St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Track & Field standout St. Jacob Diodonet has qualified to compete in the NCAA Division II National Championships, which will be held at the Robert W. Plaster Center in Pittsburg Kansas on March 8th & 9th.
Diodonet, the senior sprinter from West Milford, NJ, will take to the track in the 400 Meter Dash, where his currently nationally ranked 18th with a time of 47.76.
However, this is not unfamiliar territory for Diodonet, as this will be his fourth consecutive appearance at the Division II Indoor National Championships. In 2016 as a freshman, St. Jacob finished 13th in the 400 meter dash, Diodonet followed that up with a 12th place finish in the 400 as a sophomore, and last year, in his junior season, he finished 16th in the 400 and 15th in the 200 meter dashes respectively.
St. Jacob's impressive indoor track & field resume includes:
4x National Qualifier in the 400 Meter Dash
1x National Qualifier in the 200 Meter Dash
2x All-American selection (2017, 2018)
3x ECC Indoor Track Runner of the Year (2018-2019 All-Conference Honors not yet released)
3x All Region selection in 200M & 400M Dashes (2018-2019 All-Region Honors not yet released)
4x East Coast Conference Indoor Champion in 200M & 400M Dashes
East Coast Conference Indoor Record Holder in the 200M (21.82) 400M (48.11) & 4x400M Relay (3:20.78)
STAC Indoor Records in the 200M (21.44) 400M (47.38) 500M (1:05.06) 4x200M Relay (1:29.14) 4x400M Relay (3:20.78)
St. Jacob Diodonet will graduate from St. Thomas Aquinas College in May with a degree in Criminal Justice.
Saint will take to the track on March 8th in the first round of the championships, with the sprinters set to race in the 400 at approximately 5:20pm EST/4:20pm CST. You can watch all of the action LIVE on NCAA.com.
