Dezerea Bryant


Dezerea Bryant-Moore is an American sprinter competing in the 100 metres and 200 m. She was the 200 m national champion in 2019. At the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, she placed 5th in the 200 m and earned a bronze medal in the Women's 4x100m Relay. She has earned 17 NCAA Division I All-American honors and won the NCAA 200m championship in 2015 over The Bowerman Award Winner, Jenna Prandini. Bryant set a low-altitude collegiate record in 200 metres with 22.18. No, she is not the sister of American football player Dez Bryant.

Professional Career

Dezerea Bryant-Moore joined the University of Maryland, College Park Maryland Terrapins track & field program after an illustrious career competing at the highest levels, where she is serving as an assistant coach since August 2024. Bryant-Moore is responsible for the oversight of the women's sprint event group.
Dezerea Bryant-Moore spent that 2023-24 season coaching at the University of Delaware working with the sprint group.
In 2019, Bryant-Moore achieved extraordinary success, earning the title of USA Track & Field 200-meter dash champion. At the World Championships in Doha, she secured a bronze medal in the 4x100-meter relay and an admirable fifth-place finish in the 200 meters. Her remarkable talents propelled her to the fifth rank globally in 2019 and the 11th rank in 2021. Bryant-Moore also earned the distinction of being a finalist in the USA Olympic trials for the 200 meters in 2021.
Before embarking on her professional journey, Bryant-Moore served as a volunteer assistant coach for two seasons with the University of Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers track and field program. During this tenure, she collaborated closely with coach Tim Hall, focusing on the sprints and relays event group.

NCAA

Bryant was an 17-time NCAA Division I All-American and 22-time all-conference sprinter.

Clemson

Bryant is a nine-time All-American and nine-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference in her first two collegiate seasons.
YearACC IndoorNCAA Division I National Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsACC OutdoorNCAA Division I National Outdoor Track and Field Championships
20127.25
1st
23.26
1st
7.28
6th
23.36
7th
11.29
1st
23.05
1st
43.58
1st
23.08
12th
43.52
3rd
20137.27
1st
23.22
1st
7.24
4th
23.00
4th
11.42
1st
23.21
2nd
43.59
1st
11.27
9th
22.54
5th
43.76
3rd

Kentucky

Bryant-Moore is a nine-time All-American at Kentucky and 13-time All-South eastern conference. Dezerea Bryant was inducted into the 2022 UK Hall of Fame.
YearSEC IndoorNCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field ChampionshipsSEC OutdoorNCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships
201422.75
2nd
7.16
1st
3:36.65
4th
7.12
2nd
22.69
1st
3:37.69
12th
22.68
2nd
11.24
3rd
43.25
2nd
3:34.93
4th
3:39.09
22nd
20157.18
2nd
23.02
2nd
3:31.43
2nd
7.27
7th
22.86
3rd
3:33.17
7th
22.65
3rd
11.33
4th
42.85
3rd
3:34.38
4th
11.01
3rd
22.18
1st

Professional

Dezerea Bryant worked two seasons as a Volunteer Assistant Coach with Tennessee's track and field team in 2015–2017. After a stellar collegiate sprinting career, Bryant worked with the Tennessee sprints and relays. In Fall 2017, Bryant moved to the training group in Florida.

Statistics

Information from IAAF profile or Track & Field Results Reporting System unless otherwise noted.

Personal bests

  • = wind-assisted
EventTimeWind VenueDateNotes
60 m7.11n/aAlbuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.March 5, 2017
100 m10.99+1.8Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.June 21, 2018
100 m10.96 +4.0Austin, Texas, U.S.May 3, 2014Wind-assisted
200 m22.18+1.9Eugene, Oregon, U.S.June 13, 2015
200 m indoor22.69n/aAlbuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.March 14, 2014
4×100 m relay42.24n/aSan José, Costa RicaAugust 9, 2015
4×200 m relay1:30.87n/aNassau, BahamasApril 22, 2017

Seasonal bests

  • = wind-assisted

International championship results

  • = personal best

National championship results

  • = personal best
  • = wind-assisted
  • = qualified for the next round

World ranking

Dezerea Bryant was ranked tenth in 200 metres in 2015. Bryant was ranked 13th in 200 metres in 2021.