2020-21 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
CAREER PRs
MILE: 4:32.00 | 2019
2020-21 (Sophomore): Clocked 2:10.45 time in 800 Meters at Wendy's Seahawk Teal Invitational on March 13, 2021...Recorded 9:31.78 time in 3,000 Meters at Trojan Challenge on March 27, 2021...Went 16:46.19 in 5,000 Meters at Trojan Relays on April 10, 2021.
2019-20 (Freshman): Made collegiate track debut on Feb. 29, 2020, and finished second in 4x800 Relay with time of 8:16.85 at Tiger Relays in Savannah, Ga.
High School: Ran four years at R.J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, N.C…Team MVP…Won seven letters during prep career…Earned All-State honors in senior season after finishing sixth at championships…Member of conference and regional champions in 2017...Finished eighth at NCHSAA state championships in 3,200m as junior and sixth as senior.
Personal: Full Name: John Edwin Paynter…Born in Winston-Salem, N.C…Son of Robert and Rebecca Paynter…Majoring in Psychology.
Historical Player Information
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2019-20Freshman
6'1"
158 lbs
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2020-21Sophomore
Distance
6'1"
155 lbs