Ro'Derick Spears

Position:
Hurdles
Height:
6-0
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
North Port, Fla.
High School/Previous School:
North Port HS / Coffeyville [KS] CC

School Record Holder (Outdoor 110m Hurdles) - 13.65
School Record Holder (Outdoor Shuttle Hurdle Relay) - 57.04

2018 Outdoor Season

Ran the 110m hurdles at the USATF Championships (6/23) where he missed the semifinals by 0.001 seconds, running a 14.04 (14.036) to finish 17^th … finished 19^th at the NCAA Championships (6/6) with a wind-aided time of 14.01 in the 110m hurdles … advanced to Oregon with an eighth-place finishin the 110m hurdles at the NCAA East Prelims (5/26) after clocking a wind-aided 13.67 … broke the school record in the 110m hurdles at the SEC Championships (5/12) where he finished fifth in the prelims with a time of 13.65 but was unable to run the finals after being injured in the 4x100m relay … ran the 4x100m relay anchor leg, scoring one point with an eighth place finish … helped the Bulldogs claim the Championship of America in the shuttle hurdle relay with a school-record time at the Penn Relays (4/28), finishing in 57.04 … also ran on the 4x100m relay and in the open 110m hurdles at Penn … placed second in the 110m hurdles at the Tennessee Relays (4/13) with a wind-aided 13.95 … also ran on the fourth-place 4x200m relay … won the shuttle hurdle relay with a then-school-record time of 57.16 at the Florida Relays (3/31) … also ran the 110m hurdles and the 200m … opened the season with a personal-best 21.82 in the 200m at the Bulldog Relays (3/24) where he was part of the winning shuttle hurdle relay that posted the No. 4 time in school history.

2018 Indoor Season

Competed in the 60m hurdles at the SEC Championships (2/24) where he placed 12^th … turned in a time of 8.01 in the 60m hurdles prelims at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/9) … took second place in the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.97 at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational (2/3) … finished ninth in the 60m hurdles at the Crimson Elite Meet (2/2) … finished fourth in the 60m hurdles at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/20) … placed second in the 60m hurdles at the UAB Blazer invitational (1/12) with a personal-best 7.85 to open the season.

2017 Outdoor Season

Appeared in the 110 hurdles at the USATF Championships (6/22) where he placed 25^th … selected to the NCAA East Prelims (5/25) where he finished 13^th with a time of 13.86, which is his non-wind-aided best and MSU best … placed 11^th in the 110m hurdles at the SEC Championships (5/11) where he also ran on the 4x100m relay team … finished eighth in the 110m hurdles and was a member of the winning 110m shuttle hurdle relay team at the SEC Relays (4/28) … ran the 100m and 110 hurdles at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/22) … finished second in the 110m hurdles at the South Alabama Invitational (4/15) where he also posted a wind-aided personal-best of 10.83 in the 100m … a member of the 4x100m relay team that finished second at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/7) where he also ran in the open 100m … opened the season at the Florida Relays (3/30) where he ran the 200m and 4x100m relay.

2017 Indoor Season

Did not compete.

2016 Outdoor Season

Placed 25th in the 110m hurdles at the NCAA East Prelims (5/26) ... finished 10th in the 110m hurdles prelims at the SEC Championships (5/12) … competed in the 200m and 110m hurdles at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/23) ... grabbed third in the 110m hurdles at the South Alabama Invitational (4/14), running a time of 14.49 and ran the 200m in 22.54 ... grabbed second in the 110m hurdles at the LSU Battle of the Bayou (4/9), running a wind-aided time of 14.11 … ran the 110m hurdles in a wind-aided 13.99 at the Florida Relays (3/31) … won the 110m hurdles at the Florida State Relays (3/25), running a time of 14:03 … placed fifth in the 110m hurdles at the Alabama Relays (3/17) with a time of 14.20.

