2018 Track & Field Roster
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Devroe, Dejon
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Dejon Devroe
- Position:
- Middle Distance
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Oak Harbor, Wash.
- High School/Previous School:
- Oak Harbor HS / Shorter
Bio
School Record Holder (4x800m Relay) - 7:14.16
2017 Division II Indoor First-Team All-American (800m)
2017 Division II Outdoor First-Team All-American (800m)
2018 Indoor First-Team All-American (800m)
2018 Indoor Second-Team All-SEC (800m)
2018 Outdoor Second-Team All-American (800m)
2018 USTFCCCA Accusplit Relay Award (4x800m Relay)
2019 Outdoor Second-Team All-American (800m)
2020 Indoor Season
Placed first in the 1000m at the Blazer Invitational (1/11) with a 2:26.24 … Also placed third at UAB in 4x400m Relay … Ran in the mile at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/18) … Placed first in the 800m at the Power 5 Invitational (1/31) with a 1:49.29 … Also placed second in the 4x400m relay at the meet ... Placed seventh in the 800m at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/15) ... Also placed tenth in the 4x400m relay ... Placed sixth in the 800m at the JDL Invite (2/22) ... Ran for a time of 1:51.93 to place second in the 800m (Prelims) to qualify for the finals at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/28) ... In the finals for the 800m, he ran for 1:51.56 to place 7th at the championships.Â
2019 Outdoor Season
USA: Finished 14th at the USATF Championships (7/26) after advancing to the semifinals with a run of 1:47.62 in the prelims.Â
Mississippi State: Ran on State’s second-place sprint medley relay team, finishing in 3:23.44, at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays (3/22) … Also ran on the fourth-place 4x400m relay the following day, crossing the line in 3:12.81 … Posted the then-No. 5 time in the nation in the 800m at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/12) as part of MSU’s 1-2-3 finish with a personal-best 1:47.50 … Competed in the 800m at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/20), finishing in 1:48.48 … Ran the 400m in a career-best 49.26 at the Southern Miss Open (4/27) … Scored with an eighth-place finish in the 800m at the SEC Championships (5/11) … Qualified for the Championships in the 800m, finishing fifth in 1:49.08 at the NCAA East Prelims (5/23) … Placed 10th in the 800m at the NCAA Championships (6/5).
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2019 Indoor Season
Ran the distance medley and 4x400m relays at the Blazer Invitational (1/11) … Competed in the 4x400m relay at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/19) … Finished fourth in the 800m at the Razorback Invitational (1/26), running 1:49.46 … Placed third in the 800m at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/9), running 1:49.60 … Qualified for the 800m finals at SEC Championships (2/22) with a time of 1:49.43…placed fourth in the men’s 800m at the SEC Championships (2/23), running a season-best 1:49.15.Â
2018 Outdoor Season
Opened the year by winning the sprint medley relay at the Bulldog Relays (3/23) along with helping the 4x400m relay to a second-place finish … Ran the anchor leg of the winning sprint medley relay at the Florida Relays (3/31) … Ran the third leg of the school-record-breaking and Championship of America-winning 4x800m relay at the Penn Relays (4/28) that clocked in at 7:14.16 … Also ran on the sprint medley relay at Penn that finished with the No. 3 time in school history (3:15.70) … Ran the 800m in 1:52.49 at the SEC Championships (5/11) … Qualified eighth out of the NCAA East Prelims (5/25) in the 800m with a time of 1:48.13 … Advanced to the NCAA Championships (6/6) where he earned second-team All-American honors with a 14th-place finish in the 800m … Paired with Marco Arop to give MSU two men in the 800m semifinals at the Championships for the first time since 2008.Â
2018 Indoor Season
Made his Bulldog debut at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/20) in the 800m with a time of 1:49.13 … Ran the then-second-fastest 800m time in the NCAA at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational (2/3), turning in a 1:48.31 and finishing sixth … Also ran on the 4x400m team that finished third in 3:12.89 … Finished second in the 800m at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/9) where he also ran on the 4x400m relay … Ran the distance medley relay at the Alex Wilson Invitational (2/17) that finished in 9:34.44, the second-fastest time in school history … Claimed the silver medal in the 800m at the SEC Championships (2/24) with a time of 1:49.73 … Also ran on the distance medley relay that posted the third-fastest time in MSU indoor history and scored with a sixth-place finish … Posted the third-fastest indoor 800m time in school history at the NCAA Championships (3/9) where he finished sixth in 1:47.69 … Became the highest-finishing No. 16 seed since the championship selection format changed in 2013, and just the second such seed to advance to the finals.Â
2017 Outdoor Season (at Shorter University)
finished second in the 800m at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/7) with a personal-best 1:49.00 … Won the Gulf South Conference Championship (4/20) in the 800m with a 1:51.54 … Came in third in the 1500m at the Aggie Last Chance Meet (5/14) while running a 3:53.01 … Also ran on Shorter’s winning 4x400m team that posted a time of 3:11.95 … Finished sixth in the 800m at the NCAA Division II Championships (5/25) with a time of 1:50.90.Â
2017 Indoor Season (at Shorter University)
Ran a season-best 1:50.52 in the 800m at the KMS Invitational (1/29) … Won the 800m twice during the indoor season at the Clemson Last Chance Invitational (2/17) and the BSC Panther Indoor Icebreaker (12/2) … Competed at the NCAA Division II Championships (3/9) where he finished eighth in the 800m with a time of 1:52.34.Â
2017 Cross Country Season (at Shorter University)
Made his Shorter debut at the JSU Struts Cross Country (9/2), running the 5K in 16:50.80 … Finished as high as third on the cross country circuit with a 28:55.60 time in the UWG Wolves Cross Country Invitational 8K (10/7) … Ran his best 8K in 26:11.90 at the Gulf South Conference Championships (10/22).Â
2016 Outdoor Season (at Trinity Lutheran CC)
Finished second at the NCCAA National Championships (5/13), running the 800m in 1:53.62 … Won the L&C Spring Break Open 800m with a season-best time of 1:51.06 … Went second in the 800m at the Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker, finishing in 1:52.10.Â
Before the Bulldogs
Made stops at Trinity Lutheran CC in Everett, Wash. and Shorter University in Rome, Ga. … Ran for Oak Harbor High School … Won the state championship in the 800m as a senior with a school-record time of 1:52.61 … Holds the school’s 400m record at 49.46 … Also competed in the high jump and long jump and played football.Â
Personal
Born Dejon Earl Devroe on May 27, 1996 to Lynette Jenkins and Darrell Hagan … Has two brothers, Devante and TreVon, and six sisters, Lynejia, Kenya, Zyhanne, Hevyn, Sydney and Ahnisty … Double majoring in business administration and psychology.Â
Collegiate Bests:
Indoor
800m - 1:47.69 (NCAA Championships - 3/10/2018)1000m - 2:26.24 (UAB Blazer Invitational - 1/10/2020)
Mile - 4:16.27 (Vanderbilt Invitational - 1/18/2020)
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Outdoor
400m - 49.26 (Southern Miss Open - 4/27/2019)800m - 1:47.50 (Crimson Tide Invitational - 4/12/2019)
1500m - 3:53.01^ (Aggie Last Chance - 3/14/2017)
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Cross Country
5K - 16:50.8^ (JSU Struts Cross Country - 9/2/2016)8K - 26:11.9^ (Gulf South Conference Championships - 10/22/2016)
^ set at prior school
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