Darrell Wesh

  • Darrell
  • Wesh

  • Event
    Sprints
  • Class
    Senior
  • High School/Other
    Landstown
  • Hometown
    Virginia Beach, Va.

Updated: September 5, 2014

2014 Outdoor: Posted a season best time of 10.21 seconds at the NCAA Championships earning him Second-Team All-America honors... Qualified for the NCAA Championships after finishing with a time of 10.23 seconds at the NCAA East Regional.

2014 Indoor: Redshirted.

2013 Outdoor: Became the first Hokie to capture ACC title in the 200 meters by clocking season time of 20.70 ... Runner-up in the 100 meters at the ACC Championship (10.14) ... Ran the lead leg on the silver medal 4x100 relay team at the ACC Championship (40.07) ... Clocked in at 10.15 in the 100 meters at the Florida Relays ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 100 meters with a time of 10.29 at the NCAA East prelims ... Finished 21st in the 100 meters at the NCAA Championship (10.34) ... Member of the 4x100 relay team that was 14th at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (40.01).

2013 Indoor: Earned first team All-America honors in the 60 meters after reaching the finals at the NCAA Championship by breaking the school record in the 60 meters during the prelims at the NCAA Championship, clocking in at 6.57 ... Did not place in the finals after being disqualified for a false start ... Finished fourth in the 60 meters at the ACC Championship ( 6.65).

2012 Outdoor: Placed fourth in the 100 meters at the NCAA Championship (10.30) to earn first team All-America honors … Reset his own school record in the 100 meters in the semifinals of the NCAA Championship (10.15) … Also ran the second leg on the school record setting and 13th place 4x100 meter relay (39.62) at the NCAA Championship … That performance earned the relay second team All-America honors … Set the then school record in the 100 meters (10.18) at the NCAA East Prelims en route to qualifying for the NCAA Championship ... Also ran on the NCAA qualifying 4x100 meter relay (40.07) and competed in the 200 meters at the East Prelims ... Ran the second leg on the second place and then school record setting 4x100 meter relay (39.95) at the ACC Championship ... Earned All-ACC honors in the 100 meters with a third place finish (10.27) ... Also took sixth in the 200 meters (21.49) at the ACC Meet, after running 21.26 in the prelims ... Notched a season best in the 200 meters with a runner-up finish at Georgia Tech’s Yellow Jacket Invite (21.14) ... Was sixth in the 100 meters at the Florida Relays (10.31) and fifth at NC A&T’s Aggie Classic (10.28) … Ran on the then school record setting 4x100 meter relay (40.11) at the UCF Invitational and on the winning 4x100 meter relay (41.59) at the Miami Hurricane Invitational.

2012 Indoor: Finished seventh in the 60 meters at the ACC Championship (6.79) after running 6.72 in the prelims … Ran the second leg of the third place 4x400 meter relay (3:14.67) at the ACC Meet … Clocked a personal best 6.71 in the semifinals of the 60 meters at the VT Final Qualifier … Won the 60 meters (6.73) and set an indoor PR in the 200 meters (21.87) at the Hokie Invitational … Also ran the second leg on the team-leading 4x400 meter relay (3:13.93) at the VT Invitational.

2011 Outdoor: Set season bests in the 100 (10.51) and 200-meter dash (21.78) … Ran third leg on the team-leading 4x100-meter relay (40.58) and second leg on the team-leading 4x400-meter relay (3:13.34) ... Competed at the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 100-meter dash.

2011 Indoor: Set a season-best in the 200-meter dash at the ACC Championships (21.94) and set another season best in the 60-meter dash the following weekend at the VT Final Qualifier (6.84) … Anchored the Hokies’ 4x400-meter relay at the ACC Championships, earning team points with a sixth-place finish (3:16.50).

High School: 2010 U.S. National Champion in the 60-meter dash and runner-up in the 100-meter dash … Held the fastest national times in the 55, 60, and 300-meters in 2009-10 … State champion in the 55, 100, 200 and 300-meters as well as the 4x100-meter relay … 2010 Virginia Gatorade Athlete of the Year and Milestat.com Virginia Sprinter of the Year … Holds school records in the 55, 60, 100 and 300 meters and as part of the 4x100 and 4x400-meter relays.

Personal: Born on January 21, 1992 … Son of Hernould and Maggy Wesh … Has two sisters, Marlena and Diane, and two brothers, Jordan and Russell … Majoring in human development.

Wesh's Collegiate Track & Field Bests
Indoor Outdoor
60m: 6.57-SR 100m: 10.14-SR
200m: 21.87 200m: 20.70
400m: 49.49