2016 Track & Field Roster

Jonte Grant

  • Position Jumps
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Hayward, Calif.
  • Last School(s) Hayward HS

Biography

  • Surpassed 25 feet in the long jump and 50 feet in the triple jump as a freshman
  • A four-time all-league performer who qualified for the state meet three times
Freshman (2012): Set his legal PR of 25-0.75 in the long jump at the Pac-12 Championships, where he placed fifth ... also went a wind-aided 25-1.25 NCAA West Preliminary meet to finish 13th, one spot of out qualifying for nationals ... best triple jump effort was 50-8.25 at the Pac-12 Championships (7th place) ... took 16th at the NCAA West Preliminary meet in the TJ with a mark of 50-7.50 ... won both the long jump (24-1.75) and triple jump (48-9.50) at the Big Meet ... during the indoor season, led the Bears in the long jump (25-0.50) and had a best of 49-5.00 in the triple jump ... third in the LJ at the MPSF Championships. High School: A CIF state meet qualifier in three events - long jump, triple jump and high jump - and took ninth in the triple jump with a mark of 44-3.75 ... did not record a height in the high jump and was 21st in the long jump prelims (20-11.50) ... prep PR in the triple jump was 48-11.25, while he had a best of 24-6 in the long jump and 6-8 in the high jump ... Bay Shore Athletic League champion in all three events as a senior ... also won the Bay Shore title in the long jump his junior year ... also played high school basketball. Personal: Born Feb. 5, 1993 ... parents are Roy and Sheryl Grant ... has an older brother, Dejon ... undeclared major, but has an interest in business. 

Best Career Marks
Event                     Mark   Date
Long Jump      25-0.75 (7.64m)   May 12, 2012
Triple Jump   50-8.25 (15.45m)   May 13, 2012

Historical Player Information

  • 2012Freshman

    Long Jump-Triple Jump

  • 2013Freshman

  • 2014Redshirt Sophomore

    Jumps

  • 2015Redshirt Junior

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  • 2016Redshirt Senior

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