2022 USC Track & Field Roster
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Sears III, Earnest
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Earnest Sears III
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Palmdale, Calif.
- High School:
- Bishop Alemany
Bio
THIS YEAR: Senior Earnest Sears III is in his fourth season as a jumper on the USC track and field team. He is the school indoor record-holder in the high jump and ranks tied for third on USC's all-time outdoor high jump list.
2021: Opened the outdoor season by clearing 7-3.75 (2.23m) to take second in the high jump at the Florida Relays. He then tied for first with a jump of 7-2.50 (2.20m) at the Beach Invitational. Sears placed fourth in the HJ at the Pac-12 Championships with a clearance of 7-0.25 (2.14m). He finished seventh at the NCAA Championships in the high jump with a clearance of 7-2.50 (2.20m).
2020: Won the high jump with an indoor PR of 7-6.50 (2.30m) at the Texas Tech Invitational, which set the school indoor hugh jump record. He won his second consecutive MPSF high jump title with a clearance of 7-2.50 (2.20m). He did not compete outdoors before the season was shutdown due to COVID-19.
2019: Sears won his second consecutive Pac-12 high jump title with a personal-best clearance of 7-5.25 (2.27m) which moved him into a third place tie on USC's all-time outdoor high jump list. He then cruised through the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds tying for first with a clearance of 7-1.00 (2.16m) while taking only two jumps. He placed 12th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a jump of 7-1.75 (2.18m). During the indoor season he placed fourth at the NCAA Championships with a clearance of 7-3.75 (2.23m). He set his indoor PR of 7-5.25 (2.27m) twice to move into third on USC's indoor HJ list. In the summer he placed second at the NACAC U23s with a jump of 7-4.50 (2.25m) and eighth at the USATF Championships with a clearance of 7-3.00 (2.21m).
2018: Began his Trojan career with a high jump win at the Beach Opener, clearing 7-1.00 (2.16m). He won the USC-UCLA Dual Meet high jump title by also clearing 7-1.00. He won the Pac-12 high jump title with a then-PR of 7-2.50 (2.20m) which moved him to sixth on USC's all-time list. Jumped 6-11.00 (2.11m) to tie for 11th in the high jump at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds, one of just two outdoor meets he did not clear at least 7-0. Earned All-America honors by placing seventh in the high jump with a clearance of 7-1.75 (2.18m) at the NCAA Championships. During the indoor season, he placed fourth at the MPSF Championships with a clearance of 6-11.75 (2.13m).
HIGH SCHOOL: Sears is a 2017 graduate of Bishop Alemany HS in Mission Hills, Calif. He has a personal best in the high jump of 7-0. He placed third at the 2017 CIF California State Meet with a clearance of 6-7. He placed second in 2016 at the state meet with a jump of 7-0. He won back-to-back CIF-Southern Section Division 3 high jump titles in 2016 and 2017.
PERSONAL: Earnest was born on December 4, 1998 in Inglewood, Calif...His parents are Earnie and Sharon Sears and he has three siblings, brothers Yonas and C.J. and sister, Mariah...He likes to play video games and hang out with friends in his spare time...His favorite food is cinnamon rolls...Some day would like to travel to Bora Bora...He is a Communication major at USC.
CAREER BESTS: High Jump -- Outdoor: 7-5.25 (2.27m)
Indoor: 7-6.50 (2.30m)
2021: Opened the outdoor season by clearing 7-3.75 (2.23m) to take second in the high jump at the Florida Relays. He then tied for first with a jump of 7-2.50 (2.20m) at the Beach Invitational. Sears placed fourth in the HJ at the Pac-12 Championships with a clearance of 7-0.25 (2.14m). He finished seventh at the NCAA Championships in the high jump with a clearance of 7-2.50 (2.20m).
2020: Won the high jump with an indoor PR of 7-6.50 (2.30m) at the Texas Tech Invitational, which set the school indoor hugh jump record. He won his second consecutive MPSF high jump title with a clearance of 7-2.50 (2.20m). He did not compete outdoors before the season was shutdown due to COVID-19.
2019: Sears won his second consecutive Pac-12 high jump title with a personal-best clearance of 7-5.25 (2.27m) which moved him into a third place tie on USC's all-time outdoor high jump list. He then cruised through the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds tying for first with a clearance of 7-1.00 (2.16m) while taking only two jumps. He placed 12th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a jump of 7-1.75 (2.18m). During the indoor season he placed fourth at the NCAA Championships with a clearance of 7-3.75 (2.23m). He set his indoor PR of 7-5.25 (2.27m) twice to move into third on USC's indoor HJ list. In the summer he placed second at the NACAC U23s with a jump of 7-4.50 (2.25m) and eighth at the USATF Championships with a clearance of 7-3.00 (2.21m).
2018: Began his Trojan career with a high jump win at the Beach Opener, clearing 7-1.00 (2.16m). He won the USC-UCLA Dual Meet high jump title by also clearing 7-1.00. He won the Pac-12 high jump title with a then-PR of 7-2.50 (2.20m) which moved him to sixth on USC's all-time list. Jumped 6-11.00 (2.11m) to tie for 11th in the high jump at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds, one of just two outdoor meets he did not clear at least 7-0. Earned All-America honors by placing seventh in the high jump with a clearance of 7-1.75 (2.18m) at the NCAA Championships. During the indoor season, he placed fourth at the MPSF Championships with a clearance of 6-11.75 (2.13m).
HIGH SCHOOL: Sears is a 2017 graduate of Bishop Alemany HS in Mission Hills, Calif. He has a personal best in the high jump of 7-0. He placed third at the 2017 CIF California State Meet with a clearance of 6-7. He placed second in 2016 at the state meet with a jump of 7-0. He won back-to-back CIF-Southern Section Division 3 high jump titles in 2016 and 2017.
PERSONAL: Earnest was born on December 4, 1998 in Inglewood, Calif...His parents are Earnie and Sharon Sears and he has three siblings, brothers Yonas and C.J. and sister, Mariah...He likes to play video games and hang out with friends in his spare time...His favorite food is cinnamon rolls...Some day would like to travel to Bora Bora...He is a Communication major at USC.
CAREER BESTS: High Jump -- Outdoor: 7-5.25 (2.27m)
Indoor: 7-6.50 (2.30m)
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