Trey Culver


Trey Culver is an American track and field athlete who competes in the high jump. He is a two-time NCAA champion and has competed for team USA at the NACAC Championships.

Early life

Trey was born in Dallas, Texas, to Regina and Hiawatha Culver Jr. He grew up in Lubbock, Texas, where he attended Coronado High School. He finished third in the state 5A high jump in his senior year. Leaving high school he had JUCO offers to play basketball but decided to attend his hometown school, Texas Tech University, to compete on the Track and Field Team.

Career

College Career
Culver has a very successful college career at Texas Tech. He was a seven-time USTFCCCA All-American, the 2017 USTFCCCA Male Scholar Athlete of the Year, the 2018 CoSIDA Male Academic All-American of the Year, a three-time Big-12 Champion, and a two-time NCAA indoor champion. On January 13, 2018 he jumped his indoor personal best 2.33m at the Corky Classic which at the time was the 4th highest jump in NCAA history.
Non-Collegiate Career
Culver first represented the United States at the 2016 NACAC U23 meet where he cleared 2.19m for second place. He also represented the United States at the 2018 NACAC Championships where he finished in 8th place clearing 2.16m. In 2021 he finished 5th at the U.S. Olympic Trials. He has an outdoor personal best of 2.28m from 2018.
YearMeetVenueEventPlaceMark
2015NCAA Outdoor ChampionshipsHayward FieldHigh Jump11th2.16m
2016NCAA Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham CrossPlexHigh Jump1st2.23m
2016NCAA Outdoor ChampionshipsHayward FieldHigh Jump5th2.19m
2017NCAA Indoor ChampionshipsGilliam Indoor Track StadiumHigh Jump1st2.26m
2017NCAA Outdoor ChampionshipsHayward FieldHigh Jump5th2.19m
2018NCAA Indoor ChampionshipsGilliam Indoor Track StadiumHigh Jump2nd2.29m
2018NCAA Outdoor ChampionshipsHayward FieldHigh Jump4th2.21m

Personal life

Trey is from an athletic family. He has two younger brothers, J.J., and Jarrett. J.J. played basketball collegially for Wayland Baptist where he once scored 100 points in a single game. His youngest brother, Jarrett played basketball at Texas Tech and now is a professional basketball player in the NBA.
His father is a pastor at Rising Star Baptist Church in Lubbock.