Jesuit star sprinter changes sports and flips college commitment

One of Oregon’s breakout track stars of 2025 just flipped gears completely.

On Monday, Jesuit senior Grant Valley announced on his social media that he is committing to Oregon to join the track and field team.

SCO🦆

#committed

Thank you God 🙏🏻

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Valley was previously committed to Southern Oregon University to play football.

At 6-foot-1, 165 pounds, Valley played receiver and defensive back for the Crusaders in the fall and helped lead Jesuit to a 9-3 record in 2024. He was named a second team all-state selection in Class 6A as a senior.

But it was in the spring when Valley truly burst onto the scene. After leg injuries derailed a lot of his high school track career, Valley stunned the field and

won the 100-meter dash at the Oregon Relays

in early April. It was his first non-dual meet track and field win of his high school career.

At a dual meet in May,

Valley broke the state record in the 200

as he clocked a 20.86-second finish to break Micah Williams’ mark of 21.03 in 2019. He completed his year by

winning Class 6A state championships

in the 100, 200 and the 4×400-meter relay.

Valley’s personal best time in the 100 (10.36) is No. 3 all-time in state history, behind Williams’ 10.21 in 2019 and Thomas Tyner’s 10.35 in 2011.

For the Ducks, the men’s sprints was a struggle in the 2024-25 school year. Oregon did not have any men’s sprinters compete in the prelims for the 100 or the 200 at the NCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championships.

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