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Traunard Folson
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Jacksonville, Fla.
- High School:
- Andrew Jackson
- Previous School:
- Indian Hills CC
Personal Records
Indoor Track
- 60m: 6.49 (2026)
- 200m: 20.55 (2026)
Outdoor Track
- 100m: 10.03 (2026)
- 200m: 20.23 (2026)
SEC Scoring
Indoor Track
- 2026 - 60m - 7th - 6.62
Outdoor Track
- 2026 - 100m - 2nd - 10.03
- 2026 - 200m - 4th - 20.23
- 2026 - 4x100mR - 3rd - 38.51
NCAA Scoring
Outdoor Track
- 2026 - 4x100mR - 1st - 37.98
HONORS
- 2026 Outdoor USTFCCCA First Team All-American - 4x100m Relay
- 2026 Outdoor USTFCCCA Second Team All-American - 100m
- 2026 Outdoor NCAA Champion - 4x100m Relay
- 2026 Outdoor All-SEC Second Team
- 2026 Outdoor SEC Silver Medalist - 100m
- 2026 Outdoor SEC Bronze Medalist - 4x100m Relay
- 2024 Outdoor USTFCCCA NJCAA All-American - 100m, 200m, 4x100m Relay
- 2024 Indoor USTFCCCA NJCAA All-American - 60m, 200m
- 2023 Outdoor USTFCCCA NJCAA All-American - 4x100m Relay
2026 TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor- Saw action at eight meets during the 2026 outdoor season, culminating with a national title in the 4x100-meter relay
- Led off UT's championship 4x100-meter relay at the NCAA Championships (6/12), which finished first with a school-record time of 37.98 that ranked fourth-fastest in collegiate history
- Claimed Second Team All-America honors in the 100-meter dash after placing 10th in the national semifinal at the NCAA Championships (6/10)
- Scored a team-high 14.5 points at the SEC Championships (5/16)
- Set wind-legal PRs in the 100-meter (10.03) and 200-meter (20.23) at the conference meet, finishing second and fourth in those events respectively
- Also helped UT secure bronze in the 4x100-meter relay at the SEC Championships (5/16) with a time of 38.51
- Rounded out the regular season at the Lee University Last Chance Meet (5/9) where he finished first in the 100-meter prelims with a wind-legal 10.05 (+2.0)
- Ran a wind-aided, sub-10 100-meter dash of 9.93 seconds (+4.1) to finish first at the East Coast Relays (5/1)
- Secured a second-place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 20.36 at the Tom Jones Memorial (4/18)
- Opened the outdoor season leading off back-to-back victories in the 4x100-meter relay at the Pepsi Florida Relays (4/4) and Tennessee Invite (4/11)
- Competed at four meets during his first attached season with the Volunteers
- Scored two points at the SEC Championships (2/28) with a seventh-place finish in the 60-meter final, clocking in at 6.62
- Clocked an indoor PR of 20.55 to win the 200-meter dash at the USC Invite (2/21)
- Equaled his lifetime-best of 6.49 in the 60-meter final at the Tyson Invitational (2/13), placing second at the meet
- Made his official Tennessee debut in the 60-meter dash at the Clemson Invitational (1/10) and clocked a lifetime-best of 6.49 in the final, ranking 12th in collegiate history
- Joined teammate Davonte Howell as two of four Vols to clock sub-6.50 in the 60-meter dash all-time, the most of any school in the country
2025 TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor- Competed unattached during his first season on Rocky Top and posted notable times in the short sprints
- Clocked a wind-aided mark of 9.97 (+2.1) in the 100-meter dash at the Ed Murphey Classic (7/12), one of three Vols to run sub-10 at the meet
- Opened his outdoor season at the Tennessee Invite (4/5), finishing first overall in the 200-meter dash (20.31w) and fourth in the 100-meter dash (10.09w)
- Finished the 2025 campaign ranked 20th in the world in the 60-meter dash with a personal best of 6.53 seconds he set twice during the indoor season
- Competed at the USATF Indoor Championships (2/23) and placed fourth in his heat with a time of 6.67
- Ran 6.53 over 60 meters for the second time in the semifinals at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational (2/14)
- Opened the season winning the 60-meter dash in 6.53 seconds as an unattached sprinter at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/17), ranking top five in the world at the time of the performance
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE (INDIAN HILLS CC)
- Competed for two seasons as one of the top JUCO sprinters for Indian Hills Community College from 2023-24
- Earned six NJCAA All-America certificates in two seasons competing for IHCC, including national runner-up finishes in the 100-meter (10.07) and 200-meter (20.47) at the 2024 NJCAA Outdoor Championships
- Established wind legal, collegiate best marks of 10.06 (+1.7) and 20.29 (+2.0) during the 2024 outdoor season
- Broke 10 seconds in the 100-meter dash for the first time in his career at the 2024 Arkansas Spring Invitational, clocking 9.98W (+4.8) to place first at the meet
- National runner-up in the 60-meter dash at the 2024 NJCAA Indoor Championships, placing second with a time of 6.70
- Also earned indoor All-America honors in the 200-meter dash in 2024 with a time of 21.11, placing fourth in the final
HIGH SCHOOL
- Competed for Andrew Jackson High School and Quiet Storm Track Association in Jacksonville, Florida
- Capped his high school career finishing third in the 100-meter dash at the 2022 FHSAA Outdoor State Finals with a time of 10.60
- Set his high school PB of 10.43 in the 100-meter dash at the 2022 FHSAA 2A Region 1 Championships, finishing first at the meet
- Qualified for the 100-meter final at the 2021 AAU Junior Olmpic Games and finished sixth overall
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