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2021-22 Men's Track and Field Roster

Virginia Athletics

Donatien Djero

  • Position Sprints
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Providence, R.I.
  • Highschool Central High School

Biography

Personal Bests
Event Result
60m 6.73
100m 10.17
200m 21.18
300m 34.43
400m 48.50

Awards:
  • 2021 Track & Field All-CAA Honoree: 100m (first), 200m (third), 4x100m relay (first)
  • 2022 Track & Field All-CAA Honoree: 100m (first), 4x100m relay (first), 200m (second)
  • 2022 CAA Men's Co-Most Outstanding Track Performer

Career Highlights:
  • Record Holder, All-Time Indoor Performance List: 200m (21.18)
  • Record Holder, All-Time Outdoor Performance List: 100m (10.17)
  • Record Holder, All-Time Outdoor Performance List: 4x100m relay (39.77)
  • Ranks second, All-Time Indoor Performance List: 60m (6.73)
  • Ranks eighth, All-Time Indoor Performance List: 4x400m relay (3:13.04)
  • Ranks second (tied), All-Time Outdoor Performance List: 100m (10.42)
  • Ranks second, All-Time Outdoor Performance List: 4x100m relay (39.91)
  • Ranks third, All-Time Outdoor Performance List: 4x100m relay (40.00)
  • Ranks sixth, All-Time Outdoor Performance List: 4x100m relay (40.34)
  • Ranks sixth, All-Time Outdoor Performance List: 200m (21.24)
  • Ranks eighth (tied), All-Time Outdoor Performance List: 4x100m relay (40.46)
  • Ranks eighth (tied), All-Time Outdoor Performance List: 4x100m relay (40.46)
  • 2021 CAA Outdoor Gold Medalist: 100m (10.57), 4x100m relay (40.63)
  • 2021 CAA Outdoor Bronze Medalist: 200m (21.53)
  • 2022 CAA Outdoor Gold Medalist: 100m (10.31), 4x100m relay (40.59)
  • 2022 CAA Outdoor Silver Medalist: 200m (21.24)
  • 2018 NCAA East Preliminaries Qualifier: 4x100m relay
  • 2022 NCAA East Preliminaries Qualfier: 100m

2021-22:
OUTDOOR
  • Placed second in the 100 meter (10.57) and third in the 4x100m relay with the eighth-best outdoor time in NU history (40.46) at the Spring Break Classic (3/18-3/19)
  • Finished sixth in the 4x400m relay (3:14.46) at the Texas Relays (3/23-3/26)
  • Placed first in the 100 meter with a time of 10.19 (w3.5) and second in the 4x100m relay with the sixth-best outdoor time in school history (40.34) at the South Florida Invitational (4/8)
  • Ran a time of 21.85 in the 200 meter at the UNF Invite (4/29)
  • Championed the 100m with a meet record of 10.31, 4x100m relay (40.59) and placed second in the 200m with the sixth-best outdoor time in school history (21.24) at the CAA Championships (5/6-5/7)
  • Ran a school record in the first round of the 100m (10.17, PB) and placed 16th overall in the 100m quarterfinals (10.29) at the  NCAA East Preliminaries (5/25-5/27)

INDOOR
  • Finished fifth with a personal-best time of 34.43 in the 300 meter at the BU Indoor Opener (12/4)
  • Won the 60 meter (6.85) and placed third in the 200 meter (22.47) at the Joe Donahue Games (12/11)
  • Earned a first-place finish in the 60 meter (6.80) and 200 meter (22.18) at the URI Invitational (1/15)
  • Won the 200 meter (21.61) and finished in second place in the 60 meter (6.77) at the Battle in Beantown (1/22)
  • Finished sixth in the 200 meter, tying the fourth-best indoor time in NU history (21.51) at the Scarlet & White Invite (2/5)
  • Placed third in the 60 meter with a time of 6.85 at the David Hemery Valentine Invite (2/12)
  • Finished fifth in the 200 meter with the fourth-best indoor time in NU history (21.46) and won the 60 meter (6.83) at the BU Last Chance Meet (2/27)
  • Broke the school record with a second-place time of 21.18 (PB) in the 200 meter, placed third in the 60 meter (6.84) and finished fourth in the 4x400m relay with the eighth-best indoor time in program history (3:13.04) at the ECAC/IC4A Championships (3/4-3/6)

