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Kenneth Williams Jr.

  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Beaufort, SC
  • High School Allen University

Biography

CAREER BESTS
  • In his senior season in 2023-24, he won the high jump with a leap of 1.97m at the Carolina Challenge
  • He then claimed the men's long jump title with a Big South leading leap of 7.29m at the VMI Invitational
  • At the Florida Last Chance Meet, he claimed the men's long jump with a leap of 6.93m
  • He finished 2nd in the men's long jump leading a 2-4-5 finish for the Eagles on day one of the Big South Indoor Championships
  • This was Winthrop's first all-conference placement in this event since Colby Thorn placed second with a leap of 7.30m in 2019
  • He leaped to a distance of 7.34m in the long jump to claim Winthrop's first outdoor title of the 2024 championship, garnering an All-Big South placement
Prior to Winthrop
  • Ran track and field-2016-2020
  • Field MVP in high school
  • Named to Honor Roll in high school
  • Ran at Allen University from 2020-2022
Personal
  • Born on January 8, 2002 in Beaufort, S.C.
  • Is the son of Kenneth Sr. and Bertha Williams
  • Is seeking a degree in business administration
  • Competed at Beaufort H.S.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Junior

  • 2023-24Senior

  • 2024-25Graduate Student