2016 Indoor Season

Placed fourth in the 60m hurdles at the Music City Challenge (2/12), finishing in 7.97 … ran the 60m hurdles at the Armory Track Invitational (2/5) … took fifth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.93 and ran the 60m in 7.09 at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/29) … competed in both the 60m and 60m hurdles at the Conference Clash/Power 5 Invitational (1/22), finishing seventh in the hurdles and running a personal-best 7.02 in the open 60m … competed in the 60m, 60m hurdles and 200m at the Commodore Invitational (1/15) where he took second in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.00 … opened the season running the 60m and 60m hurdles at the LSU Purple Tiger (1/8).

2015 Outdoor Season (At Coffeyville CC)

Grabbed a second-place finish at the NJCCA Championships (5/14) in the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.81 … also ran on the 4x100m relay that finished sixth … finished ninth in the 110m hurdles and 13^th in the 400m hurdles at the Region VI Championships (4/30) while also running on the 4x100m relay that placed third … finished ninth in the 200m with a wind-aided time of 21.99 at the Bill Williams/Bob Laptad Invite (4/24) … placed sixth at the Kansas Relays (4/15), running the 110m hurdles in 14.28 … took second in the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.77 while also placing 14^th in the 400m hurdles at the Pittsburgh State Gorilla Classic (4/10) … ran the 200m in a wind-aided personal-best 21.99 and finished second in the 60m hurdles at the Tiger Invitational (4/3) … grabbed three Top Five finishes in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at the Wendy’s/PSU Invitational (3/28) to open the season.

2015 Indoor Season (At Coffeyville CC)

Took home a silver medal at the NJCAA Championships (3/6), finishing the 60m hurdles in 7.82 after running a personal-best 7.76 in the prelims … placed second in the 60m hurdles at the Region VI Championships (2/22) … competed in the 60m hurdles at the Tyson Invitational (2/13) … finished second at the Lion Invitational (2/6) in the 60m hurdles while also running the 60m and 200m … placed second in the 60m hurdles while also running the 400m at the Mule Relays (1/30) … ran the 400m and finished second in the 60m hurdles at the UCO Open (1/24) … ran the 60m hurdles and 400m at the Southern Invite (1/16).

2014 Outdoor Season (At Coffeyville CC)

Won the 110m hurdles and the 400m hurdles at the Tiger Invitational (3/29).

2014 Indoor Season (At Coffeyville CC)

Took third at the NJCCA Championships (3/7) with a time of 7.99 in the 60m hurdles … finished second at the Region VI Championships (2/22) in the 60m hurdles … won the 55m hurdles at the Scottie Classic (2/15) … ran the 200m and 60m hurdles at the Mule Relays (2/7) … took third place in the 60m hurdles and ran the 60m at the Lion Invitational (1/31) … finished sixth in the 60m hurdles at the Jayhawk Classic (1/24) … place third in the 60m hurdles at the Sooner Opener (1/18) … opened his collegiate career with a third-place finish in the 60m hurdles and sixth-place finish in the 200m at the Southern Invite (1/10).

Before the Bulldogs

Attended Coffeyville (KS) Community College … attended North Port High School where he lettered four years in track and field and served as team captain ... also played football in high school.

Personal

Born Ro’Derick Montrey Spears on Aug. 14, 1994 to Na'Tasha Williams and Roderick Spears … has two brothers, Roderick Jr. and Darvis, and three sisters, Robyn, Ja’Quita Spears-Griffin and Ke’lara Monroe … pursuing a second bachelor’s degree majoring in human development and family sciences.

Collegiate Bests:

Indoor

60m - 7.02 (Conference Clash/Power 5 Invitational - 1/22/2016)
60m Hurdles - 7.76^ (NJCCA Championships - 3/6/2015)
200m - 22.60 (Commodore Invitational - 1/15/2016)

Outdoor

100m - 10.83w (South Alabama Invitational - 4/15/2017)
110m Hurdles - 13.45w^ (NJCCA Championships -5/14/2015)
200m - 21.82 (Bulldog Relays - 3/24/2018)
400m - 53.64^ (UCO Open - 1/24/2015)
400m Hurdles - 57.07^ (Pittsburgh State Gorilla Classic - 4/10/2015)

^ set at prior school

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