Trey Culver (born July 18, 1996) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the

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. He is a two-time NCAA champion and has competed for team USA at the NACAC Championships.

Early life

Trey was born in Dallas, Texas, to Regina and Hiawatha Culver Jr. He grew up in

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, where he attended Coronado High School. He finished third in the state 5A high jump in his senior year. Leaving high school he had JUCO offers to play basketball but decided to attend his hometown school, Texas Tech University, to compete on the Track and Field Team.

Career

College Career Culver has a very successful college career at Texas Tech. He was a seven-time USTFCCCA All-American, the 2017 USTFCCCA Male Scholar Athlete of the Year, the 2018

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Male Academic All-American of the Year, a three-time

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Champion, and a two-time NCAA indoor champion. On January 13, 2018 he jumped his indoor personal best 2.33m at the Corky Classic which at the time was the 4th highest jump in NCAA history. Non-Collegiate Career Culver first represented the United States at the 2016 NACAC U23 meet where he cleared 2.19m for second place. He also represented the United States at the

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where he finished in 8th place clearing 2.16m. In 2021 he finished 5th at the U.S. Olympic Trails. He has an outdoor personal best of 2.28m from 2018.

Personal life

Trey is from an athletic family. He has two younger brothers, J.J., and Jarrett. J.J. played basketball collegially for

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where he once scored 100 points in a single game. His youngest brother, Jarrett played basketball at Texas Tech and now is a professional basketball player in the

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. His father is a pastor at Rising Star Baptist Church in Lubbock.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Culver, Trey Living people 1996 births American male high jumpers Texas Tech Red Raiders men's track and field athletes 21st-century African-American sportspeople Track and field athletes from Texas Sportspeople from Lubbock, Texas Track and field athletes from Dallas NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners 21st-century American sportsmen