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2018 Track & Field Roster

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Daijah Washington

Daijah Washington

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Height:
    5-2
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Lutcher, La.
  • Prev School:
    Lutcher HS
  • Highschool:
    Lutcher HS

Summary

Biography

Career Honors:
2018 All-Southland Conference (2nd Team, Indoor, 60 meters)
2017 LSWA All-Louisiana (4x100-meter relay)
2017 All-Southland Conference (2nd Team, Outdoor, 4x100 Relay)
2015 All-Southland Conference (3rd Team, Outdoor, 4x100 Relay)
 
2018 Outdoor: Took fifth in the 100 (11.90) at the Louisiana Classics.
 
2018 Indoor: Earned second-team All-Southland Conference honors with a second-place, personal-best time of 7.55 in the 60 at the Southland Championships … Was third in the 60 (7.61) and eighth in the 200 (25.33) at the Samford Open.
 
2017 Outdoor: Selected to the LSWA All-Louisiana Team as a member of the 4x100-meter relay which recorded the third-fastest time in the state … Named second-team All-Southland Conference after running the opening leg of the second-place 4x100 relay (45.63) at the conference championships … Also finished eighth in the 100 in 12.11 … Tied for fifth in the “B” section of the 100 meters with a time of 11.94 seconds at the LSU Alumni Gold … Also set a PR with a ninth-place time of 24.70 in the 200 … Led off the 4x100 relay which finished seventh in 46.20 … Ran a personal-best 25.15 for 10th in the 200 after taking sixth in the 100 in 12.06 at the McNeese Spring Time Classic … Captured the 100-meter dash title in 11.99 seconds at the Mississippi College Mike McMillan Invitational … Also ran the opening leg of the winning 4x100 relay (45.95) while taking sixth in the 200 in 25.53 … Finished eighth in the 200 in 25.26 at the Louisiana Classic … Later ran the second leg on the third-place 4x100 relay (46.69) … Placed third in the 100 (12.13) at the McNeese Cowboy Relays … Ran a career-best 11.84 for second in the 100 at the Tulane Early Bird Twilight.
 
2017 Indoor: Finished season with sixth-place finish in the 60 meters at the Southland Championships in 7.68 seconds … Had set a personal-best with a 7.66 in the preliminaries … Placed eighth in the 200 in 25.83 at the LSU Twilight … Set a PR in coming in third in 7.25 in the 55 meters at the McNeese Invite #1 … Was also fourth in the 200 in 26.70.
 
2016 Outdoor: Took 20th in the 100 (12.39) and 28th in the 200 (25.72) while helping the 4x100 relay finish 12th (46.72) at the LSU Alumni Gold… Finished 10th in the 200 in a PR 25.18 at the Lion Invitational… Also placed 13th in the 100 in 12.28… Was 14th in the 100 (12.46) at the McNeese Spring Time ClassicPlaced 19th in the 100 (12.51) at the Louisiana Classics… Helped the 4x100 relay take first in 46.09 at the Tulane Twilight … Also came in seventh in the 100 (12.71).
 
2016 Indoor: Ran a career-best 7.31 in placing fifth in the 55 meters at the McNeese State Indoor… Also was sixth in the 200 (27.69)… Came in 31st in 200 (27.04) at the LSU Purple Tiger.
 
2015 Outdoor: Was on champion 4x100-meter relay team (47.68) at the Jaguar Open… Helped the 4x400 relay take eighth (4:07.27) while finishing eighth in the 100 meters (12.17) at the McNeese Cowboy Relays… Placed seventh in the 100 (12.33) while helping the 4x100 relay take fourth (46.26) at the Alabama Relays… Was on first-place 4x100 relay (46.19) while also placing fifth in the 100 (11.86) and eighth in the 200 (25.22) at the LSU Battle on the Bayou… Helped the 4x100 relay finish sixth (45.87) at the LSU Alumni Gold… Took ninth in the 100 (12.17) at the J Fred Duckett-Rice Twilight… Came in third in the 4x100 relay (45.28) at the Southland Conference Championships.
 
2015 Indoor: Won the 200 meters in 27.16 seconds while taking 10th in the 55 in 7.50 at the McNeese State Invite… Was seventh in the 60 (7.74) and 13th in the 200 (25.66) at the UAB Vulcan Invite… Took 14th in the 200 (26.35) at the Leonard Hilton Memorial… Placed seventh in the 60 (7.81) and ninth in the 200 (26.33) at the LSU Invitational.
 
High School: Was a five-time letter winner on track and field at Lutcher High School.
 
Personal: Daughter of George Washington and Donna Davis…Has five siblings: Samari Davis, Korman Davis, Tony Charlot, Tiava Washington and Alexis Washington…Majoring in Kinesiology (Fitness and Human Performance).
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'2"
  • 2017Junior

    Sprints
    5'2"
  • 2018Senior

    Sprints
    5'2"