At the time of the 2016 Rio Olympics, in which he represented the U.S. Virgin Islands, he was a volunteer assistant coach at Penn State University.

Lovett won a gold medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships in Miramar, Florida.

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.

[4] Eddie Lovett is also a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, having joined at Zeta Kappa chapter at the University of Florida.

He won a gold medal in Kazan Russia at the 2013 Summer Universiade in a National Record time of 13.43.