2024-25 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Richards, Daijon

Daijon Richards
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Mount Vernon, NY
- High School:
- Mount Vernon
- Prev School:
- Utica
Bio
Richards' collegiate performances
Sophomore Year Track and Field (2023-2024):
Indoor: Completed the 60-meter dash in 7.01 seconds at the ACC indoor Track and Field Championships (2/22-2/24) ... Ran the 60 meter dash in 6.95 at the Marc Deneault Invitational (2/17)... Finished the 60 meter dash with a time of 7.03 at the Crimson Elite 2024 (2/2) ...Placed 4th in the 60 meter dash with a time of 7.02 at the NYC Gotham Cup 2023 (1/19)...Completed the 60-meter at the Nittany Lion Challenge (1/13) with a time of 6.99. Also ran in the 200-meter with a time of 23.15...
Freshman Year Track and Field (2022-23):
Indoor: Finished 18th in the 60-meter dash at the ACC Championships (2/23-25) in a time of 7.04 ... Set a PR in the 60m during a third-place finish at the Marc Denault Invitational (2/18), with a time of 6.95 ... Took ninth in the 60 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/10-11), with a time of 7.06 ... Finished seventh in the 60-meter dash (7.07) at the Kane Invitational (2/4) ... Was sixth with a time of 7.12 in the 60 at the Dr. Sander Invitational (1/27-28) ... Raced to a time of 6.97 in the 60-meter dash at the Virginia Tech Invitational (1/13-14) ... Made his collegiate debut with a time of 7.00 flat in the 60-meter dash at the Greg Page Relays (12/3).
Outdoor: Ran a time of 10.88 in the 100-meter dash at the ACC Championships (5/11-13) ... Set a PR time of 10.79 in the 100-meter dash at the Bobbi Palma UAlbany Spring Classic (4/21), taking fourth. Also ran a time of 21.92 in the 200 at the event ... Set a PR time of 22.70 in the 200-meter dash at the Cortland Red Dragon Invitational (4/8), where he took fifth. Was also runner-up in the 100-meter dash in 11.00 ... Made his outdoor debut in the 100-meter dash at the Texas Relays in a time of 10.83.
Personal: Majoring in Human Development & Family Science in Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
Top Performances | 60H | 110H | 60m | 100m | 200m |
Indoor | 7.96 | 14.18 | 6.95 | ||
Outdoor | 10.79 | 22.70 |
Sophomore Year Track and Field (2023-2024):
Indoor: Completed the 60-meter dash in 7.01 seconds at the ACC indoor Track and Field Championships (2/22-2/24) ... Ran the 60 meter dash in 6.95 at the Marc Deneault Invitational (2/17)... Finished the 60 meter dash with a time of 7.03 at the Crimson Elite 2024 (2/2) ...Placed 4th in the 60 meter dash with a time of 7.02 at the NYC Gotham Cup 2023 (1/19)...Completed the 60-meter at the Nittany Lion Challenge (1/13) with a time of 6.99. Also ran in the 200-meter with a time of 23.15...
Freshman Year Track and Field (2022-23):
Indoor: Finished 18th in the 60-meter dash at the ACC Championships (2/23-25) in a time of 7.04 ... Set a PR in the 60m during a third-place finish at the Marc Denault Invitational (2/18), with a time of 6.95 ... Took ninth in the 60 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/10-11), with a time of 7.06 ... Finished seventh in the 60-meter dash (7.07) at the Kane Invitational (2/4) ... Was sixth with a time of 7.12 in the 60 at the Dr. Sander Invitational (1/27-28) ... Raced to a time of 6.97 in the 60-meter dash at the Virginia Tech Invitational (1/13-14) ... Made his collegiate debut with a time of 7.00 flat in the 60-meter dash at the Greg Page Relays (12/3).
Outdoor: Ran a time of 10.88 in the 100-meter dash at the ACC Championships (5/11-13) ... Set a PR time of 10.79 in the 100-meter dash at the Bobbi Palma UAlbany Spring Classic (4/21), taking fourth. Also ran a time of 21.92 in the 200 at the event ... Set a PR time of 22.70 in the 200-meter dash at the Cortland Red Dragon Invitational (4/8), where he took fifth. Was also runner-up in the 100-meter dash in 11.00 ... Made his outdoor debut in the 100-meter dash at the Texas Relays in a time of 10.83.
Personal: Majoring in Human Development & Family Science in Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics.
Benne Anderson | NCAA mile final
Saturday, March 15
Benne Anderson NCAA Mile Semifinals
Saturday, March 15
Sam Lawler | ACC 5k Highlight
Sunday, March 02
Forever Orange | Freddie Crittenden
Thursday, February 13