LeJerald ''"Sticks"'' Betters (born 6 February 1988) is an American former

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er specializing in the

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. He was a five-time

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champion in relays, and in 2010 he was a member of the gold medal-winning 4 × 400 m relay team at the World Indoor Championships.

Biography

Betters attended

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, where he was a 2-time state champion in the 400 metres as well as a state champion in the

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as a junior. As a member of the

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team, Betters won five

championships in the

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from 2007 to 2009, as well as third-place finish in the individual

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in 2008. Later in 2008, Betters won his first individual international championship with a gold medal in the 400 m at the 2008 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics, finishing in a time of 44.75. In 2010, Betters won another NACAC U23 Championships gold in the 4 × 400 m relay, and then was selected as part of the US team for the

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. Running second leg, his team won the gold medal in the finals.

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Personal bests

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Betters, LeJerald 1988 births American male sprinters Sportspeople from Waco, Texas Baylor Bears men's track and field athletes World Athletics Indoor Championships winners Universiade bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Living people