2012-13 Track & Field Roster
Gregory Coleman
- Position:
- Hurdles
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Warren
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
2012 (FRESHMAN): Finished fourth in 400 hurdles at Big 12 Championships with a then personal best of 51.01 ... Runner-up at USATF Junior Championships, earning a place on United States team that competed at World Junior Championships in Barcelona, Spain ... After recording a career best of 50.95 in prelims of World Juniors, ran 51.12 in the semifinals ... Opened the season with a 52.13 second-place finish at Arizona State, the first of six PRs set over the 400 hurdles during his debut campaign with the Aggies ... Placed fourth at USC (52.05) ... Won a pair of races at the Oregon Pepsi Team Invitational (52.16) and Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational (51.91) ... Runner-up at LSU Alumni Gold Invitational (52.19) ... Also ran on pair of A&M B relays, anchoring the Aggies to a third-place finish at Miami (3:11.52) and running on first leg of sixth place effort at LSU (3:11.96).
HIGH SCHOOL: 2011 graduate of Earl Warren High School in San Antonio, Texas ... Lettered three years in track and field, coached by Chris Guidry, Mark Miller and Shane Wilson ... Recorded personal best times of 36.34 in 300 hurdles and 52.69 in 400 hurdles ... Two-time State 5A champion in 300 hurdles with winning times of 36.86 (2010) and 36.34 (2011) ... Named 2011 Track and Field Athlete of the Year by San Antonio Express-News ... Won three consecutive district titles (2009-2011) in 300 hurdles and added a victory in the 110 hurdles in 2011 ... Placed third in Region IV-5A 110 hurdles as a senior, clocking 14.52.
PERSONAL: Gregory Devon Coleman is the son of James and LaMonica Coleman ... Born July 24, 1993 in Jacksonville, Arkansas ... Has an older brother, Breland ... Father competed in basketball at Wayland Baptist ... Brother competes in track and field at Rice ... Majoring in Sports Management ... Hobbies include reading and shopping ... Chose Texas A&M since it was the best all-around in terms of academic and athletic potential.
