Kirk Collins, Jr.

COLLEGE STATION, TX - 20210409 - Texas A&M Invitational

Photo by: Sydney Morriss/Texas A&M Athletics

COLLEGE STATION, TX - May 26, 2021 - during NCAA Outdoor Track and Field West Prelims at E.B. Cushing Stadium in College Station, TX. Photo By Craig Bisacre/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Craig Bisacre/Texas A&M Athletics

Photo by: Errol Anderson

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
League City, Texas
High School:
Clear Springs

Season and Career Results
*Last Updated 6/1/23

NCAA Outdoor West Regionals
2022 400m Hurdles - 52.94 (42nd)
2021 400m Hurdles - 51.27 (17th)

2023: Indoor - Competed at the Arkansas Invitational, clocking 35.67 in the 300m and splitting 49.69 on the 4x400m that finished third in 3:10.28... At the Red Raider Open, finished eighth in the 200m with a time of 22.22 and split 48.89 to help the 4x400m run 3:15.20... Clocked 22.03 in the 200m at the Tiger Paw Invite. Outdoor - Did not compete.

2022: Indoor - Ran 34.99 in the 300m to open the season at the Wooo Pig Classic...Ran the 200m (22.54) at the Ted Nelson Invitational. Outdoor - Opened the season at the Baldy Castillo Invitational finishing second in the 400m hurdles (51.25) and ran in the 4x400m that clocked 3:11.39...Ran 51.32 in the 400m hurdles at the Texas A&M vs. Texas dual meet...Clocked a personal best 400m hurdles time of 50.83 to place third at the Alumni Muster...Ran 50.90 to place 11th in the 400m hurdles prelims at the SEC Championships...Was an NCAA West Regional qualifier in the 400m hurdles.

2021: Indoor - Made his Aggie debut on Jan. 16, ran in the 200m (22.04)...Ran in the 60m hurdles (8.69), 200m (22.00) and 4x400m (3:15.55) at the Aggie Invitational...Competed at the Texas Tech Invitational, clocked 8.25 in the 60m hurdles finals and ran 22.02 in the 200m...Recorded an indoor season best 60m hurdles time of 8.23 at the Charlie Thomas Invitational. Outdoor - Was the top freshman 400m hurdler for the Aggies...Finished third in the 400m hurdles (52.42) to open the outdoor season at the Willie Williams Classic...Ran the 400m hurdles at the Texas Relays (53.07) and Texas vs. Texas A&M dual meet (52.86)...Ran 52.43 to finish second at the Texas A&M Team Invitational...Ran as a member of the 4x100m that clocked 40.71 at the Michael Johnson Invitational...Ran 51.49 in the 400m hurdles at the competitive LSU Alumni Gold, a personal best at the time...Place 11th in the 400m hurdles (52.15) at the SEC Outdoor Championships...Was an NCAA West Regional qualifier in the 400m hurdles, ran 51.30 in the first round and finished 17th in the second round at 51.27.

High School/Personal: Varsity lettered in track & field all four years, three years in football...Finished third at the state championships in the 110m hurdles and 300m hurdles as a sophomore...Was the state champion as a junior in the 110m hurdles, finished runner-up in the 300m hurdles...Holds two individual Clear Springs school records, 13.82 in the 110m hurdles and 36.86 in the 300m hurdles, also a member of the school record 4x100m and 4x400m relays...Was a member of the school honor roll...Personal bests: 110m hurdles - 13.82, 300m hurdles - 36.86, 400m hurdles - 52.3...Father, Kirk, played football at Arkansas, cousin Jeremy Hunt played football at Midwestern State and Colorado Pueblo State...Plans to major in Kinesiology.