Desmond Coleman

Liberty Track & Field Media Day on September 26th, 2023. (Photo by Cassidy Paxton)

Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Position:
Throws
Height:
6-4
Hometown:
Charlotte, N.C.
Prev School:
Providence Senior High School

TFRRS Profile
World Athletics Profile

All-CUSA Honors (2)
2024 Indoor Weight Throw - 2nd
2024 Outdoor Discus - 2nd

All-ASUN Honors (1)
2023 Outdoor Discus - 3rd

2023 Outdoor Track & Field (R-Fr.)
• Came in 13^th in the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round discus competition, falling just one centimeter shy of national qualification
• ASUN third-place discus finisher and took eighth in the shot put
• Season-best 194-3 discus mark at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier set a Liberty freshman record and ranked No. 1 nationally among freshmen in 2023. It also moved him up to No. 3 in program history for the event.
• Two-time ASUN Men’s Field Athlete of the Week (March 22 and May 10) and two-time ASUN Men’s Freshman of the Week (March 22 and March 29)
• VaSID State Men’s Field Rookie of the Year
• VaSID First Team All-State honoree (throws)

2022-23 Indoor Track & Field (R-Fr.)
• Matched his season-best shot put mark of 52-9.5 for seventh place in the ASUN final

2022 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Did not compete in any meets for Liberty and was redshirted
• Competing unattached, heaved the discus a personal-best 177-5 at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier
• USA U20 men's discus champion with a mark of 197-2 (1.75 kg implement), earning the right to compete at the 2022 World U20 Championships in Colombia
• Placed seventh in the men's discus at the World U20 Championships with a throw of 198-3 (1.75 kg implement), marking the best finish by a Team USA men's discus thrower at this meet since 2012

2021-22 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Did not compete in any meets for Liberty and was redshirted

Prep
• Graduated from Providence Senior High School
• Shot put runner-up and discus third-place finisher at the North Carolina 4A state championship as a senior
• Named 2021 So Meck 7 Conference MVP in the field events
• Top marks included 54-0.5 (shot put) and 176-8 (discus)

Personal
• Son of Magic and Nakishia Coleman
• Parents both ran track at Oral Roberts
• Sister Nimeesha and brother Devin are both part of the Liberty track & field program
• Birthday is June 23
• Major is business