2020-21:
OUTDOOR
  • Placed second in the 100 meter (10.51) and 200 meter (21.50) at the UCF Black and Gold Invite (3/19-20)
  • Finished third in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.51 at the Virginia Challenge (4/16-17)
  • Earned gold-medal finishes in the 100 meter (10.54), 4x100 meter relay (40.63) and placed third in the 200 meter (21.53) at the CAA Championships (4/30-5/1)
  • Set a personal best in the 100 meter to claim the number two spot on the NU Outdoor All-Time Top 10 list (10.42), recorded a 200-meter time of 21.46 (PB) to earn the number 10 spot on the NU top 10 list, and contributed to the 4x100 meter relay finish (40.56) that ranks seventh on the NU Top 10 list at the IC4A/ECAC Track Championships (5/14-16)
INDOOR
  • Won the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.84 and placed third in the 4x400 meter relay (3:29.38) at the Army Dual Meet (1/30)
  • Placed second in the 4x400 meter relay (3:16.11) and finished third in the 60-meter dash (6.82) at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invite (2/12-13)

2019-20:
INDOOR
  • Championed the 60 meter (6.80) at the Crimson Opener (Dec. 7) 
  • Placed third in the 60 meter (6.82) and 11th in the 200 meter (22.19) at the Clemson Invite (1/17-18)
  • Took first in the 60 meter (6.80) and 12th in the 200 meter (22.29) at the New England Championships (1/31-2/1)
  • Finished second in the 4x400 relay (3:16.43), sixth in the 60 meter (6.88) and 11th in the 200 meter (21.57) at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invite (2/14-15)
  • Placed second in the 60 meter (6.83) and 11th in the 200 meter (21.89) at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (3/6-8)

2018-19:
OUTDOOR
  • Championed the 4x100m relay with a time of 41.09 at the UConn Northeast Challenge to qualify for the IC4A/ECAC Championships (4/13)
INDOOR
  • Participated with a team in the 4x400m relay (3:21.36) at the BU Season Opener (12/1)
  • Was part of the first-place team in the 4x400m relay (3:23.53) and placed first in the 60m (6.84) and fourth in the 200m (22.39) at the Howlin’ Husky Invitational (12/8)
  • Ran as part of the third-place team in the 4x440m relay (3:18.02) and earned first in the 60m (6.84) at the Beantown Challenge (1/12) 
  • Competed with the second-place team in the 4x400m relay (3:23.22) and finished second in the 400m (50.42) at the Joe Donahue Games (1/18)
  • Earned gold in both the 60m (6.75) and 200m (21.72) at the New England Championships (2/1-2)
  • Earned the second-place spot on the NU Indoor All-Time Top 10 list with a win in 60-meter dash (6.73, PB) and tied the fifth-place time on the NU Indoor All-Time Top 10 list for the 200 meter (21.54, PB) at the BU Last Chance Qualifier (2/24)

2017-18: 
OUTDOOR 
  • Earned a first-place finish in the 100m (10:46) at the Hurricane Invitational (3/16-17)
  • Finished 29th in the 100m (10.68) and was a member of the 4x100m relay team that claimed a third-place spot (40.00) on the NU Outdoor All-Time Top 10 list at the Pepsi Florida Relays (3/29-31)
  • Was a member of the record-breaking 4x100m relay team that finished first (39.77) at the Northeast Challenge (4/14)
  • Placed 19th in the 4x100m relay with the second-best time on the NU Outdoor All-Time Top 10 list (39.91) at the NCAA East Regionals (5/24-26)
INDOOR
  • Made his collegiate debut with a second place finish in the 60m dash (6.81) at the Beantown Challenge (1/13)
  • Finished seventh in the 200m (21.77) at the John Thomas Invite (1/26-27)
  • Finished third in the 60m dash (6.86) and fourth in the 200m (21.94) in the New England Championship (1/2-3)
  • Placed second in the 60m dash (6.74) at ECAC/IC4A Championships (3/2-4)

Before Northeastern:
New Balance Qualifier … Seven-time R.I. individual state champion … New England Champion (4x200m) … New Balance Nationals All-American (4x200m).

Personal: Majoring in Civil Engineering.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

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  • 2018-19Sophomore

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  • 2019-20Junior

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  • 2020-21Senior

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  • 2021-22Graduate Student

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