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 Antonio Palmer
Antonio Palmer

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Gaithersburg, Md.

High School:
Gaithersburg

Position:
Middle Distance


2010-11: Ran the fastest indoor 800-meter time on the team while also finishing sixth at the C-USA Indoor Championships in the event ... Also appeared in the 500 and 600 during the indoor campaign ... Participated in the 400 and 800-meter races once each in the outdoor season.

2009-10:Was the top performer for ECU during the indoor season in the 500 and 600-meter events ... Finished 11th at Virginia Tech in the 500-meter dash with a time of 1:06.14 after taking fourth-place at Christopher Newport in the 600-meter run at 1:23.39.

High School: Came in third and fourth-place at the state cross country meet as a senior and junior, respectively ... Finished as the runner-up in the 800-meters at the 2009 Maryland Indoor State Championship after winning the outdoor title in 2008 ... In the 400-meters, came in sixth-place as a senior and fourth-place as a junior at the outdoor state meet ... Two-time all-county and All-Gazette selection ... Captained the cross country and track squads as a senior ... Played junior varsity football as a freshman ... Was a USA Track & Field Junior Olympic finalist ... Came in 21st-place in the 800-meters at the Nike Outdoor Nationals in June of 2009.

Personal: Intended academic major is exercise physiology ... Son of Astrid Palmer and Shawn Perry ... Received the Mind-N-Motion Academic Award ... Honor Roll member.