2015-16 Men's Track and Field Roster

Dairius Ragland

  • Class Freshman
  • Position Hurdles
  • Hometown Pickerington, Ohio
  • High School Pickerington North
  • Height 5-10

Biography


Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Sophomore/Sophomore

Notables
• 2016 NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier (110 Hurdles)

2016 Season

2016 Outdoors: Placed 37th in the 110 hurdles at the NCAA West Regional (5/28) in 14.51... At the Big Ten Championships (5/13-15), took 12th in the 110-meter hurdles in 14.81 ... Finished first in the prelims of the 110 meter hurdles (14.83) and 5th in the 400 meter hurdles (57.25) at the UW-Whitewater Alt. Meet (5/1)... qualified for the 2016 USA Outdoor Junior Champioship with a time of 56.44 and sixth place finish in the 400 meter hurdles at the John McDonnell Invite (4/23)... ran to a seventh place finish in the 400 meter hurdles in a time of 55.73 at the Spec Towns Invitational (4/8-9)

2016 Indoor: Ran to a career best 8.09 in the prelims of the 60 meter hurdles at the Big Ten Championship (2/27)... qualified for the 60 meter hurdle finals with a second place finish with a personal best 8.10 and continued on to a third place finish in the finals with a time of 8.15 at the Red and White Open (2/19)... raced to a 13th place finish in the 60 meter hurdles posting a time of 8.38 at the Iowa State Classic (2/13)...took third in the 60 meter hurdles in 8.33 at the Wisconsin vs. Minnesota Dual (1/23)...finished first in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.21 at the Wisconsin vs. Notre Dame Dual (1/16)

High School

Senior year helped his team to a 2015 Ohio Division 1 state title after winning the 110 hurdles in 13.89 which is ranked No. 22 in the United States … as a junior finished ninth at the state meet in the 110 hurdles and 10th in the 300 hurdles … also was sixth in the 110 hurdles at the USATF National Junior Olympics and won the 110 and 400 hurdles at the USATF Region 5 Junior Olympics

Personal

Major is undecided

Personal Bests

Indoor Outdoor
60 Meter Hurdles 8.09 2-27-16 110 Hurdles 14.51 5-28-16
400 Meter Hurdles 55.73 4-8-16

At the NCAA Preliminary Round
2016 - Outdoor
110 Hurdles: 37th (14.51)

At the Big Ten Championship
2016 - Outdoor
110 Hurdles: 12th (14.81)