Dante Price Biography

Jefferson High / (Class of 2013) Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia

Classification: AAA Boys

Specialty: Sprints

Virginia Tech / Blacksburg, Virginia

High School (2010-2013):

Lettered all four years in track at Jefferson … Winner of 11 Gold State Championship medals in track & field, the most by a male athlete in West Virginia State Meet history ... Six-time All-American ... Seven-time individual state champion … Four-time relay state champion … Holds the West Virginia state record in the 200-meters … Was a member of the team that holds state record in the 4x100 and 4x400 … Earned All-American honors … Finished his senior year ranked 22nd according to Dyestat in the 200 meters … Graduated Summa Cum Laude.

Note: Jacob Burcham, a standout distance runner from Cabell Midland High School, also ran from 2010-2013. He finished his high school career behind Dante Price with 10 Gold State Championship medals in track & field.

· West Virginia State Champion in the 100-meter dash as a sophomore (11.15), junior (10.66) and senior (10.74)

· West Virginia State Runner-up in the 100-meter dash as a freshman (11.03)

· West Virginia State Champion in the 200-meter dash as a sophomore (22.11), junior (21.67) and senior (22.92)

· West Virginia State Runner-up in the 200-meter dash as a freshman (21.84)

· West Virginia State Champion in the 400-meter dash as a senior (49.02)

· West Virginia State Champion in 4x200-meter relay as a junior (1:29.74)

· West Virginia State Runner-up in 4x100-meter relay as a freshman (43.47) and sophomore (43.14)

· West Virginia State Champion in 4x200-meter relay as a junior (1:30.24) and senior (1:29.74)

· West Virginia State Runner-up in 4x200-meter relay as a freshman (1:30.46)

· West Virginia State Champion in 4x400-meter relay as a sophomore (3:23.00)

· West Virginia State Team Champions Boys’ four years in a row (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)

· State Meet – Currently ranks 4th & 5th on the Boys 100 Meters All-Time List

· State Meet – Currently ranks 10th on the Boys 200 Meters All -Time List

· State Meet – Currently ranks 1st on the Boys 4x100 Meters All-Time List

· State Meet – Currently ranks 2nd on the Boys 4x400 Meters All-Time List (0.02 behind 1st)

· Winner of the Ray McCoy Award as the top track and field athlete in the state for 2013

· Current state record holder in 200-meter dash with a time of 21.10 at the 2013 USATF Junior Olympics in Greensboro, NC

· Current state record holder in 4x100-meter relay (Ashton Lai-Fang, Tyler Lambert, Rynal Newman, Dante Price) with a time of 42.20 at the 2012 West Virginia State Meet at Laidley Field in Charleston, WV

· Current state record holder in 4x400-meter relay (Ashton Hyler, Dante Price, Brandon Doughty, Denzel Washington) with a time of 3:23.00 at the 2011 West Virginia State Meet at Laidley Field in Charleston, WV

· WVSSAC Region 2 AAA Champion in 100-meter dash as a freshman (11.40), sophomore (11.07), junior (10.94) and senior (11.35)

· WVSSAC Region 2 AAA Champion in 200-meter dash as a freshman (22.89), sophomore (22.27), junior (21.66) and senior (22.62)

· WVSSAC Region 2 AAA Champion in 400-meter dash as a senior (48.59)

· Potomac Valley Conference Champion in 100-meter dash as a freshman (11.16), sophomore (10.94), junior (10.77) and senior (10.76)

· Potomac Valley Conference Champion in 200-meter dash as a freshman (21.8) and senior (22.51)

· Potomac Valley Conference Champion in 200-meter dash as a senior (48.57)

High School Bests:

55m (in) - 6.54

60m (in) - 6.94

100m - 10.52

200m (in) - 21.74

200m – 21.10

400m - 48.57

College:

· 2014 indoor: Posted a season-best time of 6.95 seconds in the 60-meter dash at the ACC Championships ... Hit a season-best mark of 21.70 seconds in the 200-meter race at the VT Elite Meet ... Finished 13th in the 60-meter dash and 16th in the 200-meter race at the ACC Championships.

· 2014 outdoor: Hit a personal best 10.47 seconds in the 100-meter dash at the Jace Lacoste Invitational ... Posted a PR in the 200-meter dash at the Hurricane Invitational with a time of 20.74 seconds.

· 2015 indoor: Led the Hokies to a seventh-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay at the ACC Championships ... Set a personal best in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.92 seconds.

· 2015 outdoor: Recorded a season best 10.60 seconds in the 100-meter dash at the Tennessee Relays ... Ran a team best 200-meter dash in 21.13 seconds at the Hurricane Invite ... Competed in the 4x100-meter dash at the Tennessee Challenge ... Appeared at the NCAA East Regional, competing in the 200-meter dash.

· 2016 indoor: Ran the 60, the 200 and the 4x400-meter relay at the ACC Championships … Recorded a season-best 60-meter dash at the Virginia Tech Invite and the Doc Hale VT Elite Meet, running both in 6.94 seconds … Logged an indoor best 200 meters at the Virginia Tech Challenge, running the event in 21.88 seconds … Was a member of the second-place 4x400 relay team at the Doc Hale VT Elite Meet.

· 2016 outdoor: Competed in the 200, the 4x400-meter relay and the 4x100-meter relays … Ran season bests in the 200 and 400 at the Hurricane Invite in 21.52 and 51.74 (career best) seconds, respectively … Had a season best 100-meter dash at the Spec Towns Invite, running the event in 10.69 seconds … Was a member of the first-place 4x100 relay team at the Radford Invite and the second-place relay team at the Hurricane Invite.

· 2017 indoor: Raced in the 60- and 200-meter dashes at the ACC Championships, earning top-20 finishes in both events … Also competed in the 60- and 200-meter events at the Music City Challenge, the Bob Pollock Invitational and the Hokie Invitational … Earned season-bests mark in the 60 and 200 at the Hokie Invitational and the ACC Championships, respectively … Was a member of the 4x4 relay team that placed 12th overall with a time of 3:18.48 at the Music City Challenge ... Participated in the 200-meter dash at the Doc Hale VT Elite Meet ... Ran both the 60 and the 300 at the Virginia Tech Invitational, recording a personal-best time of 35.70 in the 300-meter dash.

· 2017 outdoor: Advanced to the Men's College Final in the 4x100-meter relay event at the Penn Relays, earning a season-best time of 40.77 seconds ... Competed in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes at three different meets, earning season bests in both events at the War Eagle Invitational ... Also ran the 100-meter sprint at Liberty's Twilight Qualifier, earning a top-eight finish in the event ... Was a part of the 1,600-meter sprint medley relay team at the Tennessee Relays, crossing the line in 3 minutes, 24.28 seconds for third place.

Price's Track and Field Career Bests at Virginia Tech:

(Indoor)

· 60m - 6.90, Doc Hale VT Elite (2014)

· 200m - 21.70, Doc Hale VT Elite (2014)

· 300m - 35.70, VT Invitational (2017)

(Outdoor)

· 100m - 10.47, LaCoste Invitational (2014)

· 200m - 21.02, Florida Relays (2014)

· 400m - 51.74, Hurricane Invitational (2016)

Personal:

· Born October 30th, 1994

· Son of George and Lainnie Price

· Has two siblings, Kenya and Shanice

· Lives in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

· Majoring in criminology.

Compiled by Mike McMillion (Last updated 5/24/2017)