Eddie Lovett (born June 25, 1992) is an

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born U.S. Virgin Islander sprinter who specializes in the

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. He currently attends the

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. At the time of the

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, in which he represented the U.S. Virgin Islands, he was a volunteer assistant coach at

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. Lovett won a gold medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships in

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. He set a new championship record with 13.14 sec, a significant improvement to the previous record of 13.45, set in 2005 by

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. It is the second fastest time ever by a junior hurdler, behind only Wayne Davis (13.08 sec). A native of

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, Lovett attended

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, where he also was a highly touted football prospect, playing wide receiver and defensive back. However, he broke his arm early into his senior season, effectively ending his football career. He headed to UF on a track scholarship instead. At the 2010 Florida Class 3A state meet, he ran 13.46 in the 110 m hurdles and broke a state record originally established by Philip Riley (13.59 s) of Orlando-Jones High School in 1990. He was an All-USA high school track and field team selection by ''

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'' in July 2010. Eddie Lovett is also a member of

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fraternity, having joined at Zeta Kappa chapter at the University of Florida. He won a gold medal in

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at the

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in a National Record time of 13.43. Eddie is currently managed by World Express Sports Management.

Personal bests

Outdoor

*100 m: 10.51 s (wind: +1.3 m/s) –

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, 4 April 2014 *110 m hurdles: 13.39 s (wind: +0.6 m/s) –

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, 25 May 2013

Indoor

*60 m: 6.77 s –

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, 1 February 2013 *60 m hurdles: 7.50 s –

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, 9 March 2013

International competitions

References

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