CONWAY, S.C. – Coastal Carolina's Dallas Wise was nominated to compete for Team USA in this summer's Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. Wise is set to compete at 6 a.m. ET on Sunday, August 29 and at 8:30 p.m. ET on Monday, August 30.
 
"Competing for the United States means a lot to me. I get to represent not just myself but a whole nation. It is an honor to compete against other foreign countries at a high level," Wise stated. "It makes me happy knowing I can make change and inspire other children with disabilities. If I can do it anyone can. To be able to do this for my friends who died at a young age and my grandmother is an honor."
 
Wise, who was named to the U.S. Paralympics Track & Field national team recently, is now a member of the 2020 Paralympic Team. This week, he became the first Chanticleer in school history to qualify for the U.S. at the 2020 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials with first-place finishes in the long jump and high jump of the T/F47 classification.
 
According to the Paralympic Games Classification, T/F45, T/F46, and T/F47 are for athletes with arm deficiency, impaired muscle power, or impaired passive range of movement in arms, with athletes competing in a standing position.
 
Wise achieved a mark of 6.85 meters or better two times throughout the long jump competition on Friday, June 18, and scored the first-place finish in his class with a mark of 6.86 meters.
 
Less than 24 hours after qualifying for his first international competition, Wise returned to the outdoor oval at McKnight Stadium where he recorded another first-place result in his class as he reached the height of 2.02 meters in the high jump.
 
The Tokyo Paralympic Games run from Aug. 24 to Sept. 5. The track and field competition kicks off on Aug. 27 and concludes on Sept. 5. In a historic move, NBC announced that it will be broadcasting more than 1200 hours of Paralympic coverage including primetime, a first for the Games.
 
Director of Track & Field and Cross Country Sandy Fowler on Wise:
"It is an honor for Dallas Wise to represent Team USA and the USOPC at the Paralympic Games. This demonstrates how Dallas' passion, commitment, dedication, and hard work here at Coastal Carolina University has propelled him forward to elite status. Kudos to him, we are proud of his accomplishments as he has worked hard to be a student of the events and learn his disciplines within the sport (jumping events). Dallas will represent the United States of America the same as he has CCU with honor, pride and passion, as they are prerequisites to winning and reaching the 'Gold Medal'."
 
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