2025 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Barber, Lewis

Lewis Barber
- Position:
- Combined Events
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class (Indoor):
- Jr.
- Class (Outdoor):
- Jr.
- Hometown:
- Haleyville, Ala.
- High School/Previous School:
- Haleyville HS
Bio
TFRRS | Lewis Barber – Track and Field Results & Statistics
Collegiate Bests
^ Set in 2025
Indoor| Hep: 5.168 … 60m: 7.24 … 60H: 8.61 … PV: 4.30m … SP: 12.67m^ … 1000m: 2:45.56 … HJ: 1.93m … LJ: 7.14m
Outdoor| Dec: 6,875 points … 100m: 11.28… HJ: 1.86m … LL: 6.87m… DT: 43.08m … 400m: 51.56 … 110H: 15.74 … PV: 4.41m… SP: 12.12m… JT: 56.76m…1500m: 4:35.60
Career Honors
2025 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2024 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2022-2023 First Year SEC Honor Roll
2025 Outdoor Season – Junior Season
Opened his season at the Maroon and White Tune Up, throwing 43.08m in the discus for a new personal best…Finished eighth in the decathlon at the SEC Outdoor Championships
2025 Indoor Season – Junior Season
Opened his season up with a personal best in the shot put at the Samford Invite, throwing 12.22m…Extended his shot put personal best at the Charlie Thomas Invitational, where he competed in the first half of the heptathlon
2024 Outdoor Season – Sophomore Season
Opened his season at the Bulldog Alumni Relays, finishing fourth in the javelin at 55.43m…Earned three personal bests at the Maroon and White Invite, 51.63 in the 400m, 4.41m in the pole vault, and 12.12m in the shot put…Earned his highest SEC Outdoor Championship finish at seventh place in the decathlon…Ran personal bests at the conference meet in the 100m with 11.28 and the 1500m at 4:35.60
2024 Indoor Season - Sophomore Season
Competed in his first heptathlon of the season at the Razorback Invitational…Finished ninth at the meet and set a personal best in the 1000m at 2:45.56…Ran a then-season best in the 60H at 8.67 at the Music City Challenge…Put on a career-best performance at the SEC Indoor Championship in the heptathlon, finishing seventh with 5,168 points…Set three personal bests at the championship meet with 8.61 in the 60H, 7.14m in the long jump, and 7.24 in the 60…This performance puts him at No. 2 on the MSU All-Time list
2023 Outdoor Season - True Freshman Season
Finished 10th in the Decathlon at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a career best 6,875 points…Earned two top five finishes in the decathlon at the SEC Championships (5/11-13), in the Javelin throw and 1500m
2023 Indoor Season - True Freshman Season
Made his collegiate track debut at the UAB Blazer Invite (1/13)…Finished 11th in the Heptathlon at the SEC Indoor Championships with a total of 4,776 points…Earned a career best Heptathlon finish of 3rd place at the Bob Pollack Invitational (1/27-28)
High School
New Balance Nationals Pentathlon champion…His high school track and field boys team finished third in the state with only four members competing…All-American pentathlete for New Balance Nationals Indoor…All-State in indoor and outdoor sophomore thru senior seasons.
Personal
Born in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine…Son of Chester and Kathy Barber…Has one sister Alma…Studying mechanical engineering.
Collegiate Bests
^ Set in 2025
Indoor| Hep: 5.168 … 60m: 7.24 … 60H: 8.61 … PV: 4.30m … SP: 12.67m^ … 1000m: 2:45.56 … HJ: 1.93m … LJ: 7.14m
Outdoor| Dec: 6,875 points … 100m: 11.28… HJ: 1.86m … LL: 6.87m… DT: 43.08m … 400m: 51.56 … 110H: 15.74 … PV: 4.41m… SP: 12.12m… JT: 56.76m…1500m: 4:35.60
Career Honors
2025 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2024 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2022-2023 First Year SEC Honor Roll
2025 Outdoor Season – Junior Season
Opened his season at the Maroon and White Tune Up, throwing 43.08m in the discus for a new personal best…Finished eighth in the decathlon at the SEC Outdoor Championships
2025 Indoor Season – Junior Season
Opened his season up with a personal best in the shot put at the Samford Invite, throwing 12.22m…Extended his shot put personal best at the Charlie Thomas Invitational, where he competed in the first half of the heptathlon
2024 Outdoor Season – Sophomore Season
Opened his season at the Bulldog Alumni Relays, finishing fourth in the javelin at 55.43m…Earned three personal bests at the Maroon and White Invite, 51.63 in the 400m, 4.41m in the pole vault, and 12.12m in the shot put…Earned his highest SEC Outdoor Championship finish at seventh place in the decathlon…Ran personal bests at the conference meet in the 100m with 11.28 and the 1500m at 4:35.60
2024 Indoor Season - Sophomore Season
Competed in his first heptathlon of the season at the Razorback Invitational…Finished ninth at the meet and set a personal best in the 1000m at 2:45.56…Ran a then-season best in the 60H at 8.67 at the Music City Challenge…Put on a career-best performance at the SEC Indoor Championship in the heptathlon, finishing seventh with 5,168 points…Set three personal bests at the championship meet with 8.61 in the 60H, 7.14m in the long jump, and 7.24 in the 60…This performance puts him at No. 2 on the MSU All-Time list
2023 Outdoor Season - True Freshman Season
Finished 10th in the Decathlon at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a career best 6,875 points…Earned two top five finishes in the decathlon at the SEC Championships (5/11-13), in the Javelin throw and 1500m
2023 Indoor Season - True Freshman Season
Made his collegiate track debut at the UAB Blazer Invite (1/13)…Finished 11th in the Heptathlon at the SEC Indoor Championships with a total of 4,776 points…Earned a career best Heptathlon finish of 3rd place at the Bob Pollack Invitational (1/27-28)
High School
New Balance Nationals Pentathlon champion…His high school track and field boys team finished third in the state with only four members competing…All-American pentathlete for New Balance Nationals Indoor…All-State in indoor and outdoor sophomore thru senior seasons.
Personal
Born in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine…Son of Chester and Kathy Barber…Has one sister Alma…Studying mechanical engineering.
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