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Track and Field 2021-22 Season Recap

Track and Field 2021-22 Season RecapTrack and Field 2021-22 Season Recap
TEMPE - The 2021-22 XCTF seasons were ones for the ASU record books. Program records fell, a national champion was crowned, All-Americans were named, Pac-12 medals were earned, and the program continued to grow under head coach Dion Miller. Check out the highlights and recaps below.

DION MILLER/THIRD SEASON
NAMED HEAD COACH MAY 15, 2019
NCAA FINISHES: MEN 15TH/WOMEN 8TH
The Sun Devils recorded one of their best seasons in recent history in 2022. Jorinde van Klinken defended her NCAA discus title by over 12 feet and took silver in the outdoor shot. Her dominance helped secure ASU's eighth place (28 points) finish, and gave van Klinken her 14th consecutive collegiate discus victory. It's the women's best finish since 2009 where they finished third in the team standings; the men ended the championships in 15th (17 points). The Maroon and Gold earned seven trophies and eight All-America honors at the NCAA Championships, van Klinken ended her collegiate career with a perfect 14-0 discus record, and freshman Dayton Carlson (Gilbert, Arizona) broke the program 800m record (1:46.72). At the Pac-12 Championships, ASU earned three gold medals, 10 total medals, the men finished fifth, and the women finished eighth.  Jorinde van Klinken earned gold medals in both the shot put and discus, while Jamar Marshall Jr. won the 110m hurdles in a program record 13.39. Ralford Mullings earned silver in the men's discus, Dayton Carlson stunned Hayward Field with his second-place finish in the 800m, and the men's 4x100 team earned silver too in a seasons-best 39.28. Dylan James earned a pair of bronze medals across the triple and long jumps, Shelby Moran earned bronze in the women's hammer, and the men's 4x400 team earned bronze too. ASU's men earned fifth with 88 points, and the women earned eighth with 57 points.

Turner Washington 2x Academic All-America Team Member of the Year
Van Klinken Named Academic All-America Team Member of the Year
Van Klinken Again Named Pac-12 Women's Field Athlete of the Year
Three Crowns, 10 Medals Earned at Pac-12 Championships

NCAA Championships Recaps:
Van Klinken Defends Discus Title, Women Finish 8th
Arizona Natives Show Out Day One of NCAA Championships
Three Trophies Raised Day 2 of NCAA Championships
Freshman Phenoms! Carlson, Mullings Land on NCAA Podium!

ASU NCAA Championships Results
Ralford Mullings, discus - 3rd, 62.46m/204-11^
Turner Washington, discus - 10th, 58.33m/191-4&
Turner Washington, shot put - 2nd, 21.05m/69-¾^
Jorinde van Klinken, shot put - 2nd, 18.58m/60-11½^
Jorinde van Klinken, discus - champion, 62.16m/203-11^
Hammer throw: Beatrice Llano3rd - 72.10m/236-6 - PR ^, Shelby Moran, 5th - 70.58m/231-7 - PR ^
Dayton Carlson, 800m finals - 6th, 1:46.72 - Program record^
Dayton Carlson, 800m semis - 8th, 1:47.45 PR, Q
400m: Justin Robinson, 18th 46.23,Gamali Felix., 24th 47.67
Vincent Mauri, 5K – 18th, 13:45.54
Adriana Tatum, 200m semis - 23.33
Jeremy Cody, HJ - No height

^ = First team All-American
& = Second team All-American