Donovan Spearman

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Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Gardena, Calif.
High School:
Crossroads School
Prev School:
Dartmouth

Honors: All-Ivy League Second Team (60m, Indoor)

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2021-22 (Graduate Student)
Outdoor

Clocked 20.78 seconds in the 200m at the NCAA East Regional
Ran 200m personal best (20.77) in the prelims at the ACC Championships, tied for the Duke program record; Also competed on the 4x100m relay that clocked 40.05 seconds to set the school record
Ran 100m personal best (10.46) in the prelims at the Virginia Challenge
Finished second in the 4x100m (40.89) and fourth in the 100m (10.47) at the High Point Meet of Champions
Took second In the 200m (20.84) at the Duke Invite
Placed eighth in the 100m (10.51) at the Bob Davidson Invite

Indoor

Placed sixth in the 60m (6.81) and earned All-ACC Second Team honors at the ACC Championships; set event school record in the prelims with a run of 6.69 seconds
Clocked 6.71 seconds in the 60m at the Virginia Tech Invite

2020-21 (Dartmouth): Redshirt season

2019-20 (Dartmouth): Began the season with a PR and first place finish in the 60m with a time of 6.79 seconds at the Dartmouth vs. Maine vs. Vermont meet (12/13) … Took home fifth place in the 60m with a mark of 6.91 seconds at the NEICAAA Indoor Championships (1/31) … Won the 60m with a mark of 6.83 seconds at the Dartmouth Indoor Invitational (2/8) … Placed first in the 60m for the second straight week with a time of 6.79 seconds at the 14th Giegengack Invitational (2/15) … Earned All-Ivy League honors for the first time with a second place finish and time of 6.82 seconds at the Ivy League Indoor Championships (2/29 – 3/1) … Did not compete in any outdoor events due to the season being cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.

2018-19 (Dartmouth): Started the year with a second-place finish in the 60m with a time of 6.89 seconds at the Boston University Season Opener (12/1) … Began a streak of five straight event wins, taking first in the 60m (6.90 seconds) and 200m (22.24 seconds) at the Dartmouth vs. UNH vs. Maine vs. Vermont meet (12/8) … Won the 60m with a time of 6.84 seconds at the Dartmouth Relays (1/13) … Took home first in the 60m (6.88 seconds) and 200m (22.01 seconds) at the Dartmouth vs. Yale vs. Columbia meet (1/18) … Placed second in the 60m with a time of 6.82 seconds at the BU John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/25) … Earned a second place finish in the 200m with a time of 21.76 seconds at the NEICAAA Indoor Championships (2/1) … Finished 20th in the 60m with a time of 7.08 seconds at the Fastrack National Invite (2/8) … Placed third in both the 60m (6.85 seconds) and 200m (21.77 seconds) at the Ivy League Indoor Championships (2/23 – 2/24) … Opened the outdoor season with a third place finish in the 100m at 10.74 seconds at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (3/15) … Placed second in the 200m with a time of 21.22 seconds, while taking fifth in the 100m with a PR of 10.54 seconds at the North Florida Spring Break Invitational (3/21) … Won the 100m (10.70 seconds) and 200m (21.62w seconds) while taking second in the 4x100m relay (42.16 seconds) at the UMass Minutemen Invitational (4/6) … Placed second as part of the 4x100m relay with a mark of 42.37 seconds at the Dartmouth Outdoor Invitational (4/12) … Won the 200m with a time of 21.14 seconds and placed seventh in the 100m with a mark of 10.63 seconds at the Virginia Challenge (4/19) … Set a PR in the 200m in qualifying with a time of 21.11 seconds and finished seventh in the 100m with a time of 10.79w seconds at the Ivy League Outdoor Championships (5/4 – 5/5).

2017-18 (Dartmouth): Opened his collegiate tenure with a second-place finish in the 60m dash (6.92 seconds) and sixth place finish in the 200m (22.20 seconds) at the Boston University Season Opener (12/2) … Won both events he competed in, taking first in the 60m (6.87 seconds) and 200m (21.98 seconds) at the Dartmouth vs. UNH vs. Maine vs. Vermont meet (12/8) … Took third in the 60m with a time of 6.85 seconds at the Dartmouth Relays (1/7) … Won the 60m with a run of 6.82 seconds, while taking third in the 200m, clocking in at 23.07 seconds at the Dartmouth vs. UVM vs. Brown vs. Maine meet (1/13) … Returned to action in the 100m, placing second with a time of 11.11 seconds at the Mark Young Invitational (4/7) … Finished first in the 200m with a mark of 21.73 seconds and third in the 100m with a run of 10.94 seconds at the Dartmouth Outdoor Invitational (4/13) … Placed 14th in the 100m (10.92 seconds) and 21st in the 200m (22.05 seconds) at the Virginia Challenge (4/20) … Competed in the 4x100m for the first time, winning the event with a mark of 41.73 seconds at the UMass Pre-Conference (4/28) … Helped the 4x100m relay team finish sixth with a mark of 41.64 and took eighth in the 100m with a best run of 10.75 seconds at the Ivy League Outdoor Championships (5/5 – 5/6).

High School: Four-year letterwinner in track & field at Crossroads High School in Gardena, Calif., where he was named captain all four years ... Named to the All-State team his senior year ... Currently the Crossroads High School record holder in the 60m, 100m, 200m and 400m ... Winner of three Delphic League titles (400m, 200m and 4x400m) ... Part of a team that won the Delphic League title in 2014 ... Gold Coast League Champion in the 200m (2015), 4x400m (2015), 100m (2017) and 200m (2017) ... Won a USATF Southern California title in the 200m (2016) ... California 60m Winter State Champion (7.01 seconds) in 2017 ... Recipient of numerous team awards, including Team MVP three years and rookie of the year, while also earning all-league and All-State honors.

Personal: Son of Darrel and Trisele Spearman … Has one brother and sister … Sister, Lauren played basketball at Boston University.