Dawit Dean
Dawit Dean
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Portland, OR
High School: Catlin Gabel
Position: Long Sprints

Career Best Marks (Indoor):

51.02 400m Dash 12/3/2021 BSC Indoor Icebreaker
1:23.12* 600m Dash 2/4/2022 Camel City Invitational
1:55.15 800m Run 2/18/2022 USC Indoor Open

* - Emory Record

Career Best Marks (Outdoor):

22.41 200m Dash 4/1/2022 UAB Spring Invitational
48.67 400m Dash 5/7/2022 Tennessee Challenge
1:54.02 800m Run 3/25/2022 Thrills in the Hills Open

Honors (Indoor):

2022 USTFCCCA South/Southeast All-Region 4x400m Relay
All-UAA 4x400m Relay 3rd

Honors (Outdoor):

2022 NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships Participant 4x400m Relay 10th
4x100m Relay 13th
UAA Champion 4x400m Relay
All-UAA 4x400m Relay 1st
400m Dash 2nd
4x800m Relay 2nd
USTFCCCA South/Southeast All-Region 4x400m Relay

High School:

Competed on the Catlin Gabel track & field team for two years… Served as the co-captain his senior year… Was coached by Anna Connor… In 2019 he set a PR in the 400m event (50.99) and the 800m event (1:57.98)… He also set a PR in the 1500m event (4:15.9) in 2019… 2019 third place finish as a team in State… 2019 first place finish as a team in districts… 2018 first place finish as a team in districts… 2019 Districts Male Athlete of the Meet… Also played varsity basketball in high school… Palma Scholar Program.

Personal:

Born on June 29… Son of DeLynn Dean… Plans to major in Applied Mathematics and Statistics and plans to minor in Computer Science.

“Why I chose Emory…”

“I chose Emory for the strong academics, athletics and proximity to Atlanta.”