships heptathlon high jump with a lifetime best of 6’7”
- Won three events during the year including two high jump competitions and one 60m hurdles race
2015 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Recorded a PR in the decathlon with 6,053 points at the Virginia Challenge
- Competed in a team-high 43 events throughout the season including two decathlons
- Shaved .5 seconds off his 110m hurdles from the start of his season
- Set his season best mark of 20’10.50” in the long jump at the Virginia Challenge
- Set a PR in the pole vault at the ACC Championships, recording a mark of 13’0.25”
2014-15 Indoor Track & Field:
- Competed in three heptathlons and various events during his first full season of competition
- Opened the season at the Darius Dixon Invite and finished second in the heptathlon with 4,700 points
- Bested his previous collegiate record in the heptathlon by 173 points at the SPIRE Invitational, and tied the record at the ACC Championships
- Made big progressions in his events throughout the season, recording big improvements in the 60m hurdles, 1,000m, high jump, shot put and long jump
- Set a new PR of 22’4.50”in the long jump at the VT Elite meet
- Won the 1,000m run at the Darius Dixon Invite
2014 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Redshirted the season
2013-14 Indoor Track & Field:
- Redshirted the season
Prep/Personal:
- 2011 and 2012 NCHSAA 1A Champion in the high jump
- 2013 NCHSAA Western Regional Champion in the high jump, triple jump, and 110m hurdles
- Western Highlands Conference Track Athlete of The Year in 2012 and 2013
- All-Highland Conference in football in 2012 and 2013
- Member of National Honor Society