Education
A native of Miami, Florida, Lovett attended Palm Beach Lakes Community High School in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he also was a highly touted football prospect, playing wide receiver and defensive back.
A native of Miami, Florida, Lovett attended Palm Beach Lakes Community High School in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he also was a highly touted football prospect, playing wide receiver and defensive back.
He currently attends the University of Florida. He set a new championship record with 13.14 sec, a significant improvement to the previous record of 13.45, set in 2005 by Dayron Robles. lieutenant is the second fastest time ever by a junior hurdler, behind only Wayne Davis (1308 sec).
However, he broke his arm early into his senior season, effectively ending his football career.
He headed to UF on a track scholarship instead. At the 2010 Florida Class 3A state meet, he ran 13.46 in the 110 m hurdles and broke a state record originally established by Philip Riley (1359 s) of Orlando-Jones High School in 1990.
He was an All-United States of America high school track and field team selection by United States of America Today in July 2010. Eddie is currently managed by World Express Sports Management.
Outdoor
100 m: 10.51 s (wind: +13 m/s) – Gainesville, Florida, 4 April 2014
110 m hurdles: 13.39 s (wind: +06 m/s) – Greensboro, North Carolina, 25 May 2013
Indoor
60 m: 6.77 s – Lincoln, Nebraska, 1 February 2013
60 m hurdles: 7.50 s – Fayetteville, Arkansas, 9 March 2013.
Eddie Lovett is also a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, having joined at Zeta Kappa chapter at the University of Florida.