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2021-22 Women's Track and Field Roster

Daeja Belton

  • Position Hurdles
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School Abbeville High School
  • Hometown Abbeville, South Carolina
  • Instagram _daejaab

Biography

2021-22 (Grad. Year): Finished 6th and broke the school record in the 60-meter hurdles at the JDL College Kick-Off Event (8.79 seconds)...Finished 4th in the 60-meter hurdles at the JDL Fast is Flat Invitational (8.89 seconds)...Finished 4th in the 60-meter hurdles at the Liberty Open (8.92 seconds)...Placed 2nd in the the 60-meter hurdles and 6th in the 4x400-meter relay at the Conference Carolinas Indoor Track and Field Championships (8.93 seconds, 4:09.35)...Ran a 14.60 in the 100-meter hurdles at the 49er Classic (fastest opener)...Placed 2nd in the 100-meter hurdles at the Gotta Run Invite (14.86 seconds)...Won the 100-meter hurdle race and finished 4th in the 100-meter dash at the Hub City Invite (14.69 seconds, 12.86 seconds)...PR and placed 6th in the 100-meter dash, placed 3rd in the 100-meter hurdles and placed 2nd in the 4x100 meter relay at the Electric City Invitational (12.51 seconds, 14.36 seconds, 47.85 seconds)...Placed 3rd ad set a new school record in the 4x100-meter relay and 2nd in the 100-meter hurdles at the Conference Carolinas Outdoor Track and Field Championships (47.21 seconds, 14.18 seconds).

2020-21 (Senior): Finished 4th in the 60-meter hurdles at the Buccaneer Invitational (9.19 seconds)...Placed 4th in the 60-meter hurdles at the Conference Carolinas Indoor Track and Field Championships...Placed 1st in the 100-meter hurdles (15.46 seconds) and 7th in the 400-meter hurdles at the Susan Rouse Invitational...Placed 1st in the 100-meter hurdles at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge (14.79 seconds) and PR in the 100-meter dash (12.73 seconds)...PR in the 100-meter dash at the Adidas Winthrop Invitational (12.70 seconds).

2019-20 (Junior): PR in the 60-meter hurdles at the Clemson Open (9.16 seconds)...9.40 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles at the ETSU Invitational...9.39 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles at the Liberty University Invite...PR in the 60-meter hurdles at South Carolina (9.13 seconds)...5th in the 60-meter hurdles at the Conference Carolinas Indoor track and Field Championships (9.09 seconds, PR in the prelims at 8.93 seconds).

2018-19 (Sophomore): 9th in the 60-meter hurdles at the JDL Fast Track (9.46 seconds)...9.94 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles at the ETSU Invitational (7th all-time in school history)...9.42 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles at the Carolina Challenge (PR)...PR in the 100-meter hurdles, 15.03 seconds, and the 400-meter hurdles, 1:10.16...3rd in the 100-meter hurdles at the Conference Carolinas Outdoor Track and Field Championships (14.57 seconds).

2017-18 (Freshman): 15.82 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (PR, 2nd in Converse Record Book)...15.71 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles at the UNF Spring Break Invitational (PR, 3rd in school history)...15.54 in 100-meter hurdles at the Catamount Classic (PR)...6th in the 100-meter hurdles at the Conference Carolinas Outdoor Championships.

Honors: Third Team All-Conference (Spring 2019)...Eastside Nutrition Athlete of the Month (December 2021), Second Team All-Conference (Indoor 2022), Third Team All-Conference (Outdoor 2022), Second Team All-Conference (Outdoor 2022).

Converse Records: 10th in the 60-meter hurdles (8.00 seconds)...10th in the 200-meter dash (26.69 seconds)...1st in the 60-meter hurdles (8.79 seconds)...2nd in the 4x400-meter relay (4:06.09)...3rd in the 4x400-meter relay (4:09.29), 10th in the 4x400-meter relay (4:18.15)...6th in the 100-meter dash (12.70 seconds)...2nd in the 200-meter dash (25.74 seconds)...1st in the 100-meter hurdles (13.95 seconds)...4th in the 400-meter hurdles (1:10.16)...1st in the 4x100-meter relay (48.39 seconds)...5th in the 4x100-meter relay (49.14 seconds)...9th in the 4x100-meter relay (49.41 seconds)...10th in the 4x100-meter relay (49.43 seconds)...2nd in the 4x400-meter relay (4:06.10)...3rd in the 4x400-meter relay (4:07.01)...5th in the 4x400-meter relay (4:09.33), 7th in the 4x400-meter relay (4:12.05).

Prep: Graduated from Abbeville High in 2017.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Senior

    Hurdles
    5'5"
  • 2021-22Graduate Student

    Hurdles
    5'5"