Methodist Athletics Hall of Fame
A holder a three Methodist school records, Petty was a five-time All-American on the track for the Monarchs. His times of 6.34 in 55m and 6.80m in the 60m still stand as individual records at MU and he was a member of the 4x100m relay team that posted a time of 40.81 that still stands as well. He was a four-time Mason Dixon Conference champion in the 55m and in 2005 he was the conference champion in the 100m. Twice he earned All-America accolades for the 55m at the NCAA Indoor National Championships (2008, 2009), he was a two-time All-American in the outdoor 100m (2008, 2009) and the 4x100m relay team earned All-America honors at the NCAA Outdoor National Championships in 2009.