2023-2024 Men's Track & Field Roster

Katie Stevens

David Ajayi

  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Blacksburg, Va.
  • Highschool Blacksburg

Biography

2023-24 - Freshman Season: Placed 10th in the 60 at the C2C Indoor Championships with a time of 7.30 ... Came back with a 13th-place finish in the 100 at the outdoor league meet after clocking in at 11.61 ... Registered PRs in the 60 (7.27) and 200 (24.23) at the Richard Drake Invitational in February ... Made his collegiate debut in the long jump at the CNU Holiday Open and landed a distance of 5.88 meters ... Had three top-10 finishes during the year, including a ninth-place showing in the 60 at the Captains Invitational.

At Blacksburg - Starred as a member of the track & field team ... Was a state champion and two-time All-State selection ... Also garnered five All-Region accolades ... Set a school record in the 4x200-relay ... Competed as a running back on the football team as well.

Personal - David Matemioluwa Ajayi is the son of Femi and Jade Ajayi ... Has two older brothers, Olamide and Ola, and a younger sister, Angel ... Christian Coleman is his favorite athlete, and Hasbulla is the person in history he'd most like to meet ... Trayvon Bromell is the most impressive person he has met ... Majoring in accounting.