2021 USC Track & Field Roster
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Dempsey, John
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John Dempsey
- Position:
- Distances
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Diamond Bar, Calif.
- High School:
- Brea Olinda High
Bio
THIS YEAR: Senior John Dempsey is in his fourth season of competing in the distances for the USC track and field team.
2021: Dempsey competed in three 1500m races during the season. His season-best 1500m time of 4:03.25 was run at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet, his final meet of the year.
2020: Indoors he had a time of 4:21.75 in the 1-mile race at the Husky Invitational. He did not compete outdoors before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19.
2019: Dempsey competed in the 800m, 1500m and steeplechase his first year as a Trojan. He set his 1500m PR of 3:58.13 to place 16th at the Trojan Invitational. His best 800m race of the season of 1:58.82 also came at the Trojan Invitational. He ran his first career steeplechase at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet and placed fourth with a time of 10:15.72.
HIGH SCHOOL: Dempsey is a 2018 graduate of Brea Olinda High in Brea, Calif. He has bests of 1:56.19 in the 800m and 4:15 in the 1600m. He was a two-time league champion in the 800m and 4x400m and league champion in the 1600m as a senior. He was a CIF finalist in the 800m as a junior and the 1600m as a senior. He was a Century Conference Student-Athlete, Scholar Athlete of his class and valedictorian of his high school. He also competed for the Southern California Cheetahs from 2009-14 and finished sixth in the 800m and 1500m at AAU Nationals for 13-14 year olds.
PERSONAL: John was born on July 8, 2000 in Fullerton, Calif…His parents are Tracy and Patrick Dempsey and he has one brother, Scott, and two sisters Katie and Morgan…His favorite pastimes are watching sports and playing video games…Says his sports hero is LeBron James because of how he handles everything thrown at him, for how he has been the most dominant player for years and the way he knows his body and his IQ of his sport is unparalleled…His favorite movie is The Dark Knight and his favorite television shows are The League, PTI on ESPN, Law and Order SVU and Jeopardy!…Says he listens to any rap music, but his favorite artists are J Cole, Kanye, Drake and Kendrick Lamar…After graduation would like to work in the front office of a professional sports team, preferably an NFL franchise…He is majoring in Economics/Mathematics at USC.
CAREER BESTS: 800m - 1:56.19 1500m - 3:58.13
2021: Dempsey competed in three 1500m races during the season. His season-best 1500m time of 4:03.25 was run at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet, his final meet of the year.
2020: Indoors he had a time of 4:21.75 in the 1-mile race at the Husky Invitational. He did not compete outdoors before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19.
2019: Dempsey competed in the 800m, 1500m and steeplechase his first year as a Trojan. He set his 1500m PR of 3:58.13 to place 16th at the Trojan Invitational. His best 800m race of the season of 1:58.82 also came at the Trojan Invitational. He ran his first career steeplechase at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet and placed fourth with a time of 10:15.72.
HIGH SCHOOL: Dempsey is a 2018 graduate of Brea Olinda High in Brea, Calif. He has bests of 1:56.19 in the 800m and 4:15 in the 1600m. He was a two-time league champion in the 800m and 4x400m and league champion in the 1600m as a senior. He was a CIF finalist in the 800m as a junior and the 1600m as a senior. He was a Century Conference Student-Athlete, Scholar Athlete of his class and valedictorian of his high school. He also competed for the Southern California Cheetahs from 2009-14 and finished sixth in the 800m and 1500m at AAU Nationals for 13-14 year olds.
PERSONAL: John was born on July 8, 2000 in Fullerton, Calif…His parents are Tracy and Patrick Dempsey and he has one brother, Scott, and two sisters Katie and Morgan…His favorite pastimes are watching sports and playing video games…Says his sports hero is LeBron James because of how he handles everything thrown at him, for how he has been the most dominant player for years and the way he knows his body and his IQ of his sport is unparalleled…His favorite movie is The Dark Knight and his favorite television shows are The League, PTI on ESPN, Law and Order SVU and Jeopardy!…Says he listens to any rap music, but his favorite artists are J Cole, Kanye, Drake and Kendrick Lamar…After graduation would like to work in the front office of a professional sports team, preferably an NFL franchise…He is majoring in Economics/Mathematics at USC.
CAREER BESTS: 800m - 1:56.19 1500m - 3:58.13
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