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

2019:20: Competed in six meets during his senior season...was named one of the SAC indoor track athletes to watch prior to the season...set a Coker school record in the 60m with a mark of 6.87 at the JDL College Kick-Off Classic on Dec. 7...recorded a top-10 finish in the 60m by running a 6.97, and ran a 22.78 in the 200m at the Gamecock Opener (Jan. 17 - Jan. 18)...finished fourth in the 60m (6.91, and ran a 22.99 in the 200m at the Carolina Challenge (Jan. 31 - Feb. 1)...set two Coker school records at the BU Valentine Meet (Feb. 14 - Feb. 15) with a 6.84 mark in the 60m and a 21.83 in the 200m...came in fourth place in the 60m finals at the SAC Indoor Conference Championships (Mar. 1) with a time of 6.88.

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...Recorded 13 Top Ten finishes...Set Four Coker Records...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) at the Carolina Challenge (Feb. 2)...Was part of a second-place 4x100-meter relay team (40.78 seconds) at the Winthrop Twilight (May 1)...Finished third in the 100 (10.47 seconds) at the Mount Olive First Chance event (May 11)...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.