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

2018-19: Participated in 12 meets this season...Competed in the long jump, 200-meter dash, 60-meter dash, 4x400-meter relay, 100-meter dash and 4x100-meter relay...Posted a mark of 5.99 meters in the long jump at the JDL College Kickoff Classic (Dec. 1)...Finished third in the 60 (6.92 seconds) and also finished 21st in the 200 (22.61 seconds) at the Gamecock Inaugural (Jan. 19)...Finished third in the 60-meter dash (6.90 seconds) at the JDL College Meet Madness (Jan. 27)...Was part of an 11th-place 4x400-meter relay team (3:21.66), finished 11th in the 60 (6.94 seconds) and also ran the 200 in 26.76 seconds at the Carolina Challenge (Feb. 2)...Finished 21st in the 100 at the Raleigh Relays (Mar. 30)...Finished third in the 100 (10.85 seconds) at the Phoenix Invitational (Apr. 6)...Finished 13th in the 100 (10.55 seconds) and also ran the 200 in 21.62 seconds at the Gamecock Invitational Outdoor (Apr. 13)...Was part of a third-place 4x100-meter relay team (41.00 seconds), finished fourth in the 100 (10.72 seconds) and also finished eighth in the 200 (22.12 seconds) at the South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships (Apr. 20)...Was part of a third-place 4x100-meter relay team (40.98 seconds) while also finishing fifth in the 100 (10.75 seconds) at the Torrin Lawrence Memorial (Apr. 27)...Was part of a second-place 4x100-meter relay team (40.78 seconds) and also finished second in the 100 (10.58 seconds) at the Winthrop Twilight (May 1)...Finished third in the 100 (10.47 seconds) while also being part of a sixth-place 4x100-meter relay team (41.36 seconds) at the Mount Olive First Chance event (May 11)...Was part of a fifth-place 4x100 meter-relay team (41.12 seconds) and also finished 13th in the 100 (10.69 seconds) at the Mount Olive Last Chance Qualifier (May 12)...Named All-Southeast Region by the USTFCCCA. 

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 (Mar. 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.