Phillip Lemonious - Men's Track & Field - Arkansas Razorbacks

Phillip Lemonious

RS Sr./RS Sr. | 6-1 | Hurdles | Kingston, Jamaica | Jamaica College / Barton County CC

Career highlights

  • Three-time NCAA first-team All-America | Indoor (1), Outdoor (2)
  • 2023 NCAA Outdoor Gold | 110 hurdles
  • 2023 SEC Outdoor Silver | 110 hurdles
  • 2022 SEC Outdoor Silver | 110 hurdles & 4 x 100 relay
  • 2021 SEC Outdoor Bronze | 110 hurdles
  • 2021 SEC Indoor fourth | 60 hurdles

Junior (2023)
Outdoor: NCAA champion in 110m hurdles with a 13.24 (1.8) performance as Arkansas swept 100/110m hurdles with Ackera Nugent winning women’s title … First Razorback NCAA champion in 110m hurdles since Omar McLeod in 2015 … SEC silver medalist in 110m hurdles with a 13.63 after a wind-aided 13.4 (2.7) in the prelim … Posted times of 13.45 and 13.65 during NCAA West Preliminary round to advance to NCAA Championships … Won LSU Invitational in 13.63 and John McDonnell Invitational in 13.77.

Indoor: Finished fifth in SEC 60m hurdle final with a 7.77 after a 7.76 in prelims … Opened season placing fifth in 60m hurdles at Arkansas Invitational in 8.05 after a 7.96 prelim … Third at Razorback Invitational in 7.73 following 7.77 in prelim … Clocked 7.72 in prelim at New Mexico Collegiate Classic, then finished eighth in final (9.03) … Ran 7.76 in prelims of Tyson Invitational, but did not finish in the final … Third in 7.80 at Arkansas Qualifier.

Sophomore (2022)
Outdoor: SEC silver medalist in 110m hurdles with a time of 13.55 … Also silver medalist in 4 x 100 at conference meet, supplying the anchor leg on season best time of 39.24 … Claimed a pair of big meet victories at Mt. SAC Relays (13.56) and Penn Relays (13.48) … Racing at John McDonnell Field in NCAA West Preliminary rounds, fell at the final hurdle in the opening round and finished in 15.19 … Anchored 4 x 100 relay to third place in Penn Relays while running second leg as Arkansas finished fourth in Mt. SAC Relays.

Indoor: Led team with a 7.66 over 60m hurdles, which placed second in the Arkansas Qualifier … Seventh in SEC final (7.93) after posting a 7.68 in prelims … Finished third (7.81) at Razorback Invitational … Fifth at Tyson Invitational (7.72) … Raced in prelims at NCAA Championships, placing 14th overall in 7.93.

Freshman (2021)
Outdoor: Named an alternate in the 110 hurdles for Jamaica in the Tokyo Olympics … Finished fourth in the Jamaica Championships with a 13.22, which followed a career best of 13.21 in the semifinal … Ranks No. 2 on Arkansas all-time list behind school record holder Omar McLeod (12.97) … Earned All-America honor in 110H with a bronze medal finish at NCAA Championships with a then PR of 13.39 … Finished fourth at SEC Championships with a wind-aided 13.32 … Started outdoor campaign at LSU Invitational in early May, posting a 13.62 for third … During NCAA West Preliminary round produced a pair of PRs with times of 13.58 and 13.44 … Improved his previous career best of 13.51 over five consecutive races.

Indoor: Earned All-America honor with career best of 7.54 in 60 hurdles to finish fourth in NCAA Indoor Championships, improving his PR for the fourth time during the indoor season … Ranks No. 2 on Arkansas all-time list behind a 7.45 set by Omar McLeod in 2015 … Also finished fourth in 60 hurdles at SEC Championships in 7.71 … Joined the Razorbacks in January and made his Arkansas debut at Arkansas Qualifier in February posting a victory in 7.79 … Set his first PR of 7.72 in placing fourth at Tyson Invitational … Lowered career best to 7.68 in prelims of SEC Indoor and again in NCAA Indoor prelims with a 7.60.

COLLEGE | Barton County CC
Gold medalist in 60H (7.80) at 2020 NJCAA Indoor Championships … Won 2020 NJCAA Indoor Region VI title in 7.79 and ran on runner-up 4×400 relay … Set career best of 7.75 in 60m hurdles during 2020 indoor season as runner-up in Husker Invitational at Nebraska … Ranks as the fifth performer with the sixth best performance on all-time NJCAA list … Opened 2020 indoor as runner-up in 7.80 at Texas Tech Red Raider Inv.

INTERNATIONAL
Set then career best in 110m hurdles with a 13.51 to place fifth in 2019 Jamaican Championships … Won 2019 NACAC U22 title with a wind-aided time of 13.47 (A) in Queretaro, Mexico …

Best times: 7.75 (60H), 13.51 (110H), 10.84 (100), 21.90 (200), 51.41 (400H)

HIGH SCHOOL
During 2018 season established career best times of 13.62 in 110H and 51.41 in 400H, finishing fourth in the longer hurdle race at the Jamaica Junior Championships … In 2017, set PR over junior 110H with a 13.54 as runner-up in Jamaican Junior Championships … Ran second leg of 4×400 relay for Jamaica College, splitting 47.7, as they placed fourth in 2017 Penn Relays (3:11.18) behind three Jamaican schools … Bronze medalist in 110H at 2016 Boys & Girls Championships … Ran anchor leg split of 48.20 on winning 4×400 relay at 2016 Penn Relays (3:12.34) as Jamaica College defeated Calabar (3:13.09).

Phillip Lemonious | Career Stats

Career best marks

Indoor

60H | 7.54

Outdoor

110H | 13.21