2012 Indoor
Finished first in both the prelims (7.84) and the finals (7.83) of the 60 meter hurdles at the UNC Invitational ... Placed third in the prelims and first in the finals of the 60 meter hurdles at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a time of 7.92 ... Also finished first in the prelims (8.10) and first in the finals (8.04) of the 60 meter hurdles at the Liberty Kickoff ... Raced in the 60 meter dash once on the season, finishing 24th in the prelims of the event at the Liberty Kickoff in a time of 7.20 ... A member of the 4x400 meter relay team that place seventh at the Virginia Tech Invitational in 3:20.81 and second at the Liberty Kickoff in 3:23.63.
2011 Outdoor
Red-shirted the outdoor season, due to injury.
2011 Indoor
Red-shirted the indoor season, due to injury.
2009 (at South Carolina)
Outdoor NCAA participant ... U.S. Junior National silver medalist in the 110m hurdles ... Pan Am Junior Championship silver medalist...Outdoor SEC silver medalist and NCAA East Region bronze medalist ... Placed sixth at NCAA Outdoors in the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.84 ... Placed sixth at SEC Indoors in the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.92 ... Ran a collegiate-best 7.86 in the prelims and finals at the NCAA Last Chance meet to place fourth overall ... Won the 55m hurdles at the Gamecock Invitational in 7.39 ... Ranked No. 3 in the nation for most of the outdoor season ... Won collegiate high hurdle debut at the Weems Baskin Invite in at time of 13.92 and won the Spec Town Relays ... Took second at the State USATF Meet and the UNC Elite Meet ... Silver medalist at the SEC Outdoors in a time of 13.49 ... A bronze medalist at the NCAA East Region meet in a time of 13.63 ... Ran two races in the 400m hurdles with a win at the Weems Baskin Invite in 54.18.
Background
Coached by Steve McGill at Garner High School ... Ranked as the No. 1 hurdler in the United States ... The No. 2 ranked hurdler in the world ... 2008 Junior National champion in the 110-meter hurdles at 13.40 ... 2008 World Junior Championships silver medalist in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.45 ... Earned All-American, All-Conference, and All-State honors in track ... Lettered in track and football ... Had a top time in the 400-meter hurdles of 53.14 set at the NC A&T Friendship and Freedom Games ... A bronze medalist at the 2008 Nike Indoor Nationals with a personal-best 7.78 in the 60-meter hurdles.
Personal
Transferred from South Carolina prior to junior season in Fall of 2010...Full name is Booker T. Nunley IV ... Son of Booker and Jacqueline Nunley ... Born July 2, 1990, in Portsmouth, Va. ... Younger brother, Malcolm, also runs track for the Demon Deacons ... Pursuing a degree in Communication.
Up Close with Booker
My favorite food is...Strawberry milkshakes.
If I could invite any three people to dinner, dead or alive, I would choose...Jesus Christ, Bruce Lee, and Meshi Beshi.
If I could spend three hours doing anything, it would be...Hanging out with loved ones.
My biggest inspiration is...My family.
My favorite quote is..."I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying." - Michael Jordan.
If I could appear on the cover of any magazine, it would be...Forbes.
My favorite professional sports team is...The Dallas Cowboys.
My dream job is...To be a professional athlete.
My most memorable track and field moment was...Winning the USA Junior Nationals in 2008.
