2025-26 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Howell, Davonte

Davonte Howell
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- George Town, Cayman Islands
- High School:
- IMG Academy
Bio

Personal Records
Indoor Track
- 60m: 6.63 (2025)
- 200m: 21.36 (2025)
Outdoor Track
- 100m: 10.10 (2024)
- 200m: 20.76 (HS)
HONORS
- 2024 Olympian (Cayman Islands) - 100m
- 2024 Outdoor CARIFTA Games Champion - 100m
- 2024 Outdoor CARIFTA Games Bronze Medalist - 200m
- 2023 Outdoor CARIFTA Games Champion - 100m
2025 TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor- Member of the 4x100 member relay at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational (4/19) that earned a time of 38.76 which secured the fourth best time in that event in program history.
- Claimed first place in the men's 4x100m relay with a time of 39.53 at the Tennessee Invite (4/5)
- Ran a personal-best time of 6.63 in the 60-meter dash at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/14)
- Clocked in at 6.66 in the 60-meter semifinal and turned in an indoor PB of 21.36 in the 200-meter dash at the Orange & Purple Invite (1/24)
- Opened his sophomore season at the McFerrin 12 Degree Invitational (1/10) where he placed fourth in the 60-meter final with a time of 6.72
2024 TRACK & FIELD
Outdoor- Selected by the Cayman Islands to represent his home country at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in the 100-meter dash, where he won his preliminary heat with a time of 10.31
- Clocked a lifetime-best 10.10 in the 100-meter dash at the NACAC New Life Invitational, placing second at the meet
- Competed at eight meets for Tennessee during his first collegiate outdoor season
- Helped the Vols qualify for nationals in the 4x100-meter relay with a season-best mark of 38.71 at the NCAA East Prelims (5/24), which was the second-fastest time in school history
- Qualified for the NCAA East Prelims (5/24) in the 100-meter dash and placed 15th in the national quarterfinals with a college-best time of 10.17
- Part of the 4x100-meter relay team that scored a point at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/11), finishing the event in 39.47
- Ran the third leg of the 4x100-meter team that finished first at the Desert Heat Classic (4/27) with a time of 39.10
- Claimed seventh in the 100-meter dash with a mark of 10.25 at the USC Outdoor Open (4/20)
- Aided his team to a first place finish in the 4x100-meter relay at the USC Outdoor Open (4/20), crossing the line in 39.21
- Ran at the CARIFTA Games (3/30) for the Cayman Islands and won his second straight 100-meter title with a time of 10.15
- Opened his first collegiate outdoor season by securing sixth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.14 at the UCF Black & Gold Invite (3/15)
- Saw action in four meets for his first collegiate indoor season
- Ran the 60-meter dash at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/23) and posted a time of 6.68
- Competed at the Clemson TIger Paw Invitational (2/9) and achieved a personal record in the 60-meter dash, crossing the line in 6.64 in prelims and finished seventh overall
- Finished the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.61 at the Bob Pollock Meet (1/27)
- Made his collegiate debut at the Ted Nelson Invite (1/20), finished fifth in the 60-meter with a time of 6.77 and recorded a 21.61 in the 200-meter
HIGH SCHOOL
- Competed for IMG Academy during the 2022 and 2023 track & field seasons
- Prior to his arrival on Rocky Top, represented the Cayman Islands in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the 2023 U20 Pan American Championships
- Clocked his 200-meter PR at the War on I-4 meet in April 2023 with a time of 20.76, which ranked fifth in the state of Florida and 21st nationally during the 2023 outdoor season
- Won the 2023 CARIFTA Games title in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.30 in the final
- Posted his 100-meter personal-best at the Texas Relays with a mark of 10.29 (+2.0 m/s wind) to finish second in the final
- Ranked fourth in the state of Florida and 24th in the U.S. in the 100-meter dash during the 2023 outdoor season with a wind-aided (+2.9 m/s) mark of 10.24
- Earned a runner-up finish in the 60-meter dash at the Florida Indoor Championships with a personal-best clocking of 6.74
- His time of 6.74 ranked fourth in Florida and 19th in the nation during the 2023 indoor campaign
- Represented the Cayman Islands at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships and posted a 100-meter time of 10.56 in the qualifying round
- Won the 200-meter dash at the 2022 NSAF Outdoor Nationals in Eugene, Oregon, with a mark of 21.71, and took third in the 100-meter with a time of 10.58
- Posted his indoor PR of 21.83 in the 200-meter dash at the 2022 New Balance Indoor Nationals, placing 13th overall as a junior
- Won a pair of Cayman U18 national titles in 2021, finishing first in the 100-meter (10.93) and 200-meter (22.27) finals at 15 years old
PERSONAL
- Majoring in kinesiology
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