Greg Lauray

Photo by: Keith Lucas

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Nazareth, Pa.
High School:
Notre Dame Green Pond HS

Career Results

2021-22 Indoor: Competed in one indoor meet as a graduate student … Took second place in 3:20.23 as part of the 4x400m relay team at the YSU Icebreaker (Dec. 3).

2021 Outdoor: Competed in five outdoor meets during his senior year … Placed 31^st in the high jump at the NCAA Division 1 East Preliminary Round (May 26-29) with a height of 2.11m … Competed at the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 13-15) and placed seventh in the high jump with a height of 2.10 m … Won the high jump at the Mountaineer Twilight (May 1) with a height of 2.05m … Competed at the Virginia Challenge (April 16-17) and placed eighth in the high jump with a height of 2.04m.

2020-2021 Indoor: Competed in five indoor meets during his senior year … Competed at the NCAA Division 1 Indoor Track & Field Championships (Mar 11-13) and competed in the high jump and placed 16^th … Received second in the high jump at the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb 25-27) and got a height of 2.13m … Placed second in the high jump at the Virginia Tech Challenge (Feb 19-20) and got a height of 2.17m … Won the high jump at the Tiger Paw Invite (Feb 12-13) with a height of 2.16m ... Also won the high jump at the Doc Hale Virginia Tech Elite (Feb 5-6) with a height of 2.14m.

2020 Outdoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20 Indoor: Became the first Pitt male to earn indoor All-American honors in the high jump and was just the fifth Pitt male individual to earn All-America status since the Panthers joined the ACC in 2013-14... Earned First Team All-ACC honors for the second straight season in the high jump after coming in second place at the ACC Indoor Championships (Feb. 27) as he cleared a height of 7'0.25" (2.14m)... Earned his first appearance at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the high jump with the ninth best jump in the nation but the championship was canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic... Broke his own school record in the high jump at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7) as he cleared a height of 7'3.75" (2.23m) as he secured second place... Posted victories in the high jump at the Youngstown State Icebreaker (Dec. 6) and Doug Raymond National (Feb. 14)... Posted a personal record time of 22.41 seconds in the 200m dash at the Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan. 11) as he finished in eighth place... Ran a leg of the 4x400m relay team that posted a season-best time of 3:18.59 at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 7)... Named Pitt Student-Athlete of the Week (Feb. 11).

2019 Outdoor: First team All-ACC selection in the high jump… Participated in the high jump at the NCAA Division I East Region Preliminary Rounds (May 25)… Set a program outdoor record in the high jump at 2.20m to place second at the ACC Championships (May 11)… Set a career-best in the 400m with a time of 49.51and placed fourth in the high jump with a height of 2.13m at the Virginia Challenge (Apr. 20)… Finished second at the Bison Outdoor Classic (Apr. 14) in the high jump with a height of 2.04m… Set a career-best in the 100m with a time of 11.18 to finish third and placed first in the high jump with a height of 2.11m at the Virginia Four-Team Challenge (Apr. 6)… Finished second in the high jump with a height of 2.12m and set a career-best time in the 200m with a time of 22.43 at the FSU Relays (Mar. 23)… Ran on the 4x400m relay team that placed third with a time of 3:19.40 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (Mar. 16).

2018-19 Indoor: ACC Champion in the high jump… First team All-ACC selection in high jump… Set a new program indoor record in the high jump at 2.19m at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championship (Feb. 23)… Finished first in the high jump at the Arkansas Qualifier (Feb. 15) with a height of 2.16m… Took first in the high jump at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 2) with a height of 2.13m… Recorded a height of 2.06m in the high jump to finish first at the Penn State National (Jan. 26)… Set a career-best in the 300m with a time of 36.10 and also placed second in the high jump with a height of 2.06m at the Hokie Invitational (Jan. 19)… Recorded a career-high in the long jump of 6.48m to place sixth at the Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan. 12)… Finished second in the high jump with a height of 2.11m at the Youngstown State Icebreaker (Dec. 7).

2018 Outdoor: Tied a 39-year-old school record in men’s high jump with a mark of 2.16m (7’1”) at the Virginia Classic (April 20-21)… Earned All-ACC second team honors in high jump, placing fifth at the ACC Outdoor Championships at 2.12m (6’11.5”)… Represented Pitt in high jump at the NCAA East Preliminary (May 24-26)… Also competed at the Campbell/Wright Open, Penn Relays, Bison Outdoor Classic, Texas State Bobcat Invitational and 49er Classic.

2017-18 Indoor: Competed at the ACC Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-24) in the high jump, placing eighth with a personal best mark of 2.06m… Tied his personal best mark in the high jump at the Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan. 13) and Kent State National Qualifier (Feb. 10) at 2.06m… Finished 38th at the Youngstown State College Invite (Jan. 19) in the long jump with a mark of 5.51m.

High School: Graduate of Notre Dame Green Pond High School in Easton, Pa.... Cleared 6-10 in his very first meet in 2016, setting a new record for his high school and establishing the highest jump in the state of Pennsylvania that year... Was a Penn Relays medalist after only one month of competing in the high jump... Won the following postseason championships: 2016 and 2017 Colonial League, 2016 and 2017 PIAA District XI, 2016 PIAA Class 3A, 2017 PIAA Class 2A... Set all-time Lehigh Valley regional record in the high jump in 2016 at 7-1... Named 2017 Track Athlete of the Year by the Morning Call and Lehigh Valley Live... Named to All-Are Lehigh Valley Boy's Track and Field team for 2016 and 2017... Was a two-sport standout at Notre Dame as a starting forward/center on its basketball team.

Personal: Son of Gregory and Kelly Lauray... Has three older sisters: Aleesha, Ebone and Glenda... Enrolled in the Dietrich School of Arts and Science.