Courtlandt Perkins
Height: 6-0
Weight: 190
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Kilmichael, MS
High School: Mississippi Math & Science
Position: Sprints
Major: Applied Mathematics
Parents: Cynthia

Career Best Marks (Indoor):

6.80 55m Dash 2/5/2011 Tiger Indoor Invitational
7.52 60m Dash 1/29/2011 UNC Kent Taylor Invitational
23.77 200m Dash 2/5/2011 Tiger Indoor Invitational

Career Best Marks (Outdoor):

11.50 100m Dash 3/25/2011 Emory Classic
22.70 200m Dash 4/22/2011 UAA Championships
51.25 400m Dash 4/9/2011 Furman Invitational

Prior to Emory:

One-year varsity letterwinner for the Mississippi School for Math and Science track and field team, serving as the team captain from 2009-10... Recorded career-best times of 11.13 seconds in the 100-meter dash and 22.5 seconds in the 200-meter dash... Named his team's Most Valuable Performer in 2008, and the Male Track Athlete of the Year in 2010... Coached bY Valerie Scott... Also played basketball and football in high school.

Personal:

Born December 11, 1991.

Why he chose Emory:

"I chose Emory for the great academic opportunity."