2017-18 Track Roster
Oliver Newport
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bletchingley, England
- High School:
- Oxted School
2015-16: Competed in the Long Jump during the outdoor season... Took second at the Memphis Invitational with a jump of 7.48m/24-6.5… Took third at the ACC Championships with a season best 7.78m/ 25-06.25 ... Earned first team All-ACC honors.
2014-15: Competed in the long jump in his freshman season…picked up victories at the Louisville Twilight and the Vanderbilt Music City Invitational…posted his best mark of 7.49m at the Doc Hale VT Elite…finished sixth at the ACC Indoor Championships and 11th at the ACC Outdoor Championships…named Indoor second-team All-ACC.
Prep: Lettered in track and field at the Oxted School, competing in the long jump ... coached at the Oxted School by John Shepherd ... also participated in soccer and tennis as a prep athlete.
Personal: Born Jan. 7, 1995 in Redhill, United Kingdom ... son of Christopher and Fiona Newport ... has one brother, Ben ... majoring in exercise science.
