Keyth Talley

Keyth Talley
Personal information
Nationality  American
Born (1990-03-03) March 3, 1990
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Residence Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg)
Sport
Sport Running
Event(s) 100 metres, 200 metres
College team LSU Tigers
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

100 m: 10.35 s (Denton 2009)

200 m: 20.78 s (Port of Spain, 2009)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Pan American Junior Championships
2009 Port of Spain 4×100 m relay
2009 Port of Spain 200 m

Keyth Talley (born March 3, 1990) is an American sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He is currently in his senior year at Louisiana State University. He spent his freshman and sophomore year at the University of North Texas.

In his freshman year at North Texas, Talley was named the Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year in both the indoor and outdoor seasons, the only male athlete to accomplish that feat in school history. He also became the first athlete in North Texas history to win gold at the National Junior Championship, winning the 200-meter dash (20.86).

At the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Talley won a silver medal in the 200 metres with a personal best of 20.78 seconds.[1] He also helped the U.S. squad to a gold medal in the 4×100 metres relay. Talley was the first North Texas Mean Green athlete to medal at the Pan American Junior Championships.

References

  1. ↑ "Talley wins gold, silver". Denton Record-Chronicle. August 2, 2009.


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