2017-18 Track and Field Roster
Warren Hazel
- Class:
- Junior
- Weight:
- null
- Hometown:
- Old Roads, St. Kitts
- High School:
- Verchilds
TFRRS Bio
2016-17
Outdoor Second Team All-American, 400m
Indoor Second Team All-American, 400m
NCAA National Qualifier, 400m (Outdoor)
NCAA National Qualifier, 400m (Indoor)
NCAA West Regional Qualifier, 400m (Outdoor)
MVC Champion, 400m (Outdoor)
All-MVC, 200m (Indoor)
All-MVC, 400m (Indoor)
2x MVC Track Athlete of the Week (2/14, 1/31)
Outdoor: Finished 14th in the 400m at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/6)…Highest finisher in the event at the national meet from a Non-Power five conference school...Was the first Saluki to qualify for NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 400m since Felix Anderson did so in 2003…Ran a lifetime-best 45.70 at the NCAA West Prelims (5/27) to finish 10th in the 400m and advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships…Moved up to third on SIU’s all-time outdoor 400m list with his time from the NCAA West Prelims…Also ran the 200m at the NCAA West Prelims, finishing fifth in his heat and 25th overall…Won his second-straight outdoor title in the 400m with a time of 46.38 at the MVC Outdoor Championships (5/14)…Became the first Saluki since Erick Pegues in 1990 to win back-to-back MVC outdoor 400m titles…Ran the fifth-fastest 200m time in school history (20.89) at the MVC Outdoor Championships (5/13)…Helped SIU's 4x100 and 4x400 relays post season-best times at the conference meet, as the 4x100 relay took fourth with a time of 41.09 and the 4x400 scored two team points with a seventh-place showing…Set a personal-best in the 100m at the Lenny Lyles Invite (4/29) with a time of 10.59…In addition to his win in the 400m at the MVC Championships, also won the event at the Kansas Relays (4/22) and the Tennessee Relays (4/8).
Indoor: Finished 12th in the 400m at the 2017 NCAA Indoor Championships…Took second in the 400m and third in the 200m at the MVC Indoor Championships (2/25), earning All-MVC honors in both events…Helped SIU’s 4x400 relay run a season-best time of 3:20.56 to finish seventh at the MVC Indoor Championships…Won four 400m event titles indoors, with wins at the Music City Challenge (2/10), Indiana Relays (1/27), Illini Classic (1/14) and Saluki Fast Start (12/10)…Also won the 60m at the Saluki Fast Start…Ran the third-fastest 200m in school history (21.46) at the Indiana Relays (1/27) to earn MVC Men’s Track Athlete of the Week...Clocked an indoor PR of 46.26 at the Music City Challenge (2/10) to move up to number two in school history and earn MVC Men’s Track Athlete of the Week honors…Ran the fourth-fastest 60m time in school history (6.86) at the Illini Classic (1/14).
2015-16
MVC Outdoor Champion, 400m
NCAA West Regional Qualifier, 400m
Bronze Medal, NACAC U-23 Championships, 400m
All-MVC, 400m (Indoor)
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA West Regional in the 400m, finishing 19th...Won the 400m at the MVC Outdoor Championships with a mark of 46.18...Also scored team points at the MVC Outdoor Championships in the 4x100 (6th), 4x400 (5th) and 200m (8th)...Took home first place in the 200m at two meets...While representing St. Kitts & Nevis at the NACAC U-23 Championships, earned bronze int the 400m by breaking the national record with a lifetime-best time of 45.81...Is one of only five Salukis to run a sub-46 second 400.
Indoor: Took second in the 400m at the MVC Indoor Championships to earn All-MVC honors...Set a personal-best in the 200m with a time of 21.33 at the MVC Indoor Championships, which marked the fifth-fastest 200m indoor time in school history...Won the 400m at the Don DeNoon Invitational...Competed in six indoor meets in four different events.
High School
A graduate of Verchilds High School...Attended Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College...Represented St. Kitts and Nevis at the 2013 IAAF World Youth Championships, setting a new national junior record for his country in the 400m with a time of 47.07...Won bronze in the 400m at the 2014 Central American and Carribean Junior Championships, running 46.72 to improve upon his personal-best...Won a bronze medal at the 2015 CARIFTA Games in the 200m with a time of 21.81.
Personal
Born on February 11, 1996...Full name is Warren Hazel...Son of Warren and Sherrion Hazel...Has one sibling...Majoring in information systems technology.
