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Gavin Champ
- Position:
- Jumps
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Princeton HS
- Hometown:
- Princeton, Texas
- Previous School:
- Texas A&M
Career Highlights
2025 Second Team Indoor All-American (triple jump)
2024 Pac-12 Silver Medalist (outdoor triple jump)
Career Summary
Has spent three seasons on the collegiate rosters at Texas A&M (2025), USC (2024), and TCU (2023) ... Earned Indoor All-America honors in the triple jump at Texas A&M in 2025 ... Was a Pac-12 silver medalist in his lone season at USC ... Enters UCLA with lifetime bests of 16.13m (51-22) in the triple jumpย and 7.19m (23-7.25) in the long jump.ย
Texas A&M (2025)
Was a Second Team Indoor All-American after placing 11th at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a mark of 15.74m (51-7.75) ... Placed fifth in the triple jump at the SEC Indoor Championships with a mark of 15.93m (52-3.25) to help Texas A&M to a team title ... Hit a PR in the triple jump at the New Mexico Team Open at 16.13m (52-11) ... Left Texas A&M with the No. 10 indoor triple jump in school history ... Won three triple jump events during indoor season ... Runner up in the triple jump at the LSU Battle on the Bayou ... Did not compete after Apr. 26.ย
USC (2024)
Silver medalist in the triple jump at the 2024 Outdoor Pac-12 Championships with a mark of 15.66m (51-4.5) ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships with a ninth-place finish at the NCAA West First Round after hitting a mark of 15.82m (52-11) ... Ended up 22nd at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships with a mark of 15.02m (49-3.5) ... Won the triple jump at the UCLA-USC dual meet.
TCU (2023)
Entered 12 meets during his true freshman season, five during indoor season and seven during outdoor season ... Was ninth in the triple jump at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships ... Qualified for NCAA West Prelims, placing 37th in the triple jump ... His longest triple jump as a horned frog came at the Clyde Hart Classic, as he went 15.66m (51-4.5) en route to an event win ... Competed in the TJ and LJ at the Big 12 Indoor Championships.
High School
Earned four letters apiece in track & field and football at Princeton High School in his hometown of Princeton, Texas ... Texas 5A State Champion in the triple jump as a senior with a mark of 48-5.50 ... Was also second in the long jump (23-9.25) at the 5A state meet.ย
Personal
Gavin Lawrence LaVell Champ was born in 2003 in Wisconsin ... Son of Melissa Brown ... Has four siblings: Olivia, Malcolm, Gabby, and Kovan ... Decided to attend UCLA "to compete at the highest level of college athletics while pursuing a world-class education" ... Admires Jesus Christ ... Hobbies and interests include human rights, fishing, plants, and trying new foods ... Pursuing a master's degree in public policy at UCLA ... Aspires to be a lawyer.
2025 Second Team Indoor All-American (triple jump)
2024 Pac-12 Silver Medalist (outdoor triple jump)
Career Summary
Has spent three seasons on the collegiate rosters at Texas A&M (2025), USC (2024), and TCU (2023) ... Earned Indoor All-America honors in the triple jump at Texas A&M in 2025 ... Was a Pac-12 silver medalist in his lone season at USC ... Enters UCLA with lifetime bests of 16.13m (51-22) in the triple jumpย and 7.19m (23-7.25) in the long jump.ย
Texas A&M (2025)
Was a Second Team Indoor All-American after placing 11th at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a mark of 15.74m (51-7.75) ... Placed fifth in the triple jump at the SEC Indoor Championships with a mark of 15.93m (52-3.25) to help Texas A&M to a team title ... Hit a PR in the triple jump at the New Mexico Team Open at 16.13m (52-11) ... Left Texas A&M with the No. 10 indoor triple jump in school history ... Won three triple jump events during indoor season ... Runner up in the triple jump at the LSU Battle on the Bayou ... Did not compete after Apr. 26.ย
USC (2024)
Silver medalist in the triple jump at the 2024 Outdoor Pac-12 Championships with a mark of 15.66m (51-4.5) ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships with a ninth-place finish at the NCAA West First Round after hitting a mark of 15.82m (52-11) ... Ended up 22nd at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships with a mark of 15.02m (49-3.5) ... Won the triple jump at the UCLA-USC dual meet.
TCU (2023)
Entered 12 meets during his true freshman season, five during indoor season and seven during outdoor season ... Was ninth in the triple jump at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships ... Qualified for NCAA West Prelims, placing 37th in the triple jump ... His longest triple jump as a horned frog came at the Clyde Hart Classic, as he went 15.66m (51-4.5) en route to an event win ... Competed in the TJ and LJ at the Big 12 Indoor Championships.
High School
Earned four letters apiece in track & field and football at Princeton High School in his hometown of Princeton, Texas ... Texas 5A State Champion in the triple jump as a senior with a mark of 48-5.50 ... Was also second in the long jump (23-9.25) at the 5A state meet.ย
Personal
Gavin Lawrence LaVell Champ was born in 2003 in Wisconsin ... Son of Melissa Brown ... Has four siblings: Olivia, Malcolm, Gabby, and Kovan ... Decided to attend UCLA "to compete at the highest level of college athletics while pursuing a world-class education" ... Admires Jesus Christ ... Hobbies and interests include human rights, fishing, plants, and trying new foods ... Pursuing a master's degree in public policy at UCLA ... Aspires to be a lawyer.
UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes
Friday, June 21
UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes
Friday, June 21
UCLA Track & Field Jim Bush Legends Invite (April 13, 2024)
Wednesday, April 17
powHER of the Pac: UCLA's Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Monday, June 27
