Dairius Ragland

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

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)

Mick Byrne Media Conference || Wisconsin Track & Field || April 15, 2024

Monday, April 15

Mick Byrne Media Conference || Wisconsin Track & Field || Feb. 20, 2022

Monday, February 20

Mick Byrne Media Conference || Wisconsin Track & Field || February 22, 2021

Monday, February 22

UW Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2020: Jeff Braun

Saturday, November 14

Wisconsin track and field earn USTFCCCA All-Academic honors for the 2025 season

Monday, July 21

The Wisconsin men's cross country and track and field program places fifth in the USTFCCCA POY standings

Wisconsin men’s program places fifth in USTFCCCA POY standings

Wednesday, June 18

Adam Spencer at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships

Spencer takes fourth in 1500-meter final at NCAA's

Friday, June 13

Jason Swarens celebrates after being crowned a champion at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Spectacular Swarens: Senior wins shot put at 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships

Wednesday, June 11

University of Wisconsin Athletics

2015-16 Men's Track and Field Roster

Roster

Paul Afflitto

Cooper Barth

Zack Benning

Eric Brown

Riley Budde

Ryan Clevenger

Ryan Davis

Benjamin Eidenschink

Corbin Ellis

Charlie Foss

Tim Guthrie

Olin Hacker

Isaac Hale

Joe Hardy

Jack Heinrich

Jacob Hirsbrunner

Carl Hirsch

Grant Krieger

Ryan Kromer

Daniel LaLuzerne

Lorenzo Larry

Zach Lorbeck

Jared Lovelace

Andrew Madison

Joe McAsey

Jake McDermott

Josh McDonald

Morgan McDonald

Tyson Miehe

Brandon Mortensen

Austin Mudd

Ryan Nameth

Coleman Nelson

Trent Nytes

Dairius Ragland

McKena Ramos

Russell Sandvold

Malachy Schrobilgen

Sawyer Smith

Troy Smith

Zack Snider

James Stecker

Alex Teague

Aaron Thompson

Kyle Thompson

Serge Trezy

Jake Wallenfang

Zac Webster

Tucker Wedig

Aaron Wickman

Kai Wilmot

Christopher Wright-Madison

Zach Ziemek