Lester Miller

Position:
Sprints
Height:
6-0
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Morrow, Ga.
High School/Previous School:
Forest Park HS / Shorter

2016 Indoor Division II Second-Team All-American (60m)
2016 Outdoor Peach Belt Champion (100m)
2016 Outdoor Peach Belt Champion (4x100m Relay)
2017 Indoor Division II First-Team All-American (60m)
2017 Outdoor Gulf South Champion (100m)
2017 Outdoor Gulf South Champion (4x100m Relay)
2017 Outdoor NCAA Division II Champion (200m)
2017 Outdoor NCAA Division II Runner-Up (100m)
2017 Outdoor Division II First-Team All-American (100m)
2017 Outdoor Division II First-Team All-American (200m)
2017 Outdoor Division II First-Team All-American (4x100m Relay)

2020 Outdoor Season

Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season

Ran in the 500m at the Blazer Invitational (1/11) … Placed third in the 4x400m Relay in Birmingham … Placed sixth in the 60m at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/18) … Placed second in the 60m(F) at the Power 5 Invitational (1/31) … Also placed third in the 4x400m relay at the meet ... Ran in the 60m at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/14).

2019 Outdoor Season

Placed second in both the 4x100m and sprint medley relays at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays (3/22) … Ran the 100m in a wind-aided 10.45 at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (3/29) to finish 20^th … Also ran on MSU’s 4x100m relay that advanced to the finals … Competed on the 4x100m relay at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/20) that finished fifth … Took second in the 100m at the National Relays (4/27), clocking a then-season-best 10.34 … Also ran on State’s third-place 4x400m relay team … Scored with a seventh-place finish in the 100m at the SEC Championships (5/10), running a season-best 10.22 … Was the first Bulldog to score in the 100m since Kendall May in 2010 … Also ran on the 4x100m relay and scored on the 4x400m relay that finished sixth … Advanced to the second round of the 100m at the NCAA East Prelims (5/23) where he finished 23^rd.

2019 Indoor Season

Did not compete.

2018 Outdoor Season

Did not compete.

2018 Indoor Season

Did not compete.

2017 Outdoor Season (At Shorter)

USA: Ran the 100m at the USATF Championships (6/22).

Shorter: Won the 100m at the Emory Invitational (3/17) where his 4x100m relay was second … Won the 100m and 4x100m relay at the Emory Classic (3/24) where he was second in the 200m … Competed in the 100m and 4x100m and 4x200m relays at the Florida Relays (3/30) … Won the Gulf South Conference Championship (4/20) in the 100m and 4x100m relay while finishing second in the 200m and sixth in the long jump with a personal-best 6.76m … Ran on the winning 4x100m relay at the Tennessee Challenge (5/6) … Won the 100m at the Aggie Last Chance (5/14) … Also ran on the 4x100m relay that placed third … Won the NCAA Division II Championship (5/25) in the 200m with a personal-best 20.84 … Clocked a personal-best 10.19 to finish as the 100m runner-up at Division II Championships where his 4x100m relay took third in 39.87.

2017 Indoor Season (At Shorter)

Ran a personal-best 6.67 to win the 60m at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/13) to open the year … Placed fifth in the 200m and ran the 60m at the UAB Vulcan Invitational (1/14) … Finished second in the 60m at the Samford Two Day Open (2/10) where he also ran the 200m … Ran the 60m and the 200m at the Clemson Last Chance Invitational (2/17) … Posted a personal-best 21.54 in the 200m … Placed fifth in the 60m at the NCAA Division II Championships (3/9) with a time of 6.78.

2016 Outdoor Season (At Shorter)

Ran on the 4x100m relay at the Alabama Relays (3/17) … Won the 4x100m relay at the Shorter Invitational (3/26) where he was third in the 100m and fourth in the 200m … Competed in the 4x200m relay at the Florida Relays (3/31) … Part of the winning 4x100m relay at runner-up in the 100m at the Terrier Relays (4/2) where he also ran the 200m … Won the 100m while taking third in the 4x100m and fourth in the long jump at the Berry Field Day Invitational (4/9) … Finished fourth in the 4x100m relay at the Seminole Invitational (4/15) … Won the Peach Belt Conference Championship (4/21) in the 100m and 4x100m relay … Also placed fifth in the 200m and fourth in the long jump at the conference meet … Finished second in the 100m and sixth in the 200m and 4x100m relay at the NCCAA National Championships (5/13) … Advanced to the NCAA Division II Championships (5/26) in the 100m.

2016 Indoor Season (At Shorter)

Won the 60m at the BSC Panther Icebreaker (12/4) in 6.79 and was third in the 200m and fifth in the 4x400m relay … Also jumped a personal-best 6.60m in the long jump to place sixth … Finished 10^th in the 200m at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/15) … Placed fourth in the 4x400m relay and the 60m at the UAB Vulcan Invitational (1/16) … Grabbed Top Five finishes in the 60m and 200m at the Gladstein Invitational (1/22) … Finished sixth in the 60m and 200m at the Bob Pollock Invitational (1/29) where his 4x400m relay team placed sixth … Ran the 60m and 200m at the Samford Open (2/12) … Won the 60m and 200m at the Hillsdale Tune-Up (2/20) … Finished 12^th at the NCAA Division II Championships (3/11), running the 60m in 6.81.

Before the Bulldogs

Attended Shorter University in Rome, Ga. … Graduated from Forest Park High School … Ran the 100m and the 200m … Won regionals and sectionals in the 100m and 200m as a senior to advance to the state championships … Also competed in the long jump at regionals … Named the Clayton News-Daily’s Athlete of the Month in April of his senior year.

Personal

Born Lester Jeremiah Marcus Lee Miller on Oct. 24, 1995 to Tony and Shalandice Miller … Has one brother, Jonthan Davis, and three sisters, Toni, Jessica and Mariah … Majoring in criminology.

Collegiate Bests

Indoor

60m - 6.67^ (UAB Blazer Invitational - 1/13/2017)
200m - 21.54^ (Clemson Last Chance Invitational - 2/17/2017)
500m - 1:08.62 (UAB Blazer Invitational - 1/10/2020)
Long Jump - 6.60m^ (BSC Panther Icebreaker - 12/4/2015)

Outdoor

100m - 10.19^ (NCAA Division II Championships - 5/25/2017)
200m - 20.84^ (NCAA Division II Championships - 5/25/2017)
Long Jump - 7.05m^w^ (Peach Belt Championships - 4/21/2016)

^ - set at prior school

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