Keshun Byrd

Trent Zelden

Throws

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Photo by: Cortney White

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Position:
Jumps
Height:
6-1
Class (Indoor):
So.
Class (Outdoor):
So.^
Hometown:
Ellenwood, Ga.
High School/Previous School:
Cedar Grove HS / Pratt [KS] CC

2021 Honorable Mention Outdoor All-American (Triple Jump)

2022 Outdoor Season
Keshun Byrd became the fourteenth ranked athlete in the men's triple jump after posting a 15.66m mark at the Bulldog Relays (3/24-26)... Won the triple jump at the Maroon and White Invitational at 15.21m (4/29-30).

2022 Indoor Season
Finished sixth in the triple jump and tenth in the long jump at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/14).

2021 Outdoor Season

Finished second in the triple jump and tied for sixth in the long jump at the Bulldog Relays, with a PR of 15.58m and 7.26m, respectively (3/26-27) ... At the Florida Relays, he finished fifth in the long jump but fouled in the triple (4/2-3) ... Won the triple jump at the War Eagle Invitational and finished fifth in the long jump (4/16-17) ... At the SEC Outdoor Championships, he competed in the long jump, finishing in 10th with a personal-best 7.35m, as well as in the triple jump where he finished in 13th (5/14-15) ... Broke into the top-5 all time at State with his personal-best triple jump of 16.05m at the NCAA East Prelims, finishing sixth to qualify for Eugene (5/28) ... At the NCAA Championships, he jumped to a 24th-place finish at 15.33m to earn Honorable Mention All-American (6/11).

2021 Indoor Season

Competed in his first meet as a Bulldog at the Commodore Indoor, finishing in second in the triple jump ... Came in third place in the triple jump at the Razorback Invitational (1/30) ... Came in fourth in the long jump at the USC Indoor Open, finishing with a personal record (2/13) ... Came in first place in the triple jump at the USC Indoor Open, finishing with a personal best (2/13) ... Competed in the long jump and triple jump at the SEC Indoor Championships, finishing in 12th with a new personal-best mark of 7.25m in the long jump and coming in 11th in the triple (2/26-27).

2020 Outdoor Season (at Pratt CC)

Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season (at Pratt CC)

Did not compete.

2019 Outdoor Season (at Pratt CC)

Broke school records in the triple jump and 4x400m relay … opened the season at the Fearless Champion Open (3/22) where he finished eighth in the long jump with a personal-best 6.63m jump … also ran a personal-best 51.88 in the open 400m and was part of the fifth-place 4x400m relay … competed in the long jump at the Alex Francis Classic (3/28) … placed third in the triple jump at the North Texas Classic (4/6) with a 14.28m leap and ran the 400m … won the UCA Open (4/12) triple jump with a then-personal-best 14.74m jump … competed in the long jump at the John Jacobs Invitational (4/19) … won the NJCAA Region VI Championships (5/2) triple jump with a personal-best 15.45m leap … also placed 12^th in the long jump at the regional meet … placed fourth in the triple jump at the NJCAA National Championships (5/16) with a wind-aided mark of 15.65m.

2019 Indoor Season (at Pratt CC)

Broke the school record in the triple jump … opened his collegiate career at the Pittsburg State Invitational (1/26) where he ran the 60m and the 400m leg of the distance medley relay along with competing in the triple and long jumps … jumped a season-best 5.78m in the long jump at Pittsburg State … finished seventh in the triple jump at the Texas Tech Open (2/1) with a mark of 14.49m … also ran a season-best 52.38 in the 400m … placed fourth in the triple jump at the Bearcat Invite (2/8) … jumped a personal-best 15.32m in the triple jump to finish third at the NJCAA Region VI Championships (2/15) … also ran on the sixth-place distance medley relay … finished sixth in the triple jump with a 15.04m leap at the NJCAA National Championships (3/1).

Academics / Service

Named a Dean's Scholar and to the Bulldog Honor Roll in the spring of 2021.

Before the Bulldogs

Competed at Pratt CC in Kansas before coming to Mississippi State ... competed in the triple and long jumps at Cedar Grove High School where he also ran on the 4x100m and 4x400m relays … matched the school triple jump record … team won four consecutive state titles … won the state triple jump crown in 2018 … also played basketball and was named team MVP.

Personal

Born Keshun Quenard Byrd on June 23, 2000 … son of Quentin and Shausita Byrd … has two brothers, Quen and Caleb, and a sister, Brooke … intends to major in mechanical engineering.

Collegiate Bests:

Indoor

60m – 7.42^ (Pittsburg State Invitational – 1/26/2019)
400m – 52.38^ (Texas Tech Open – 2/1/2019)
Long Jump – 7.25m (SEC Indoor Championships – 2/26/21)
Triple Jump – 15.43m (USC Indoor Open – 2/13/2021)

Outdoor

400m – 51.88^ (Fearless Champion Open – 3/22/2019)
Long Jump – 7.35m (21'1.5") (SEC Outdoor Championships – 5/14/2021)
Triple Jump – 16.05m (52'8") (NCAA East Prelims – 5/28/2021)

^ set at prior school

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Daniel McArthur Joins Track And Field Staff

Monday, August 11

Men’s And Women’s Track And Field Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors

Wednesday, July 23

Three Bulldogs Named To The CSC Academic All-District Team

Wednesday, June 25

Mississippi State University Athletics

2021 Track & Field Roster

Roster

Kareem Agostino

Navasky Anderson

Jordan Barrow

Blake Beavers

Jacob Belin

Sarah Blake

Danielle Brissett

Zoe Brito-Babapulle

Shayla Broughton

Keshun Byrd

Garrett Carswell

Francesca Chambers

Leon Clarke

Rosealee Cooper

Benjamin Craw

Cameron Crump

Sema'J Daniels

Silvia De La Pena Garibay

Giacomo DeLuca

Reese Dunne

Helen Claire Edmonds

Keldrick Edwards

Alexis Farley

Shayla Felder

Cade Finley

Colby Freeman

Clayton Fulgham

Faith Gilbert

Jada Grant

Sindri Guðmundsson

Omari Hammond

Jesse Henderson

Audrey Honiotes

Montel Hood

Tierra Hooker

Breja Hooks

Tyriq Horsford

Emma Hunt

Brock Isom

DJ Jónsson

Kennedy Jackson

Freddie Jackson III

Maddy Kish

Karson Kowalchuk

Nolan Krol

Julia Lasley

Emilia Lesniak

Shacquille Lowe

Katie Martin

Caroline Mattox

Jada McDougle

Ashley Melcherts

Peyton Mickelson

Okheme Moore

Gabriel Moronta

Cathrina Morris

Shar Nichols

Jenna Oetting

Daniel Pepper

Stephanie Peterson

Jeremiah Pierce

Asia Poe

Matthew Ray

Slater Richardson

Shamar Rose

Sylvia Russell

Savannah Schwab

Kenya Small

Nykah Smith

Samuel Smith

Terry Smith Jr.

Lake Spradling

Jhordyn Stallworth

Caroline Standley

Sydney Steely

Emma Tucker

Chandler Underwood