Tony McElveen Jr.
Tony McElveen Jr.
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Florence, S.C.
  • Major:
    Exercise Science
  • Previous School:
    Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School
Bio

2017-18: Collected 12 top-ten finishes during the 2017-18 season...finished runner-up in both the 60-meter and 200-meter at the JDL New Year College Kick-Off (Jan. 7)...finished runner-up at both the 60-meter and 200-meter at the JDL College Dual Meet Madness (Jan. 28)...finished runner-up in the 100-meter at the Charleston Southern University Spring Break Invitational...finished third in the 4x100 at the South Atlantic Conference Championship...Selected to the South Atlantic Conference Preseason Watch List...South Atlantic Conference Track Athlete of the Week twice (Jan. 9 and Jan. 30)...set the Coker indoor 60-meter record at the South Atlantic Conference Championships (Feb. 19) with a time of 6.90...set the Coker outdoor 100-meter record at the South Atlantic Conference Championships (Apr. 20) with a time of 10.58...set Coker record in outdoor 4x100 relay at the South Atlantic Conference Championships with a total time of 41.77.

2016-17: Collected ten top-ten finishes this season, highlighted by a runner-up finish in the 200-meter and a third-place finish in the 100-meter at the Lenoir-Rhyne Southside Power & Fitness Invitational ... He matched the Coker 100-meter dash record twice, at the LRU Southside Power & Fitness Invitational and at the South Atlalntic Conference Championship ... He also set the Coker 200-meter record at the SAC Championship, running a time of 21.87 ... He was tabbed as the AstroTurf SAC Men's Outdoor Track Runner of the Week on Mar. 22. 

2015-16: Red-shirted this season ... He ran unattached, with his best finish coming at the Wingate University Invitational (3/25) where he finished fourth in the 100-meter dash. 

High School: Three-sport athlete at Trinity-Byrnes Collegiate School where he lettered in football, basketball, and track & field ... He was the 2014 and 2015 100-meter dash state champion and an all-state selection ... He was also the 2015 200-meter dash state champion.

Personal: Son of Vestina and Tony McElveen ... He has one sibling Gabrielle who attends USC Aiken. 

News mentions
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Coker Excels at SAC Championships, Put Exclamation Mark on Historical Season

Five Coker Records Broken on Friday, 4x400-meter squad earns top podium

April 20, 2018

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McElveen Jr. Claims Coker Record, More Cobras Advance to Friday's Events

More accolades for the Coker men's track and field program at SAC Championships

April 19, 2018

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Cobras Set to Compete at the South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships

Cobras put the las turn on their final tuning before the SAC Championships

April 18, 2018

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Mumford Claims Individual Title, 4x400 Crew Tabs New Record Time

Cobras put the last turn on their final tuning before the SAC Championships

April 14, 2018

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Cobras Stride into Gamecock Invitational Rested and Ready to Run

Coker prepared to contend in first meet of April

April 6, 2018

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Cobras Earn Top-10 Finish in the 4x100 at Raleigh Relays

Coker runs a 43.23 in the 4x100 to finish inside the top-10

March 31, 2018

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Cobras Stride into the Raleigh Relays

10th meet of the season, Coker striving for more records

March 29, 2018

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Mullins Places Second in 800m Open, Mumford Ties Coker 100m Dash Record at WBI

Mullins nearly clips own record at Weems Baskin Invitational

March 24, 2018

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Men's Track and Field Seeks to Continue Success at Weems Baskin Invitational

More Coker records up for grabs as the Cobras continue to compete

March 22, 2018

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Coker Contends on Second Day at CSU Spring Break Invitational

Cobras put up solid collective effort in two-day event

March 17, 2018

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Chebii Wins Individual Title, Three Cobras Set School Records at CSU Spring Invitational

Lilly, Mullins, and Faulkner supply historic numbers

March 16, 2018

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Coker Takes on the UNCW Seahawk Invitational

Off of a strong outing at the SAC Championships, the Cobras will put their best foot forward

March 8, 2018

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Moreau Collects Individual Championship, Seven New Program Highs Set at SAC Championships

Coker performs well at the SAC Indoor Championships finishing fifth

February 19, 2018

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Cobras Men Set to Take on SAC Indoor Track and Field Championships

Another challenge lies ahead of the Coker men's track and field team

February 18, 2018

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Men's Track and Field has Productive Second Day at the Camel City Invitational

Kace Faulkner brings home a new shot put record

February 3, 2018

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Coker Men's Track and Field Excels in Day One at the Camel City Invitational

Faulkner, Elliott and Mullins nearly clip Coker records

February 2, 2018

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Men's Track and Field Has Sights Set on Camel City Invitational

McElveen Jr. and company fueled for more success heading to Winston-Salem

February 1, 2018

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Coker's McElveen Jr. Named to AstroTurf SAC Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week

McElveen Jr. named AstroTurf SAC Track Athlete of the Week for second time this season

January 30, 2018

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Men's Track and Field Returns to Coker with New Records

McElveen and Chebii set new program highs at JDL College Dual Meet Madness

January 28, 2018

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Coker's Mullins and Chebii Set New Records at the Wake Forest Open

A good showing by Cobra runners has the program looking up heading into its next event

January 20, 2018

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Coker Men's Track and Field Ready for Wake Forest Open

Which school record will be broken this time? Cobras continuously seeking history

January 19, 2018

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Coker's McElveen Jr. Named to AstroTurf SAC Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week

Breaking his own school record, McElveen Jr. is rewarded for his performance

January 9, 2018

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Coker Men's Track and Field Turn in Results at the JDL New Year College Kick-Off

More records broken, others moving up the board in second meet of the season

January 7, 2018

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Coker Men's Track and Field Set to Compete in the JDL New Year College Kick-Off

Behind several broken records in the first event, Coker hungry for more in 2018

January 6, 2018

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Coker Men's Track and Field Sets the Tone for 2017-18 Season

Coker runners set new school records in opening event

December 2, 2017

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Cobras Track & Field Members Ready for Competition

Coker runners prepared for run at the JDL College Kick-Off Classic

December 1, 2017

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Coker Runners Named to SAC Indoor Track & Field Watch List, Women Selected Third, Men Sixth

Cobras primed for a solid season coming out of the starting blocks

November 29, 2017