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Derrick Daigre
Derrick Daigre

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Kent, Wash.

High School:
Kent-Meridian

Position:
Mid-Distances

Experience:
SQ

05/16/2013

Fields Announced For NCAA West Prelims

Athletes must qualify through the two regional sites to make the final NCAA stop at Eugene.

05/11/2013

Huskies Put Five In Top-Three At Pac-12s

Freshman Chris Williams took second in the pole vault while also making the hurdles final.

05/09/2013

Huskies Set For Close-Up At Pac-12 Track

USC hosts the conference championships for the third time and first since 2003.

05/04/2013

Sun Soaked Dawgs Wrap Regular Season

A number of wins at today's Ken Shannon Invite set the Huskies up well for championship season.

04/27/2013

Husky Men Handle Cougars In Their New Home

Washington and Washington State split the dual for the third straight year.

2012 (Cross Country): Ran once unattached in the fall, placing 50th overall at the Sundodger Invitational.

2012: Ran the fastest time on the squad in the half-mile in his first season, posting a 1:51.41 at the UW-WSU Dual meet to finish second ... that was his breakout race, but he was banged up down the stretch and ran just once more ... went 1:54.87 in the 800m at the Mt. SAC Relays ... ran on the 4x400m relay at the UW-WSU Dual (3:16.53) and at the Pepsi Team Invitational (3:15.39) ... one open 400-meters, clocking 50.70 seconds at the Beach Invite ... indoors, ran three times, including a pair of relay races and an 800m time of 1:54.25 at the UW Invitational.

High School and Personal: One of the top mid-distance runners in the country, he capped his prep career with a second-place finish in the 800m at the 2011 U.S. Junior Championships, running a PR in the final of 1:50.05 ... that qualified him for Team USA which competed at the 2011 Junior Pan-Am Championships ... as a senior he was the Washington 4A runner-up at state, clocking 1:50.26 in the final, and also took fourth in the 400-meter final ... ran a 400m PR of 48.71 in the 2011 state meet prelims ... won the 4A state title at 800-meters as a sophomore in 2009, running 1:52.57 in the finals ... also took second in the 400-meter final in 2009, clocking 49.04 seconds ... placed eighth in the 800-meter finals at state as a junior, after suffering a pulled hamstring in the prelims ... ran on 4x400m relay that made it to state in every one of his four seasons, including a second-place finish in 2011 as a senior ... had a great final cross country season, especially for a mid-distance runner, as he took 21st at the 4A state cross country championships in 2010 ... was 68th at cross country state as a junior in 2009 ... competed at the 2011 Brooks PR Invite at the Dempsey, placing ninth in the 800-meters.

Major Meets
2011 USA Jr. Champs - 2nd, 800m
2011 Jr. Pan-Am Champs - 14th, 800m
2012 USA Jr. Champs - 9th, 800m

Collegiate Best Marks
400m.......50.70
800m.......1:51.41 / 1:54.25i

Go Huskies!