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2013-14 Men's Track and Field Roster

Richard Shumaker
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Todd Drexler
Todd Drexler

Joseph Betts

Joseph Betts

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    165
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Lancaster, Va.
  • Highschool:
    Lancaster
  • Prev School:
    Lancaster

Summary

Biography

2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS
Big South all-academic honoree ... Clocked a PR in the 60m (6.95) to finish third at the Liberty Kickoff ... Finished fifth at the Virginia Challenge in the 400m with a 47.53 sprint ... Won the 400 at the Louisville Twilight with a 47.56 for his only outdoor season title ... Runner-up at the Hokie Twilight and the Highlander Invitational in the 400 by reaching the finish line in 47.69 ... Ran the last leg of the winning 4x400m relay team at the Liberty Kickoff.

2012-13 HIGHLIGHTS
Named to Big South Conference all-academic team ... Earned a NCAA East Regional bid in the  200m ... Clocked 21.53 in the NCAA East Regional meet while placing 36th ... Clocked a school-record 20.99 in the 200m dash of the prelims at the Big South Championships ... Ran the second fastest time while finishing fourth in the finals of the Big South Championships of 21.25 in the 200m ... Earned first places at the Highlander Invitational and the UVA Invitational to go with a second place at the Bob Pollock Invitational ... Ran the second fastest time in the 100m dash at RU at 10.52 in the prelims of the Big South Championships ... Clocked at 22.12 in the 200m to place sixth at VT Invitational ... Crossed the line in sixth place at the Liberty Open with a sprint of 7.02 (60m) ... Stood atop the podium at the Hilton Garden Inn-vitational in 200m with a 22.13-second showing, which was converted to a PR 21.74 (second-best time in program history) ... Earned second straight all-conference performance in 200m at BSC Indoor Championships with 21.54 (school record) sprint to place third.

2011-12 HIGHLIGHTS
Lowest 100m time ranked 86th in the East Region and fifth in the Big South, while lowest 200m time ranked 94th in the East Region and fifth in the Big South … Owns four of Radford’s all-time top 100m times in program history …  Collected two individual 200m titles … Big South Men’s Track Athlete of the Week (4/18) … Tied the school record of 21.26 and won the Carolina’s Cup 200m … Took first at the Winthrop Twilight with a time of 21.58 … Crossed in second in the 100m at the Carolina’s Cup (10.67) and was third at the Wake Forest Open (10.64) … Member of the first-place 4x100m team at the Winthrop Invitational (42.01) … Top-5 in five of six 4x100m relay races ... All-conference in the 200m with a third-place showing and 21.78 … Owns Radford’s third and fourth fastest 200m times in program history … Won the 200m at the Liberty Kickoff with a 22.57 time … 200m runner up at the Liberty Open at 22.81 … Tied for fourth place at the Liberty Open in the 60m. 

HIGH SCHOOL
Standout basketball and baseball player while at Lancaster … Two-time Region A Player of the Year, district player of the year and was named first team all-state in basketball during senior year … Earned second team all-state honors in football his senior year.

PERSONAL / ACADEMICS
Son of Joseph and Tiney Waller and has six siblings… Declared a pre-major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

    Sprints
    5'11" 165 lbs
  • 2012-13Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'11" 165 lbs
  • 2013-14Junior

    Sprints
    5'11" 165 lbs