La'Quintin Garner

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Position:
Distance
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Meridian, Miss.
Prev School:
Stillman College

2014-15 (Senior)
INDOOR: Competed in six meets ... Posted a season-best and personal-best in the 400m (11th; 50.00) at the Commodore Invitational and in the 600m (2nd; 1:21.43) at the season-opening Vanderbilt Music City Invitational ... Helped the Tigers to a top-5 finish (5th; 3:20.03) at the UAB Vulcan Invite ... Claimed the title at the Tiger Invitational in the 800m (1:56.41) ... Recorded a top-10 finish in the 800m (8th; 1:59.56) at the LSU High Performance Meet ... At the American Indoor Track and Field Championships, propelled Memphis to a top-5 finish in the 4x4 relay race (4th; 3:18.15)

2013-14 (Junior)
OUTDOOR: Member of the 4x400m relay that claimed titles at the Joey Haines Invitational (3:18.70) and War Eagle Invitational (3:12.51) ... The 4x400m relay placed fourth (3:12.92) at the American Athletic Conference Championships ... Runner-up in the 800m (1:52.06) at the Red Wolves Open.

2012-13 (Sophomore)
INDOOR: Won the 800m (1:57.14) at the Missouri Invitational ... Member of the 4x400m relay that finished runner-up (3:15.53) at the American Athletic Conference Championships.

Prior to Memphis
Transferred from Stillman College, where he competed in the 400m, 800m and 1500m ... In 2013, posted season bests in the 400m (50.57), 800m (1:53.14) and 1500m (4:24.38) ... Two-time all-region selection (2012, 2013) ... Competed in the 400m and 800m in his prep career at Meridian High School.

Personal
Son of James Garner and Linda Dunnigan ... Birthday is July 15 ... An interdisciplinary studies major.