PJ Austin

Pjai Austin
Personal information
Full name	Pjai Austin
Nickname	Peezy
Nationality	USA
Born	19 September 2000 (23 years, 316 days old); Los Angeles, California
Home town	Los Angeles, California
Education	Maricopa High School; University of Arizona; University of Florida;
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 metres; 60 metres; Long jump
College team	Arizona Wildcats; Florida Gators;
Turned pro	2023
Coached by	Sheldon Hutchinson; Francesca Green; Mike Holloway
Achievements and titles
National finals	2019 USA U20s; • Long jump, 1st ; 2021 NCAA Indoors; • Long jump, 13th; 2022 NCAAs; • 4 x 100m, 2nd ; 2023 NCAA Indoors; • Long jump, 7th; • 60m, 3rd ; 2023 NCAAs; • 100m, 5th; • 4 x 100m, 2nd ;
Personal best(s)	100 m: 9.89 (+1.3) (2023); 60 m: 6.53 (2023); Long jump: 8.01 m (2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the United States
Pan American U20 Championships
	Updated on 15 January 2024

Pjai Austin (born 19 September 2000), also known as PJ Austin, is an American sprinter. At the 2023 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, he ran 9.89 for 100 metres in the semifinals and 9.97 in the finals, the former making him the 9th-fastest runner in the world that year.^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c PJ Austin at Tilastopaja (registration required)
^ ^a ^b "Pjai Austin - Track and Field". Florida Gators. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ "Pjai Austin - Track and Field". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ "100 Metres - men - senior - all - 2023". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 11 February 2024.