University of Minnesota Athletics
2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster
Afram, Gary
Gary Afram
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Sprints
- Hometown:
- Rosemount, Minn.
- High School:
- Rosemount
- Prev School:
- St. Thomas
Bio
2024 Outdoor Track & Field • Junior Season: In his Gopher debut at the Hurricane Invitational finished with a lifetime best 100m time of 10.34 (+1.8 m/s) to finish seventh overall... Clocked a lifetime best 21.83 (+2.0 m/s) in the 200m at the Hurricane Invite to finish 20th... Nearly matched his lifetime best 100m time with a 10.35 (+2.2 m/s) at the LSU Alumni Gold to finish eighth overall... Claimed a Big Ten Outdoor Championships medal with a third-place finish in the 4x100m relay, clocking a season-best 39.50 in the final as the anchor leg... Qualified for the NCAA West Regional in the 4x100m relay, finished 18th overall in a time of 40.09.
2023 Outdoor Track & Field • Sophomore Season (at St. Thomas): Completed his St. Thomas career with eight outdoor meets... Helped the 4x100m relay finish fourth at the Summit League Outdoor Championships in a time of 41.20... Was 12th in the 100m at the Summit Outdoor Championships in a time of 10.76 (+0.9 m/s)... Won the St. Thomas Tomcat Invite in the 100m in a time of 10.79 (+0.8 m/s)... Ran a season-best 10.65 (+1.0 m/s) in the 100m at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.
2023 Indoor Track & Field • Sophomore Season (at St. Thomas): Competed at Blue Demon Alumni Classic at DePaul finishing 4th in the 60m with a time of 6.88 and placing 8th in the 200m in 22.60… placed 5th at Ted Nelson Classic in the 60m with a time of 6.98 and finished 7th in long jump with a 6.73m jump… finished 9th in the 60m in 6.87 and 18th in long jump with a jump of 6.19m at the Summit League Championships.
2022 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season (at St. Thomas): 2022 Summit League Outdoor Newcomer of the Championship... 2022 Summit Outdoor All-League Team (4x100m, 100m)... Started outdoor season at Willie Williams Classic placing eighth in the 100m with a time of 10.64, second win the 4x100 in 41.49 seconds, and 11th in long jump with a 6.96m jump… placed first in both the 100m in 10.81 and 4x100 in 42.36 at St. Thomas Tom Cat Invitational… finished season at Summit League Championships earning points for the team in all events with a second place finish in 10.56 in the 100m for a personal record, third place finish in the 4x100m in 41.38 seconds, and sixth in long jump with a 6.96m jump… ranked among the top 75 freshmen nationally in 60 dash.
2022 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season (at St. Thomas): Started season at Minnesota Open placing first in the 60m with a time of 6.89 and finishing 5th in long jump with a 6.52m jump… finished second in the 60m with a time of 6.83 for a personal record at Gopher Classic… placed third in the 60m at Snowshoe Open in 6.88 and 4th in the 200m in 22.61.
HIGH SCHOOL
Minnesota state champion in 100 meters and sixth in the long jump as a senior in 2021 Minnesota state track and field meet, helping Rosemount win boys' team championship.
PERSONAL
Son of Maxwell Afram and Joyce Quarshie, three siblings, Shalom, Michael, and Rachel.
2023 Outdoor Track & Field • Sophomore Season (at St. Thomas): Completed his St. Thomas career with eight outdoor meets... Helped the 4x100m relay finish fourth at the Summit League Outdoor Championships in a time of 41.20... Was 12th in the 100m at the Summit Outdoor Championships in a time of 10.76 (+0.9 m/s)... Won the St. Thomas Tomcat Invite in the 100m in a time of 10.79 (+0.8 m/s)... Ran a season-best 10.65 (+1.0 m/s) in the 100m at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.
2023 Indoor Track & Field • Sophomore Season (at St. Thomas): Competed at Blue Demon Alumni Classic at DePaul finishing 4th in the 60m with a time of 6.88 and placing 8th in the 200m in 22.60… placed 5th at Ted Nelson Classic in the 60m with a time of 6.98 and finished 7th in long jump with a 6.73m jump… finished 9th in the 60m in 6.87 and 18th in long jump with a jump of 6.19m at the Summit League Championships.
2022 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season (at St. Thomas): 2022 Summit League Outdoor Newcomer of the Championship... 2022 Summit Outdoor All-League Team (4x100m, 100m)... Started outdoor season at Willie Williams Classic placing eighth in the 100m with a time of 10.64, second win the 4x100 in 41.49 seconds, and 11th in long jump with a 6.96m jump… placed first in both the 100m in 10.81 and 4x100 in 42.36 at St. Thomas Tom Cat Invitational… finished season at Summit League Championships earning points for the team in all events with a second place finish in 10.56 in the 100m for a personal record, third place finish in the 4x100m in 41.38 seconds, and sixth in long jump with a 6.96m jump… ranked among the top 75 freshmen nationally in 60 dash.
2022 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season (at St. Thomas): Started season at Minnesota Open placing first in the 60m with a time of 6.89 and finishing 5th in long jump with a 6.52m jump… finished second in the 60m with a time of 6.83 for a personal record at Gopher Classic… placed third in the 60m at Snowshoe Open in 6.88 and 4th in the 200m in 22.61.
HIGH SCHOOL
Minnesota state champion in 100 meters and sixth in the long jump as a senior in 2021 Minnesota state track and field meet, helping Rosemount win boys' team championship.
PERSONAL
Son of Maxwell Afram and Joyce Quarshie, three siblings, Shalom, Michael, and Rachel.
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